accuracy of a swab?

please can some one help me , i had a swab test i done it my self at the clinic a couple of months back and now im scared i havnt done it properly, i rang the nhs recently and they said the propper way is to rotate 5 times i dont really remember what i done to be honest i dont remember them saying that, so does any one know how sensitive a swab test is? and could it miss it if i didnt use it for long enough? and would it be inconclusive if it couldnt pick up anything? or is it just neg pos? pls someone help im going crazy i cant stop thinking about it


     please thankyou for your time  syk

[2terrified]

If you did not let the swab stay on the cervix to absorb your vaginal fluid long enough, then, yes you can possibly get a false result.

[syk]

ok so how long are you supposed to insert it in for? and how accurate is a swab?
surley there must be enough antibody to detect? they only started bringing this out
before they used to do it for u rite? how do you know? please help?

[2terrified]

I know because the last time I tested, the NP mentioned that the swab may not be accurate if enough sample does not get on the swab, so leaving it on for about a 30 second count and following the directions on the home test kit, should just about do it properly.  With the money you are spending on the home tests, you could probably find a clinic to do it at a lower or the same cost.  Why not just get it done professionally?  What makes you think you have chlamydia anyway?

[syk]

because i had unprotected sex for about 3 seconds, and gave oral but he didnt ejaculate, do u think im worrying over nothing?

[syk]

also i just bought a test kit which gives u the results in 15 minutes is that any good?
can test give u a false positive?

[2terrified]

I think you are over reacting.  It takes prolonged sexual contact.  The possibility is there but not so significant that you need to be going crazy buying home test kits and what not. And ejaculation has nothing to do with it.  You should consider carrying condoms with you at all times and NEVER having ANY type of unprotected sex if you are going to react like this to a few seconds.

[syk]

thankyou for your advise, do you know how does it enter someones body? and what test did you do? was it from the nhs? do i need to retest? thankyou for your help

syk

[2terrified]

Through prolonged sexual contact.  I am not a scientist or doctor so I cannot tell you exactly how it happens.  All i know is the bacteria has to pass the membranes of the genital tract to cause infection to spread.  Ejaculation is not the only time fluid leaves the penis during sex.  There is such a thing as pre-ejaculation fluid.

I don't think it is necessary to retest.  But if it will ease your mind, then by all means do so.  I was tested at my local health department.  I personally do not like to waste money.  So, to make sure things are done right, I leave it to the people who are trained to do things of this nature.

[syk]

thankyou for your help i will try not to think about it, because i just want to move on with my life, thankyou syk