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Urine Test for Chlamydia



 Submitted by Medical Health Test Team on August 4, 2010
Urine Testing for Chlamydia

Chlamydia is a sexually transmitted disease. It is a commonly transmitted disease infecting millions of people worldwide. Many infected individuals do not have any discernable symptoms and may not know that they are infected. For men, symptoms may be mild in the form of a white discharge from the penis. Severe symptoms include pain in the urethra and an infection in the upper urinary tract. For women, the white discharge occurs from the upper part of the reproductive tract and many women do not even realize that they are infected. Chlamydia could also cause conjunctivitis and blindness if left untreated. It is easily treatable through medication. Untreated Chlamydia tends to affect a person adversely in the long term.

Urine is used for waste disposal from the human body. It is produced in the kidneys where some water and a whole range of toxins and waste products are filtered from the blood. The cleaned blood flows to the rest of the body whereas the toxins are passed out into the urinary bladder for elimination through urination. A urine test is a chemical analysis test conducted on a sample of urine collected from the individual who is being tested. Urine tests are conducted for a range of different reasons. Urine tests are conducted as part of a normal health check up to gauge the functioning of the kidneys. They are also conducted by law enforcement agencies to test the urine for banned substances. A urine test may be used in the diagnosis or during treatment for a particular disease or condition.

A urine test for Chlamydia is a test conducted to detect the infection that has affected an individual. It is generally conducted for men because the infection tends to manifest itself in the urethra. The urethra is used for the elimination of urine and it is therefore possible for the urine to contain traces of Chlamydia. Women may also be tested for Chlamydia using this method. The procedure for a urine test for Chlamydia is very simple. The first bit of urine is required for the test; the rest of the urine can be passed straight into a toilet. It is important for the initial amount of urine to be collected because it is likely for it to contain the maximum concentration of the Chlamydia infection. The test results are communicated after the chemical analysis has been conducted. Antibiotic treatment could also be prescribed if a person is found to have the infection.
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