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A member asked:
Will a lubricated speculum affect your chlamydia/gonorrhea result during a cervical swab?
5 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
The test looks for the genetic material contained in the germs. The germs do not need to be alive or retrieved intact for the material to be found. This is not altered by the simple lubricants used in specimen collection.
Answered 8/10/2023
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It should not for the lubricant does not cover the entire vagina when the instryment is inserted
Answered 8/11/2023
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No. Repeated anxiety driven question; see all the other replies and please stop asking!
Answered 9/1/2023
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