Gonorrhea Test: What Affects The Test
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What Affects the Test
Factors that can interfere with your test or the accuracy of the results include:
- Urinating within 1 hour of collecting a urine sample or a fluid sample from the urethra.
- Contamination of a rectal sample with stool.
- In women, douching or using vaginal creams or sprays within 24 hours of the test.
- The use of antibiotics before the test.
| Last updated: | May 09, 2007 |
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| Author: | Kathe Gallagher, MSW |
| Reviewed By: | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine, Deborah A. Penava, BA, MD, FRCSC, MPH - Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| Editors: | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS, Pat Truman, MATC |
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