How Gonorrhea can be diagnosed?

A number of laboratory tests are existed to diagnose or analyze gonorrhea. Following are these tests to diagnose gonorrhea:

1. A doctor or laboratory staff can take a sample or culture for testing from the infected parts of the body i.e. cervix, rectum, urethra, or throat and send the sample to a laboratory for further analysis or Gonorrhea.

2. Also, Gonorrhea infection that is present in the urethra or cervix is able to be diagnosed in a laboratory by testing a sample of urine.

3. A speedy laboratory test for finding of gonorrhea that can be done in some clinics is a Gram stain. A Gram stain of a sample from a cervix or urethra let the doctor to observe the gonorrhea bacterium beneath a microscope. This test works better for men as compared to women.