Gonorrhea Testing - When is it ordered?

A medical doctor may order the gonorrhea testing if you have symptoms for instance, local std testing for women; greater than before vaginal discharge, bleeding linked with vaginal intercourse, or burning and painful urination; or private std testing for men; pus discharging from the penis, a flaming sensation during urination, or inflammation of the rectal or anal area.

Though, for the reason that lots of infected people does not have some symptoms, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends the following:

• All sexually active females 25 years of age and younger must have a gonorrhea test each year in addition to anonymous STD testing.
• All other sexually active women who have no symptoms but are at greater than before risk for infection should be routinely screened at local STD testing.
• All pregnant women must do STD screening for gonorrhea.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that males who have sex with males be STD screened at least once a year for gonorrhea in addition to other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), including Chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV.