How to get urethral secretions

Urethral secretions can be collected by extrusion method, cotton swab, urethral swab, etc.

1. Extrusion method The

patient gently squeezes the urethra with his hand to squeeze out the urethral secretions and collect the required secretions. It is more convenient to take the urethral secretions of the patient. Pay attention not to contaminate the urethral secretions.

2. Cotton swab

Cotton swab is suitable for patients with less secretions. The doctor gently rotates the medical cotton swab into the urethral orifice and rotates it to collect urethral secretions for relevant examinations.

3. Urethral swab

urethral swab can also be taken for examination. The main method is to wipe the urethral orifice secretions with cotton swab and then conduct tests. This method is suitable for patients who cannot use cotton swab.