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I have burning while urinating, urinary urgency and difficulty holding my urine. I also have back pain today, but my period started on 24 Sept and I usually get back pain during periods. I had unprotected sex about a month ago and also used a vibrator that was not properly cleaned, so I am worried about UTI/vaginal infection as well as an STI.
My doctor prescribed Nitrofurantoin, Amoxicillin + Clavulanate, Metronidazole, Levocetirizine and Pan 40, with Urine R/E, M/E and C/S.
I need to give the urine sample tomorrow, but I am on my period. Can I give the sample during menstruation, and can blood affect the result? Should I give the sample before starting antibiotics? Also, do these urine tests rule out STIs, or do I need specific STI tests such as chlamydia/gonorrhea? Please advise whether I should start the medicines now and whether I need any additional tests.
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Wait for your periods to be over. Give a urine sample two days after that.
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A urine sample can usually still be given during your period, though the blood in it can interfere with the microscopy and culture reading. Collecting it before you start the antibiotics is usually better, since medicines already in your system can suppress the bacterial growth the culture needs to detect.
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Ask your lab about a clean-catch technique for collecting during your period, and check with your prescribing doctor whether the antibiotics should wait until after the sample is given. Your current urine tests screen for a bacterial UTI, not STIs, so ask separately for chlamydia or gonorrhea testing if that worries you.
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Whether to start or delay the antibiotics is best decided by the doctor who prescribed them, since only they have your full picture.
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