Can you test Chlamydia through blood or urine? Learn everything about testing Chlamydia, it’s accuracy and result.
As per Office of Women’s health near around 19 million women suffers from Sexually transmitted diseases. In the world, this sums up to more than 2 billion. It is seen half of person who is sexually active get these diseases. This disease can cause severe problems such as Cancer, Infertility, Blindness and organ damage.
Most of the people from these diseases don’t get appropriate symptoms to figure out. If they don’t know they are suffering from these diseases they will not seek treatment. So, it is very necessary or diagnose for this disease. Chlamydia is one of the biggest STD. Chlamydia happens due to Anal sex, Oral sex, unprotected sex and through various other reasons. It is seen that various person are reluctant to use condoms while having sex so the chance of person conducting these type of diseases increases rapidly.
How Accurate is Blood Test for Chlamydia?
There are basically 2 tests to diagnosis this disease which is Nucleic acid amplification tests (NAAT) and Chlamydia culture. NAAT accuracy level is almost 100% and it is done through urine sample and body fluid. It gives instantaneous results. Chlamydia culture requires time to give the result. It is also 95% accurate but this should be conducted in lab only. Symptoms of Chlamydia are seen clearly. Chlamydia test need some time to detect the bacteria.
Some of the common symptoms are:-
Following symptoms are seen in men:-
- Discharge from the penis
- Burning/itching sensation during urination
- Pain/swelling in one or both testicles (less common)
Following Major Chlamydia symptoms are seen in women:-
- Abnormal vaginal discharge
- Burning sensation during urination
- Pain during intercourse (less common)
- Abdominal pain (less common)
- Bleeding between periods (less common)
This infection can be so dangerous that it can cause HIV which is a deadly disease. A newborn baby can also get contaminated with this disease if parents are suffering from it. This disease is most common in pregnant women.
It is important that person who is diagnosed with should antibiotics and should refrain from sexual activity week for at least 1 week. It is also possible that this infection can happen again after curing it completely. So a person should avoid the reasons which this disease occurs.
Can you Test Chlamydia through Blood and Urine?
Along with urine sample, this disease can also be tested by taking a blood sample. Chlamydia is not a blood borne disease but human body produces antibodies to respond to these types of diseases. So, this test can give a positive result even though the person is not suffering from it. This test can be conducted to interpret whether a person has suffered from this disease in past. So, a blood test is not trusted and is usually not done to diagnose this disease in the present. The accuracy level of the Chlamydia blood test is very low. So, a blood test is avoided and various doctors do not recommend this test.
How to Read Blood Test Results of Chlamydia?
As symptoms of this infection is difficult to figure out. So, if the person feels the even minor chance of having it then he/she go for these tests. Prevention is always better than cure. So, everyone should refrain from those activities which can cause diseases. Men should use a condom during sexual intercourse to avoid any risk. Also, if they are tested they should take medicine. As this disease can happen again after some time so the person should be more watchful. This infection can lead up to HIV which can lead to death so human being should be highly careful for this and should always take preventive action to stop this disease form happening.
If you don’t want to go to laboratory then try to use at home chlamydia test kit. It is reliable and accurate too.
Originally posted 2016-08-27 07:25:47.
