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It is known that more than 30 different bacteria, viruses, and parasites are transmitted through sexual contact. Some sexually transmitted infections (STIs) can also be transmitted from mother to child during pregnancy, childbirth, and breastfeeding.

Sexually transmitted infections do not always cause symptoms; they are mostly asymptomatic or may cause only mild, often non-specific symptoms, making it possible to have an infection without knowing it. Therefore, testing for sexually transmitted infections is important if you are sexually active.

Sexually transmitted infections can have serious consequences:

• Mother-to-child transmission of STIs can lead to stillbirth, neonatal death, low birth weight and prematurity, sepsis, neonatal conjunctivitis, and congenital deformities.
• HPV infection causes cervical cancer and other types of cancer.
• STIs such as gonorrhea and chlamydia are major causes of pelvic inflammatory disease and infertility in women.

Real-Time PCR is a highly specific (no false positives) and sensitive (no false negatives) method for detecting the presence of pathogens, enabling early diagnosis of diseases, soon after infection, even before the appearance of the first symptoms.

What are the advantages of Real-Time PCR?

✔ Detection and identification (including pathogens that are difficult or impossible to culture)

✔ High analytical specificity (no false positives) and sensitivity (no false negatives)

✔ A single sample (swab) allows for the detection of pathogens (one or more)

✔ Speed and reliability of results

LabMedical laboratory offers testing for:

Presence of individual pathogens that are the most common causes of sexually transmitted infections:

Chlamydia trachomatis

Mycoplasma genitalium

Mycoplasma hominis

Ureaplasma urealyticum

Ureaplasma parvum

Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Trichomonas vaginalis

Candida albicans

Gardnerella vaginalis

Herpes simplex virus type 1 and 2

Streptococcus agalactiae

In addition to individual analyses, our offer includes panels of 3, 7, 12, and 14 pathogens at a more favorable price (analysis is performed from a single sample).

HPV panels – possibility of detection and genotyping for 4, 15, and 21 genotypes of HPV virus.

Femoflor and Androflor – molecular diagnostic panels for assessing the condition and monitoring the health of the urinary and reproductive systems in women and men.

Using these tests, it is possible to determine the qualitative and quantitative composition of the urogenital microflora consisting of bacteria, fungi, and viruses. Unlike classical microbiological methods, Femoflor and Androflor tests can identify and quantify not only aerobic but also anaerobic bacteria.

Thrombofolate Metabolism Analysis – PCR detection of hereditary thrombophilia.

Our comprehensive thrombofolate panel analyzes as many as 12 genes associated with an increased risk of thrombophilia.

The PCR analysis of the Thrombofolate Complex includes 12 variants, namely:

Thrombophilia 8 variants: F2 20210 G>A, F5 1691 A, F7 10976 G>A, F13 Val34Leu, FGB -455 G>A, ITGA2 807 C>T, ITGB3 1565 T>C, PAI-1 -675 4G>5G and Folate metabolism 4 variants: MTHFR 677 C>T, MTHFR 1298 A>C, MR 2756 A>G and MTRR 66 A>G.