How to check the three DNA items of reproductive health

Go directly to the reproductive center, gynecology or andrology department of a regular hospital to register. After informing the doctor of your needs, the test can usually be done by sampling a genital swab or drawing about 5ml of peripheral venous blood. A complete report will be available in 3-7 days without any special preparation in advance.

Many people imagine that sampling is painful before going through the test. Last month, I went with my cousin who was trying to get pregnant to do this test. She heard from a friend that taking a cervical swab requires "scraping", and she was so nervous that her hands were sweating while holding my hands. As a result, the doctor just used a sterile cotton swab to gently turn the cervix twice, and the whole process took less than 10 seconds. After she came down, she said it would be worse than getting a vaccine, which was completely to scare herself. For men, it is even simpler. They can either take a urethral swab or directly retain urine, and there is basically no discomfort.

It should also be mentioned here that different hospitals do have different definitions of the combination of "three DNA items for reproductive health". When you register, it is best to state your situation clearly, such as whether it is a routine pregnancy screening, or if you have a history of repeated miscarriage, you need to check for genetic correlations. Most of the current default combinations are trachoma clothing. Nucleic acid testing for the original pathogen, Ureaplasma urealyticum, and Neisseria gonorrhoeae is mainly used to detect latent infections that can affect reproductive health. Some hospitals will also include the three viral DNA or chromosome-related screenings in TORCH into the combination. If you clarify the requirements in advance, you will not waste money on the wrong prescription.

The precautions for sampling are actually mentioned by the doctor when writing the order. They are simply not to have sex 24 hours before sampling, do not do vaginal douching, and do not insert gynecological suppositories, otherwise the accuracy of the sample may be affected. If you are prescribed a blood draw, it does not matter if you are fasting or not. It is okay to go after breakfast, and there is no need to wait for a long time hungry.

I met a young man born in 1995 who was too embarrassed to go to the hospital. He bought a home sampling kit worth tens of yuan online and found two positive results. He took a taxi to the hospital overnight for emergency reexamination, and the results were all negative. It turned out that he didn't wash his hands when taking samples, and the cotton swab tip touched the bacteria on his pants, contaminating the sample. He stayed up for half the night without sleeping. This is not to say that home sampling is completely impossible, but you must choose an institution with formal medical qualifications. Otherwise, the samples will be contaminated, the testing will be irregular, and the results will have no reference value at all. It will be a waste of money and scare yourself.

There are also many people who panic when they get a positive report and wonder if they have some unclean disease. A patient came to the outpatient clinic with a positive report before, crying and saying that he usually pays attention to hygiene. In fact, many healthy people carry Ureaplasma urealyticum. As long as there are no uncomfortable symptoms such as itching and abnormal secretions, no special treatment is needed at all, and it will not affect pregnancy. There is no need to search the disease on Baidu to scare yourself, just give it to the doctor who writes the order based on the symptoms.