Gonorrhea Testing Options

Two convenient options: at-home and local lab

Gonorrhea is one of the most common STDs in the U.S., affecting more than 700,000 people in the United States each year. Left untreated, gonorrhea can cause irreversible reproductive damage, specifically in women.

Testing for gonorrhea is easy and painless, requiring a simple urine sample for lab testing. At home gonorrhea testing requires a urine sample for men and a painless vaginal swab for women.

You have two options to test for gonorrhea; test at a local lab or test at-home. Testing for gonorrhea at a local facility involves a 15-20 minute visit to one of our 4,000+ testing locations. Selecting the local facility option allows you to test as soon as today. Testing at home for gonorrhea involves collecting a urine or painless vaginal swab sample and mailing it directly to our lab. Both STD testing options are confidential. 

Gonorrhea test results are available within 1-5 business days via private, online portal or phone. Through our partnership with the American Social Health Association (ASHA), we have certified STD counselors and physicians on staff to answer questions, provide treatment, and interpret STD test results. 

Gonorrhea is completely curable with antibiotics. Our in-house physicians are available to prescribe antibiotics to cure gonorrhea infection in as little as 7-10 days. If left untreated, gonorrhea can cause serious health complications including epididimytis in men, and pelvic inflammatory disease, chronic pelvic pain, and infertility in women.

The window period for gonorrhea, the time between exposure and when the test can accurately detect the infection, is 3-7 days.

Most people experience no signs or symptoms of gonorrhea. If symptoms of gonorrhea are present, they typically include abnormal discharge, burning during urination, bleeding between menstrual cycles in women, and pain and swelling of the testicles in men. 

Gonorrhea testing is recommended for all sexually active adults as part of an annual STD screen. Anyone concerned of recent exposure, experiencing symptoms, sexually active women under age 25, pregnant women, and anyone engaging in high risk sexual behavior, should screen for gonorrhea and STDs more frequently.

The urine test for gonorrhea is called the Nucleic Acid Amplification Test (NAAT). The test detects DNA present in Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the bacteria causing gonorrheal infection.

Your privacy is the cornerstone of our business. Gonorrhea test results will not appear on insurance records, we will not sell your data, our communications are always discreet, and we offer anonymous cash payment options for those seeking maximum privacy.