Exams and Tests

The doctor will conduct a physical examination. Tenderness for women in the area of the sex organs, pus from the vagina or penis along with a high white-blood-cell count, and fever could indicate an infection.

The doctor will order diagnostic tests that may include looking at samples of the discharge under a microscope or obtaining cultures to identify the disease-causing bacteria.

The doctor will order diagnostic tests that may include obtaining cultures or sending urine to the laboratory to determine if you are infected. The doctor may also test you for other sexually transmitted diseases because many patients with Chlamydia also have other infections such as gonorrhea or trichomonas.