Ureaplasma Urealyticum Test
Ureaplasma urealyticum is a bacterium that can be passed from a carrier to a new partner during unprotected sexual intercourse. It doesn’t normally cause symptoms, so many people who have it don’t even know about it. Ureaplasma urealyticum should be treated as soon as possible as the infection caused by the bacteria can spread to other areas of the reproductive system, leading to serious complications in both men and women. The infection has been associated with non-specific urethritis and infertility in both sexes and can increase the risk of still births in pregnant women.
Symptoms may include bleeding from the urethra, pain or a burning sensation when urinating, an unusual penile or vaginal discharge, abdominal pain or an increased desire to urinate. Most people with ureaplasma urealyticum don’t know they have it until much later, which is why regular STI testing is important if you are sexually active.
How does a ureaplasma urealyticum home test work?
Home STI testing with the help of STITreatment.co.uk and LabsDirect isn’t that different from a test you can request from your local GUM clinic. All home ureaplasma urealyticum tests ordered from our partner site LabsDirect are lab tests, except you collect the sample in the privacy of your home and the send it off in a prepaid bag to our laboratory.
The ureaplasma urealyticum test is a urine test, so all you need to do is simply collect a specimen in the jar provided and send it back to our partner laboratory at no additional charge. There it will be subjected to traditional culturing methods to detect the presence of the ureaplasma urealyticum bacterium. Once a diagnosis is reached, you will be notified straight away, in your private online account, providing you with the utmost control over your situation.
Which ureaplasma urealyticum test should I choose?
You have the option to request a Full Screen STI test which can screen for other common STIs such as gonorrhoea and chlamydia, or you can just request a test that specifically looks for the presence of the ureaplasma urealyticum bacterium, in the form of the Ureaplasma Urealyticum test. Both these tests, as mentioned, require you to simply provide a single urine sample.
When can I expect my ureaplasma urealyticum test results back?
Once your specimen reaches our laboratory, it usually takes around two to five days before you will be notified via email that your results are available online. Should you have any difficulty interpreting your online ureaplasma urealyticum test results, we will be happy to assist.
What do I do if my ureaplasma urealyticum test is positive?
If your ureaplasma urealyticum test or Full Screen STI test results should come back positive, it is important not to panic as these infections are easily treatable. Ureaplasma urealyticum treatments include antibiotics such as Azithromycin and Doxycycline, which are both proven to be effective at treating a wide number of bacterial STIs. Azithromycin is the more convenient of the two as it is a single-day treatment, although the seven-to-ten-day treatment, Doxycycline, might be better if you develop side effects easily when you use high dose medications.
