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Can ovulation trigger a false positive test for gonorrhea?

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There is no reason that gonorrhea tests would be affected by ovulation. They are very different processes in the body.

With gonorrhea testing, we culture (grow) the bacteria in the lab or look for gonorrhea genetic material (DNA) .Hormones related to ovulation would not change those tests

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