Gonorrhea Articles A-Z
This eMedTV article describes the various tests used to diagnose gonorrhea. For example, performing a Gram stain, detecting bacterial genes in urine, and growing cultures of the bacteria are all methods employed to diagnose gonorrhea.
A Gram stain, gene detection, and a culture are techniques often used when diagnosing gonorrhea. This page of the eMedTV archives explains each of these methods and their reliability in diagnosing gonorrhea.
Gonorrhea is a curable sexually transmitted infection. As this page on the eMedTV website explains, people can get gonorrhea by having oral, anal, or vaginal sex with someone who has it. Symptoms vary, but include discharge, pain, and bleeding.


