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Gonorrhea Test
What Affects the Test
Reasons you may not be able to have the test or why the results may not be helpful include:
- Urinating within 2 hours of collecting a urine sample.
- 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.
| By: | Reference Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: Reference April 15, 2011 |
| Medical Review: | Reference Sarah Marshall, MD - Family Medicine
Reference Peter Shalit, MD, PhD - Internal Medicine |
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