I am wondering -- is the urine test for gonnorhea and chlamydia (NAA test) reliable for women?  Or would it be necessary to have a vaginal swab done to be able to completely rule out infection?

Thanks

Urine testing of women for gonorrhea and chlamydia is good but not perfect. It picks up about 90% of infections compared to testing a vaginal swab, the specimen of choice. STD and public health experts recommend urine testing in women when large numbers are being tested (e.g. in a school, job placement center, etc -- where vaginal swabs are inconvenient). But in doctors' offices and clinics, or when there is a high suspicion the woman is infected, a vaginal swab is preferred and recommended.

Let me know if anything isn't clear. Best wishes and stay safe--

HHH, MD

I only ask because a few months ago, I had a very brief unprotected one time encounter with someone other than my usual partner.  Afterwards, I went and was tested for several STD's and everything came back clean, so I felt comfortable resuming being intimate with my partner.  The gonorrhea and chlamydia tests that I had done were urine tests.  As a matter of fact I had the urine tests repeated to try to ensure that I was in the clear; each time they were negative.  I was set to move on from this until I read about the vaginal swab.  Now I wonder if I need to go for that, too.

My real concern here would be infecting my current partner.  He has not expressed to me that he is having any kind of symptoms.  I have tried to be careful.

Thank you for the information