How is gonococcal urethritis diagnosed?
Your caregiver will get a complete medical and sexual history. He may ask questions about your sexual partners and practices. Along with the germ causing gonorrhea, other germs may also be causing your symptoms. Your caregiver will do tests to find out if you have other germs. If your caregiver sees from your sexual history that you are at risk, you may need to be screened. During screening, you have to undergo tests even if you have no symptoms. You may have any of the following tests: • Blood tests: You may need blood taken for tests. The blood can be taken from a blood vessel in your hand, arm, or the bend in your elbow. It is tested to see how your body is doing. It can give your caregivers more information about your health condition. You may need to have blood drawn more than once. • Culture: Samples of fluid are wiped on a special glass dish with a culture medium. If there are germs, the culture medium allows them to grow. This is examined after a few days to see which germs are
