{"id":797,"date":"2020-05-28T21:38:38","date_gmt":"2020-05-28T14:38:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drsoaraweeurology.com\/?p=797"},"modified":"2026-08-15T00:21:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T17:21:25","slug":"stis-std-pcr-urine-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drsoaraweeurology.com\/th\/2020\/05\/28\/stis-std-pcr-urine-test\/","title":{"rendered":"STD Testing by Urine PCR: 7 Infections, No Swab"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-columns coblocks-author-columns has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-52275889 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background-color:#8C8C971A;padding-top:2.5rem;padding-right:2.5rem;padding-bottom:2.5rem;padding-left:2.5rem\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" 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Most are men, largely because men tend to develop symptoms while women often have none at all \u2014 or only something vague like an unusual odour or mild itching. That difference matters more than it sounds: it means a woman can carry and pass on an infection without ever suspecting it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" data-attachment-id=\"801\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/drsoaraweeurology.com\/th\/2020\/05\/28\/stis-std-pcr-urine-test\/urine-analysis-in-the-laboratory-medical-urine-test-urine-samp\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drsoaraweeurology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/UA-1.jpg?fit=6000%2C4000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"6000,4000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Giovanni Cancemi&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5200&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Urine analysis in the laboratory. Medical urine test. Urine sample for laboratory analysis.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1572876476&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Urine analysis in the laboratory. Medical urine test. Urine samp&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"STD PCR urine test needs only simple morning urine sampling\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;STD PCR urine test needs only simple morning urine sampling&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drsoaraweeurology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/UA-1.jpg?fit=800%2C534&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drsoaraweeurology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/UA-1.jpg?resize=800%2C533&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A urine sample container, all that is needed for multiplex PCR STD testing\" class=\"wp-image-801\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drsoaraweeurology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/UA-1.jpg?w=6000&amp;ssl=1 6000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drsoaraweeurology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/UA-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drsoaraweeurology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/UA-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drsoaraweeurology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/UA-1.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drsoaraweeurology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/UA-1.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drsoaraweeurology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/UA-1.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drsoaraweeurology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/UA-1.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drsoaraweeurology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/UA-1.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drsoaraweeurology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/UA-1.jpg?w=2400&amp;ssl=1 2400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The PCR test needs nothing more than a morning urine sample.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chlamydia and gonorrhoea are the two commonest sexually transmitted infections in the world, with over 200 million new cases a year. They are transmitted through vaginal, oral and rectal contact. In men, urethral discharge and pain on passing urine typically appear <strong>3\u201314 days<\/strong> after exposure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why the test changed<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Testing used to mean a urethral swab \u2014 a cotton tip inserted about 4 cm into the urethra, uncomfortable enough that it discouraged plenty of men from being tested at all, and only around 50% accurate depending on who took it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today the standard is <strong>NAAT<\/strong> (nucleic acid amplification testing) using <strong>PCR<\/strong>, which finds the organism&#8217;s genetic material in a simple morning urine sample and reaches <strong>up to 98% accuracy<\/strong>. No instrument goes anywhere near the urethra. If the swab is what has been putting you off, that obstacle no longer exists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"618\" data-attachment-id=\"802\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/drsoaraweeurology.com\/th\/2020\/05\/28\/stis-std-pcr-urine-test\/bacteria-neisseria-gonorrhoeae-or-neisseria-meningitidis-gonoco\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drsoaraweeurology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Gonorrhea.jpg?fit=4000%2C3092&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4000,3092\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Giovanni Cancemi&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Bacteria Neisseria gonorrhoeae or Neisseria meningitidis, gonococcus and meningococcus&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Bacteria Neisseria gonorrhoeae or Neisseria meningitidis, gonoco&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Neisseria gonorrhea\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Neisseria gonorrhea&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drsoaraweeurology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Gonorrhea.jpg?fit=800%2C619&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drsoaraweeurology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Gonorrhea.jpg?resize=800%2C618&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Neisseria gonorrhoeae, one of the two commonest sexually transmitted infections worldwide\" class=\"wp-image-802\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drsoaraweeurology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Gonorrhea.jpg?w=4000&amp;ssl=1 4000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drsoaraweeurology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Gonorrhea.jpg?resize=300%2C232&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drsoaraweeurology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Gonorrhea.jpg?resize=1024%2C792&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drsoaraweeurology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Gonorrhea.jpg?resize=768%2C594&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drsoaraweeurology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Gonorrhea.jpg?resize=1536%2C1187&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drsoaraweeurology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Gonorrhea.jpg?resize=2048%2C1583&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drsoaraweeurology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Gonorrhea.jpg?resize=1200%2C928&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drsoaraweeurology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Gonorrhea.jpg?resize=1568%2C1212&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drsoaraweeurology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Gonorrhea.jpg?w=2400&amp;ssl=1 2400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Neisseria gonorrhoeae \u2014 one of the seven organisms the multiplex panel detects.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The 7 infections detected in one urine sample<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u0e04\u0e25\u0e32\u0e21\u0e35\u0e40\u0e14\u0e35\u0e22\u0e17\u0e23\u0e32\u0e42\u0e04\u0e21\u0e32\u0e15\u0e34\u0e2a<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drsoaraweeurology.com\/th\/2021\/01\/22\/%e0%b9%82%e0%b8%a3%e0%b8%84%e0%b8%ab%e0%b8%99%e0%b8%ad%e0%b8%87%e0%b9%83%e0%b8%99-%e0%b8%81%e0%b8%b2%e0%b8%a3%e0%b8%95%e0%b8%b4%e0%b8%94%e0%b9%80%e0%b8%8a%e0%b8%b7%e0%b9%89%e0%b8%ad\/\">Neisseria gonorrhoeae<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Trichomonas vaginalis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u0e44\u0e21\u0e42\u0e04\u0e1e\u0e25\u0e32\u0e2a\u0e21\u0e32 \u0e2d\u0e07\u0e04\u0e0a\u0e32\u0e15<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u0e44\u0e21\u0e42\u0e04\u0e1e\u0e25\u0e32\u0e2a\u0e21\u0e32\u0e42\u0e2e\u0e21\u0e34\u0e19\u0e34\u0e2a<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u0e22\u0e39\u0e40\u0e23\u0e35\u0e22\u0e1e\u0e25\u0e32\u0e2a\u0e21\u0e32 \u0e22\u0e39\u0e40\u0e23\u0e35\u0e22\u0e44\u0e25\u0e15\u0e34\u0e04\u0e31\u0e21<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u0e22\u0e39\u0e40\u0e23\u0e35\u0e22\u0e1e\u0e25\u0e32\u0e2a\u0e21\u0e32\u0e1e\u0e32\u0e23\u0e4c\u0e27\u0e31\u0e21<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What this test does <em>\u0e44\u0e21\u0e48<\/em> cover<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the part that matters most, and it is the reason a urine PCR panel is not the same thing as &#8220;a full STD check&#8221;. <strong>The panel above does not detect HIV, syphilis, genital herpes or HPV.<\/strong> Those need separate testing \u2014 blood tests for <a href=\"https:\/\/drsoaraweeurology.com\/th\/2021\/10\/08\/%e0%b8%8b%e0%b8%b4%e0%b8%9f%e0%b8%b4%e0%b8%a5%e0%b8%b4%e0%b8%aa-%e0%b8%a7%e0%b8%b4%e0%b8%98%e0%b8%b5%e0%b8%97%e0%b8%b5%e0%b9%88%e0%b8%96%e0%b8%b9%e0%b8%81%e0%b8%95%e0%b9%89%e0%b8%ad%e0%b8%87-%e0%b8%81\/\">\u0e0b\u0e34\u0e1f\u0e34\u0e25\u0e34\u0e2a<\/a> and HIV, and clinical assessment for herpes and warts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A clear urine PCR result after a high-risk encounter is genuinely reassuring about seven infections. It is not a clean bill of health, and treating it as one is the mistake I most want to prevent. Decide what to test for with a doctor, based on what actually happened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When to take the test<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Timing changes the result. Testing too soon after exposure can give a negative even when infection is present, because there is not yet enough genetic material to detect \u2014 the window period. For chlamydia and gonorrhoea, testing is generally reliable from about <strong>1\u20132 weeks<\/strong> after exposure; the blood-borne infections above have their own, longer windows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two practical points: hold your urine for <strong>at least an hour<\/strong> before giving the sample, since freshly flushed urine dilutes what the test is looking for; and if you have symptoms now, do not wait for a window period to pass before being seen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The good news, stated accurately<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>All seven infections on this panel are bacterial or parasitic, and all of them are curable with the right antibiotic.<\/strong> That is a genuinely encouraging thing to be able to say. It applies to this panel \u2014 HIV, herpes and HPV are managed rather than cured, which is another reason to know which test you have had.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two things make the difference between treatment working and the same infection returning a month later: <strong>finishing the full course<\/strong>, and <strong>your partner being treated at the same time<\/strong>. Reinfection from an untreated partner is the commonest reason a cured infection reappears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u0e2b\u0e32\u0e01\u0e04\u0e38\u0e13\u0e21\u0e35\u0e40\u0e1e\u0e28\u0e2a\u0e31\u0e21\u0e1e\u0e31\u0e19\u0e18\u0e4c\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e21\u0e35\u0e04\u0e27\u0e32\u0e21\u0e40\u0e2a\u0e35\u0e48\u0e22\u0e07\u0e2a\u0e39\u0e07 \u0e2b\u0e23\u0e37\u0e2d\u0e15\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e15\u0e23\u0e27\u0e08\u0e04\u0e31\u0e14\u0e01\u0e23\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e42\u0e23\u0e04\u0e15\u0e34\u0e14\u0e15\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e17\u0e32\u0e07\u0e40\u0e1e\u0e28\u0e2a\u0e31\u0e21\u0e1e\u0e31\u0e19\u0e18\u0e4c\u0e2d\u0e22\u0e48\u0e32\u0e07\u0e25\u0e31\u0e1a\u0e46 \u0e44\u0e21\u0e48\u0e40\u0e08\u0e47\u0e1a\u0e1b\u0e27\u0e14 \u0e14\u0e49\u0e27\u0e22\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e15\u0e23\u0e27\u0e08\u0e1b\u0e31\u0e2a\u0e2a\u0e32\u0e27\u0e30\u0e41\u0e1a\u0e1a multiplex PCR \u0e1e\u0e0d. \u0e42\u0e2a\u0e23\u0e32\u0e27\u0e23\u0e23\u0e13 \u0e27\u0e35\u0e23\u0e2a\u0e01\u0e38\u0e25 \u0e43\u0e2b\u0e49\u0e04\u0e33\u0e1b\u0e23\u0e36\u0e01\u0e29\u0e32\u0e42\u0e14\u0e22\u0e41\u0e1e\u0e17\u0e22\u0e4c\u0e1c\u0e39\u0e49\u0e40\u0e0a\u0e35\u0e48\u0e22\u0e27\u0e0a\u0e32\u0e0d \u0e13 \u0e42\u0e23\u0e07\u0e1e\u0e22\u0e32\u0e1a\u0e32\u0e25\u0e01\u0e23\u0e38\u0e07\u0e40\u0e17\u0e1e \u0e2a\u0e33\u0e19\u0e31\u0e01\u0e07\u0e32\u0e19\u0e43\u0e2b\u0e0d\u0e48. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bangkokhospital.com\/en\/bangkok\/doctor\/dr-soarawee-weerasopone-2\">\u0e19\u0e31\u0e14\u0e2b\u0e21\u0e32\u0e22\u0e1b\u0e23\u0e36\u0e01\u0e29\u0e32\u0e41\u0e1e\u0e17\u0e22\u0e4c<\/a>. \u0e19\u0e31\u0e14\u0e2b\u0e21\u0e32\u0e22\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e42\u0e23\u0e07\u0e1e\u0e22\u0e32\u0e1a\u0e32\u0e25\u0e2a\u0e21\u0e34\u0e15\u0e34\u0e40\u0e27\u0e0a \u0e28\u0e23\u0e35\u0e23\u0e32\u0e0a\u0e32 \u0e44\u0e14\u0e49\u0e42\u0e14\u0e22\u0e42\u0e17\u0e23\u0e15\u0e34\u0e14\u0e15\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e41\u0e1c\u0e19\u0e01\u0e17\u0e32\u0e07\u0e40\u0e14\u0e34\u0e19\u0e1b\u0e31\u0e2a\u0e2a\u0e32\u0e27\u0e30\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48 <a href=\"tel:0880221445\">088-022-1445<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u0e04\u0e33\u0e16\u0e32\u0e21\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e1e\u0e1a\u0e1a\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e22\u0e40\u0e01\u0e35\u0e48\u0e22\u0e27\u0e01\u0e31\u0e1a\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e15\u0e23\u0e27\u0e08 PCR \u0e1b\u0e31\u0e2a\u0e2a\u0e32\u0e27\u0e30\u0e2a\u0e33\u0e2b\u0e23\u0e31\u0e1a\u0e42\u0e23\u0e04\u0e15\u0e34\u0e14\u0e15\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e17\u0e32\u0e07\u0e40\u0e1e\u0e28\u0e2a\u0e31\u0e21\u0e1e\u0e31\u0e19\u0e18\u0e4c<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e15\u0e23\u0e27\u0e08\u0e1b\u0e31\u0e2a\u0e2a\u0e32\u0e27\u0e30\u0e14\u0e49\u0e27\u0e22\u0e27\u0e34\u0e18\u0e35 PCR \u0e2a\u0e33\u0e2b\u0e23\u0e31\u0e1a\u0e42\u0e23\u0e04\u0e15\u0e34\u0e14\u0e15\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e17\u0e32\u0e07\u0e40\u0e1e\u0e28\u0e2a\u0e31\u0e21\u0e1e\u0e31\u0e19\u0e18\u0e4c\u0e04\u0e37\u0e2d\u0e2d\u0e30\u0e44\u0e23<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e15\u0e23\u0e27\u0e08 PCR \u0e43\u0e19\u0e19\u0e49\u0e33\u0e1b\u0e31\u0e2a\u0e2a\u0e32\u0e27\u0e30\u0e40\u0e1e\u0e37\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e15\u0e23\u0e27\u0e08\u0e42\u0e23\u0e04\u0e15\u0e34\u0e14\u0e15\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e17\u0e32\u0e07\u0e40\u0e1e\u0e28\u0e2a\u0e31\u0e21\u0e1e\u0e31\u0e19\u0e18\u0e4c (Multiplex NAATs \u2013 Nucleic Acid Amplification Test) \u0e40\u0e1b\u0e47\u0e19\u0e27\u0e34\u0e18\u0e35\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e21\u0e35\u0e04\u0e27\u0e32\u0e21\u0e41\u0e21\u0e48\u0e19\u0e22\u0e33\u0e2a\u0e39\u0e07\u0e43\u0e19\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e15\u0e23\u0e27\u0e08\u0e2b\u0e32\u0e42\u0e23\u0e04\u0e15\u0e34\u0e14\u0e15\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e17\u0e32\u0e07\u0e40\u0e1e\u0e28\u0e2a\u0e31\u0e21\u0e1e\u0e31\u0e19\u0e18\u0e4c\u0e42\u0e14\u0e22\u0e43\u0e0a\u0e49\u0e15\u0e31\u0e27\u0e2d\u0e22\u0e48\u0e32\u0e07\u0e19\u0e49\u0e33\u0e1b\u0e31\u0e2a\u0e2a\u0e32\u0e27\u0e30\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e07\u0e48\u0e32\u0e22\u0e15\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e40\u0e01\u0e47\u0e1a\u0e15\u0e31\u0e27\u0e2d\u0e22\u0e48\u0e32\u0e07 \u0e42\u0e14\u0e22\u0e43\u0e0a\u0e49\u0e40\u0e17\u0e04\u0e42\u0e19\u0e42\u0e25\u0e22\u0e35 PCR \u0e40\u0e1e\u0e37\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e02\u0e22\u0e32\u0e22\u0e41\u0e25\u0e30\u0e23\u0e30\u0e1a\u0e38\u0e2a\u0e32\u0e23\u0e1e\u0e31\u0e19\u0e18\u0e38\u0e01\u0e23\u0e23\u0e21\u0e02\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e40\u0e0a\u0e37\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e42\u0e23\u0e04\u0e15\u0e34\u0e14\u0e15\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e17\u0e32\u0e07\u0e40\u0e1e\u0e28\u0e2a\u0e31\u0e21\u0e1e\u0e31\u0e19\u0e18\u0e4c \u0e15\u0e31\u0e27\u0e2d\u0e22\u0e48\u0e32\u0e07\u0e19\u0e49\u0e33\u0e1b\u0e31\u0e2a\u0e2a\u0e32\u0e27\u0e30\u0e15\u0e2d\u0e19\u0e40\u0e0a\u0e49\u0e32\u0e40\u0e1e\u0e35\u0e22\u0e07\u0e04\u0e23\u0e31\u0e49\u0e07\u0e40\u0e14\u0e35\u0e22\u0e27\u0e2a\u0e32\u0e21\u0e32\u0e23\u0e16\u0e15\u0e23\u0e27\u0e08\u0e04\u0e31\u0e14\u0e01\u0e23\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e42\u0e23\u0e04\u0e15\u0e34\u0e14\u0e15\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e17\u0e32\u0e07\u0e40\u0e1e\u0e28\u0e2a\u0e31\u0e21\u0e1e\u0e31\u0e19\u0e18\u0e4c (STD) \u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e1e\u0e1a\u0e1a\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e22\u0e44\u0e14\u0e49\u0e16\u0e36\u0e07 7 \u0e0a\u0e19\u0e34\u0e14\u0e1e\u0e23\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e21\u0e01\u0e31\u0e19 \u0e14\u0e49\u0e27\u0e22\u0e04\u0e27\u0e32\u0e21\u0e41\u0e21\u0e48\u0e19\u0e22\u0e33\u0e2a\u0e39\u0e07\u0e16\u0e36\u0e07 98% \u0e42\u0e14\u0e22\u0e44\u0e21\u0e48\u0e08\u0e33\u0e40\u0e1b\u0e47\u0e19\u0e15\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e43\u0e0a\u0e49\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e40\u0e01\u0e47\u0e1a\u0e15\u0e31\u0e27\u0e2d\u0e22\u0e48\u0e32\u0e07\u0e08\u0e32\u0e01\u0e17\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e1b\u0e31\u0e2a\u0e2a\u0e32\u0e27\u0e30\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e01\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e43\u0e2b\u0e49\u0e40\u0e01\u0e34\u0e14\u0e04\u0e27\u0e32\u0e21\u0e40\u0e08\u0e47\u0e1a\u0e1b\u0e27\u0e14.<\/p><\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-2\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">\u0e17\u0e33\u0e44\u0e21\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e15\u0e23\u0e27\u0e08\u0e1b\u0e31\u0e2a\u0e2a\u0e32\u0e27\u0e30\u0e14\u0e49\u0e27\u0e22\u0e27\u0e34\u0e18\u0e35 PCR \u0e08\u0e36\u0e07\u0e14\u0e35\u0e01\u0e27\u0e48\u0e32\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e40\u0e01\u0e47\u0e1a\u0e15\u0e31\u0e27\u0e2d\u0e22\u0e48\u0e32\u0e07\u0e14\u0e49\u0e27\u0e22\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e1b\u0e49\u0e32\u0e22\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e17\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e1b\u0e31\u0e2a\u0e2a\u0e32\u0e27\u0e30\u0e41\u0e1a\u0e1a\u0e14\u0e31\u0e49\u0e07\u0e40\u0e14\u0e34\u0e21<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e15\u0e23\u0e27\u0e08\u0e14\u0e49\u0e27\u0e22\u0e44\u0e21\u0e49\u0e01\u0e27\u0e32\u0e14\u0e17\u0e32\u0e07\u0e17\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e1b\u0e31\u0e2a\u0e2a\u0e32\u0e27\u0e30\u0e41\u0e1a\u0e1a\u0e14\u0e31\u0e49\u0e07\u0e40\u0e14\u0e34\u0e21\u0e19\u0e31\u0e49\u0e19\u0e01\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e43\u0e2b\u0e49\u0e40\u0e01\u0e34\u0e14\u0e04\u0e27\u0e32\u0e21\u0e40\u0e08\u0e47\u0e1a\u0e1b\u0e27\u0e14 \u0e40\u0e1b\u0e47\u0e19\u0e27\u0e34\u0e18\u0e35\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e23\u0e38\u0e01\u0e25\u0e49\u0e33 (\u0e15\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e2a\u0e2d\u0e14\u0e40\u0e02\u0e49\u0e32\u0e44\u0e1b\u0e43\u0e19\u0e17\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e1b\u0e31\u0e2a\u0e2a\u0e32\u0e27\u0e30\u0e25\u0e36\u0e01 4 \u0e0b\u0e21.) \u0e41\u0e25\u0e30\u0e21\u0e35\u0e04\u0e27\u0e32\u0e21\u0e41\u0e21\u0e48\u0e19\u0e22\u0e33\u0e40\u0e1e\u0e35\u0e22\u0e07\u0e1b\u0e23\u0e30\u0e21\u0e32\u0e13 50% \u0e0b\u0e36\u0e48\u0e07\u0e22\u0e31\u0e07\u0e02\u0e36\u0e49\u0e19\u0e2d\u0e22\u0e39\u0e48\u0e01\u0e31\u0e1a\u0e1c\u0e39\u0e49\u0e14\u0e33\u0e40\u0e19\u0e34\u0e19\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e14\u0e49\u0e27\u0e22 \u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e15\u0e23\u0e27\u0e08 PCR \u0e08\u0e32\u0e01\u0e19\u0e49\u0e33\u0e1b\u0e31\u0e2a\u0e2a\u0e32\u0e27\u0e30\u0e40\u0e1b\u0e47\u0e19\u0e27\u0e34\u0e18\u0e35\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e44\u0e21\u0e48\u0e23\u0e38\u0e01\u0e23\u0e32\u0e19\u0e40\u0e25\u0e22 \u0e15\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e40\u0e1e\u0e35\u0e22\u0e07\u0e15\u0e31\u0e27\u0e2d\u0e22\u0e48\u0e32\u0e07\u0e19\u0e49\u0e33\u0e1b\u0e31\u0e2a\u0e2a\u0e32\u0e27\u0e30\u0e15\u0e2d\u0e19\u0e40\u0e0a\u0e49\u0e32\u0e43\u0e19\u0e1b\u0e23\u0e34\u0e21\u0e32\u0e13\u0e19\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e22 \u0e41\u0e25\u0e30\u0e21\u0e35\u0e04\u0e27\u0e32\u0e21\u0e41\u0e21\u0e48\u0e19\u0e22\u0e33\u0e2a\u0e39\u0e07\u0e16\u0e36\u0e07 98% \u0e27\u0e34\u0e18\u0e35\u0e19\u0e35\u0e49\u0e21\u0e35\u0e04\u0e27\u0e32\u0e21\u0e19\u0e48\u0e32\u0e40\u0e0a\u0e37\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e16\u0e37\u0e2d\u0e21\u0e32\u0e01\u0e02\u0e36\u0e49\u0e19 \u0e17\u0e33\u0e43\u0e2b\u0e49\u0e1c\u0e39\u0e49\u0e1b\u0e48\u0e27\u0e22\u0e23\u0e39\u0e49\u0e2a\u0e36\u0e01\u0e2a\u0e1a\u0e32\u0e22\u0e15\u0e31\u0e27\u0e21\u0e32\u0e01\u0e02\u0e36\u0e49\u0e19 \u0e41\u0e25\u0e30\u0e2a\u0e32\u0e21\u0e32\u0e23\u0e16\u0e15\u0e23\u0e27\u0e08\u0e04\u0e31\u0e14\u0e01\u0e23\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e40\u0e0a\u0e37\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e42\u0e23\u0e04 STD \u0e2b\u0e25\u0e32\u0e22\u0e0a\u0e19\u0e34\u0e14\u0e44\u0e14\u0e49\u0e43\u0e19\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e15\u0e23\u0e27\u0e08\u0e04\u0e23\u0e31\u0e49\u0e07\u0e40\u0e14\u0e35\u0e22\u0e27.<\/p><\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-3\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">\u0e0a\u0e38\u0e14\u0e15\u0e23\u0e27\u0e08 PCR \u0e41\u0e1a\u0e1a\u0e2b\u0e25\u0e32\u0e22\u0e40\u0e1b\u0e49\u0e32\u0e2b\u0e21\u0e32\u0e22 (Multiplex PCR) \u0e2a\u0e32\u0e21\u0e32\u0e23\u0e16\u0e15\u0e23\u0e27\u0e08\u0e2b\u0e32\u0e42\u0e23\u0e04\u0e15\u0e34\u0e14\u0e15\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e17\u0e32\u0e07\u0e40\u0e1e\u0e28\u0e2a\u0e31\u0e21\u0e1e\u0e31\u0e19\u0e18\u0e4c (STDs) \u0e44\u0e14\u0e49\u0e2b\u0e25\u0e32\u0e22\u0e0a\u0e19\u0e34\u0e14\u0e08\u0e32\u0e01\u0e1b\u0e31\u0e2a\u0e2a\u0e32\u0e27\u0e30 \u0e42\u0e14\u0e22\u0e17\u0e31\u0e48\u0e27\u0e44\u0e1b\u0e08\u0e30\u0e04\u0e23\u0e2d\u0e1a\u0e04\u0e25\u0e38\u0e21\u0e40\u0e0a\u0e37\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e01\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e43\u0e2b\u0e49\u0e40\u0e01\u0e34\u0e14\u0e42\u0e23\u0e04\u0e44\u0e14\u0e49\u0e41\u0e01\u0e48:\n\n*   **\u0e2b\u0e19\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e43\u0e19\u0e41\u0e17\u0e49 (Chlamydia trachomatis)**\n*   **\u0e2b\u0e19\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e43\u0e19\u0e40\u0e17\u0e35\u0e22\u0e21 (Neisseria gonorrhoeae)**\n*   **\u0e40\u0e0a\u0e37\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e17\u0e23\u0e34\u0e42\u0e04\u0e42\u0e21\u0e19\u0e32\u0e2a (Trichomonas vaginalis)**\n*   **\u0e40\u0e0a\u0e37\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e44\u0e21\u0e42\u0e04\u0e1e\u0e25\u0e32\u0e2a\u0e21\u0e32 (Mycoplasma genitalium)**\n*   **\u0e40\u0e0a\u0e37\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e22\u0e39\u0e40\u0e23\u0e35\u0e22\u0e1e\u0e25\u0e32\u0e2a\u0e21\u0e32 (Ureaplasma urealyticum)** (\u0e1a\u0e32\u0e07\u0e0a\u0e38\u0e14\u0e15\u0e23\u0e27\u0e08\u0e2d\u0e32\u0e08\u0e23\u0e27\u0e21\u0e2b\u0e23\u0e37\u0e2d\u0e44\u0e21\u0e48\u0e23\u0e27\u0e21)\n*   **\u0e40\u0e0a\u0e37\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e40\u0e23\u0e34\u0e21\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e27\u0e31\u0e22\u0e27\u0e30\u0e40\u0e1e\u0e28 (Herpes Simplex Virus, HSV)** (\u0e1a\u0e32\u0e07\u0e0a\u0e38\u0e14\u0e15\u0e23\u0e27\u0e08\u0e2d\u0e32\u0e08\u0e23\u0e27\u0e21\u0e2b\u0e23\u0e37\u0e2d\u0e44\u0e21\u0e48\u0e23\u0e27\u0e21)\n*   **\u0e40\u0e0a\u0e37\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e44\u0e27\u0e23\u0e31\u0e2a HPV** (\u0e1a\u0e32\u0e07\u0e0a\u0e19\u0e34\u0e14, \u0e1a\u0e32\u0e07\u0e0a\u0e38\u0e14\u0e15\u0e23\u0e27\u0e08\u0e2d\u0e32\u0e08\u0e23\u0e27\u0e21\u0e2b\u0e23\u0e37\u0e2d\u0e44\u0e21\u0e48\u0e23\u0e27\u0e21)\n\n**\u0e2a\u0e33\u0e04\u0e31\u0e0d:** \u0e23\u0e32\u0e22\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e40\u0e0a\u0e37\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e42\u0e23\u0e04\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e15\u0e23\u0e27\u0e08\u0e44\u0e14\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e32\u0e08\u0e41\u0e15\u0e01\u0e15\u0e48\u0e32\u0e07\u0e01\u0e31\u0e19\u0e44\u0e1b\u0e43\u0e19\u0e41\u0e15\u0e48\u0e25\u0e30\u0e22\u0e35\u0e48\u0e2b\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e41\u0e25\u0e30\u0e23\u0e38\u0e48\u0e19\u0e02\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e0a\u0e38\u0e14\u0e15\u0e23\u0e27\u0e08 PCR \u0e41\u0e1a\u0e1a\u0e2b\u0e25\u0e32\u0e22\u0e40\u0e1b\u0e49\u0e32\u0e2b\u0e21\u0e32\u0e22 \u0e04\u0e27\u0e23\u0e15\u0e23\u0e27\u0e08\u0e2a\u0e2d\u0e1a\u0e01\u0e31\u0e1a\u0e1c\u0e39\u0e49\u0e43\u0e2b\u0e49\u0e1a\u0e23\u0e34\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e17\u0e32\u0e07\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e41\u0e1e\u0e17\u0e22\u0e4c\u0e2b\u0e23\u0e37\u0e2d\u0e09\u0e25\u0e32\u0e01\u0e1c\u0e25\u0e34\u0e15\u0e20\u0e31\u0e13\u0e11\u0e4c\u0e40\u0e1e\u0e37\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e22\u0e37\u0e19\u0e22\u0e31\u0e19\u0e23\u0e32\u0e22\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e41\u0e19\u0e48\u0e19\u0e2d\u0e19<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">A single multiplex PCR urine test can simultaneously detect Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhea, Trichomonas vaginalis, Mycoplasma genitalium, Mycoplasma hominis, Ureaplasma urealyticum, and Ureaplasma parvum. It does NOT detect HIV, syphilis, genital herpes or HPV, which require separate blood tests or clinical assessment. A clear PCR result is not a complete STD screen on its own.<\/p><\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-4\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">\u0e1c\u0e39\u0e49\u0e2b\u0e0d\u0e34\u0e07\u0e2a\u0e32\u0e21\u0e32\u0e23\u0e16\u0e15\u0e34\u0e14\u0e42\u0e23\u0e04\u0e15\u0e34\u0e14\u0e15\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e17\u0e32\u0e07\u0e40\u0e1e\u0e28\u0e2a\u0e31\u0e21\u0e1e\u0e31\u0e19\u0e18\u0e4c\u0e42\u0e14\u0e22\u0e44\u0e21\u0e48\u0e21\u0e35\u0e2d\u0e32\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e44\u0e14\u0e49\u0e2b\u0e23\u0e37\u0e2d\u0e44\u0e21\u0e48<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">\u0e43\u0e0a\u0e48 \u0e1c\u0e39\u0e49\u0e2b\u0e0d\u0e34\u0e07\u0e2b\u0e25\u0e32\u0e22\u0e04\u0e19\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e15\u0e34\u0e14\u0e40\u0e0a\u0e37\u0e49\u0e2d Chlamydia \u0e41\u0e25\u0e30 Gonorrhea \u0e44\u0e21\u0e48\u0e41\u0e2a\u0e14\u0e07\u0e2d\u0e32\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e43\u0e14\u0e46 \u0e40\u0e25\u0e22 \u0e2b\u0e23\u0e37\u0e2d\u0e21\u0e35\u0e2d\u0e32\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e40\u0e1e\u0e35\u0e22\u0e07\u0e40\u0e25\u0e47\u0e01\u0e19\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e22\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e44\u0e21\u0e48\u0e40\u0e09\u0e1e\u0e32\u0e30\u0e40\u0e08\u0e32\u0e30\u0e08\u0e07 \u0e40\u0e0a\u0e48\u0e19 \u0e21\u0e35\u0e01\u0e25\u0e34\u0e48\u0e19\u0e1c\u0e34\u0e14\u0e1b\u0e01\u0e15\u0e34\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e0a\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e04\u0e25\u0e2d\u0e14 \u0e2b\u0e23\u0e37\u0e2d\u0e21\u0e35\u0e2d\u0e32\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e04\u0e31\u0e19\u0e40\u0e25\u0e47\u0e01\u0e19\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e22 \u0e19\u0e35\u0e48\u0e04\u0e37\u0e2d\u0e40\u0e2b\u0e15\u0e38\u0e1c\u0e25\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e42\u0e23\u0e04\u0e15\u0e34\u0e14\u0e15\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e17\u0e32\u0e07\u0e40\u0e1e\u0e28\u0e2a\u0e31\u0e21\u0e1e\u0e31\u0e19\u0e18\u0e4c\u0e21\u0e31\u0e01\u0e27\u0e34\u0e19\u0e34\u0e08\u0e09\u0e31\u0e22\u0e43\u0e19\u0e1c\u0e39\u0e49\u0e2b\u0e0d\u0e34\u0e07\u0e44\u0e14\u0e49\u0e19\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e22\u0e40\u0e01\u0e34\u0e19\u0e44\u0e1b \u0e08\u0e19\u0e01\u0e27\u0e48\u0e32\u0e08\u0e30\u0e40\u0e01\u0e34\u0e14\u0e20\u0e32\u0e27\u0e30\u0e41\u0e17\u0e23\u0e01\u0e0b\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e19 \u0e23\u0e27\u0e21\u0e16\u0e36\u0e07\u0e42\u0e23\u0e04\u0e2d\u0e38\u0e49\u0e07\u0e40\u0e0a\u0e34\u0e07\u0e01\u0e23\u0e32\u0e19 \u0e2b\u0e23\u0e37\u0e2d\u0e1b\u0e31\u0e0d\u0e2b\u0e32\u0e20\u0e32\u0e27\u0e30\u0e40\u0e08\u0e23\u0e34\u0e0d\u0e1e\u0e31\u0e19\u0e18\u0e38\u0e4c \u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e15\u0e23\u0e27\u0e08\u0e1b\u0e31\u0e2a\u0e2a\u0e32\u0e27\u0e30\u0e14\u0e49\u0e27\u0e22 PCR \u0e40\u0e1b\u0e47\u0e19\u0e17\u0e32\u0e07\u0e40\u0e25\u0e37\u0e2d\u0e01\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e04\u0e31\u0e14\u0e01\u0e23\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e14\u0e35\u0e40\u0e22\u0e35\u0e48\u0e22\u0e21\u0e2a\u0e33\u0e2b\u0e23\u0e31\u0e1a\u0e1c\u0e39\u0e49\u0e2b\u0e0d\u0e34\u0e07\u0e2b\u0e25\u0e31\u0e07\u0e08\u0e32\u0e01\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e2a\u0e31\u0e21\u0e1c\u0e31\u0e2a\u0e01\u0e31\u0e1a\u0e42\u0e23\u0e04\u0e15\u0e34\u0e14\u0e15\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e17\u0e32\u0e07\u0e40\u0e1e\u0e28\u0e2a\u0e31\u0e21\u0e1e\u0e31\u0e19\u0e18\u0e4c\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e32\u0e08\u0e40\u0e01\u0e34\u0e14\u0e02\u0e36\u0e49\u0e19 \u0e41\u0e21\u0e49\u0e27\u0e48\u0e32\u0e08\u0e30\u0e44\u0e21\u0e48\u0e21\u0e35\u0e2d\u0e32\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e01\u0e47\u0e15\u0e32\u0e21.<\/p><\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-5\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">\u0e42\u0e23\u0e04\u0e15\u0e34\u0e14\u0e15\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e17\u0e32\u0e07\u0e40\u0e1e\u0e28\u0e2a\u0e31\u0e21\u0e1e\u0e31\u0e19\u0e18\u0e4c\u0e23\u0e31\u0e01\u0e29\u0e32\u0e43\u0e2b\u0e49\u0e2b\u0e32\u0e22\u0e02\u0e32\u0e14\u0e44\u0e14\u0e49\u0e2b\u0e23\u0e37\u0e2d\u0e44\u0e21\u0e48?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">The bacterial and parasitic infections on this panel &#8211; Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Trichomonas, Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma &#8211; are all curable with appropriate antibiotic treatment. Viral infections such as HIV, genital herpes and HPV are managed rather than cured. Early diagnosis, completing the full course of treatment, and treating your partner at the same time are essential to achieving cure and preventing reinfection. 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