STD Urine Test London

As part of medical care, urine testing is fast becoming a thing. These days, urine tests are used to detect several STDs.

At STI Clinic London, urine chlamydia tests and gonorrhoea tests are a lot more pleasant and comfortable.

Purpose of Urine Testing for STDs

Before now, STD testing, particularly bacterial STDs were very uncomfortable, and a lot of people dreaded it. This led to asymptomatic STDs or hidden epidemic. When people are not tested regularly, they can spread STDs to their loved ones without knowing it.

We use urine testing to detect bacterial STDs from chlamydia to gonorrhoea, to Trichomoniasis and others. By using a bacterial DNA testing on the urine sample, it has become easier to diagnose STDs,

Are there risks and contraindications?

Urine testing is completely safe. All you have to do is provide a urine sample which you will collect by yourself and send it to the laboratory. We will then use special tests to identify whether it contains bacterial DNA. There are no contraindications for urine STD testing.

Prior to the Test

You don’t need any special preparation to do a urine STD test. However, we recommend that before you have this test, you should talk to a doctor to guide you on what STDs you are going to be tested for. We offer medical advice on the most suitable STD test. We also provide additional testing if the need arises.

Test Procedure

You will be asked to pee into a sample collection cup or tube. That tube will be collected by a doctor. Your urine sample is then taken to the laboratory for testing. You get to leave as soon as you’re done giving the sample.

We have very good laboratories and one of the best lab scientists that can perform your urine test. These laboratories are well equipped to meet standard procedure.

Interpreting Results

Urine STD Tests usually takes a while and can be from 5-7 days for the results to be out. If you are infected, then your results will come out positive and should be treated. A negative test result means there was no evidence that you were infected with that STD at the time of the test.

• A positive urine gonorrhoea test means you have gonorrhoea
• A positive chlamydia test means you have chlamydia
• A negative gonorrhoea test means you do not have gonorrhoea
• A negative chlamydia test means you do not have chlamydia

We do advise that even with a negative test, you should undergo regular STD testing if you are sexually active and not in a mutually monogamous relationship.

Urine STD testing is not a one-time thing. It is possible you might get infected in your next sexual encounter. Urine STD testing has proven to be consistently effective and does a pretty job of detecting infected individuals.

HPV is another STD that can be diagnosed using urine tests. Urine test is good enough in most circumstances.

Get tested at STI Clinic London to know your status. Contact us today; we are always ready to help.