Gonorrhea Symptoms in Women

Once you know Gonorrhea symptoms in women , you’ll realize why this testing method is the easiest and most convenient approach to owning your own health. You see, gonorrhea is a very common sexually transmitted infection.  In fact, the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention estimates that approximately 820,000 new infections occur in the United States each year.  And more than 2/3 of those infections were among people who are 15-24 years old.
This infection is caused by the Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacterium, which infects the urethra, mouth/throat, and rectum, as well as women’s reproductive tracts.  Luckily, when it is detected, it is easily treatable. However, symptoms are not always present, so the only way to truly know if you have gonorrhea is to get tested.

Hopefully you are already planning to be tested, so now let’s talk about how to test for gonorrhea at home. Try it and you’ll never look back!

How to Test for Gonorrhea at Home

There are three ways to test gonorrhea from the comfort of your home.

Gonorrhea and Chlamydia Test

This test kit allows you to test for gonorrhea and chlamydia as a pair. Gonorrhea is usually tested with chlamydia because the two infections are often found together. This test is especially helpful for those who know that they have been exposed to these common sexually transmitted infections.

Extragenital Test

Many clinics and medical facilities’ standard test only screens for gonorrhea and chlamydia in the genital region. However, as we mentioned above, these two infections can occur in the mouth and rectum as well.  myLAB Box’s three-site testing screens all three of these areas to ensure that no infections are missed.

Test for Multiple Infections At Once

Several combination panel test kits allow you to test for multiple other infections in addition to gonorrhea, all with a single sample set. Not only does this option save time, money and aggravation but it also gives you a well-rounded view of your overall health.

Available combination kits included the 4-panel Safe Box and 8-panel Uber Box. Better yet, the 14-panel Total Box is the most comprehensive test kit on the market.  It screens for all fourteen of the most common sexually transmitted infections in the United States. Another approach is the Love Box, which provides a pair of Uber Box kits so that you and your partner can get tested together. Finally, a new women’s health kit, the V-Box, focuses on the five most common causes of abnormal vaginal discharge.

Here’s How It Works

Now that you know your options for how to test for gonorrhea at home, you should know how simple and easy the process is.

• Order a home testing kit online. (You even get free shipping!)
• Collect a sample using the easy-to-follow instructions.
• Return the sample off for testing. (More free shipping!)
• Receive your lab-certified results online in just days.

There you have it! You know how to test for gonorrhea at home and have learned about the many options available to you. Now all that’s left is to order the test kit that works best for you!

Reviewed by Luis Ferdinand M. Papa, MD, MHA