Gonorrhoea – PCR swab — Marylebone
Strictly confidential Gonorrhoea – PCR swab at Wimpole Street Medical & Dental, 22 Wimpole Street, from 1 October 2026. Nurse-taken sample, UKAS-accredited laboratory, results via secure portal.
From 1 October 2026 — until then book at South Kensington or St Paul's.
Price
£91
All-inclusive price
- Results within 2 days"
- Confidential service
- No GP referral needed
- Professional clinical environment
- Results via secure portal
- Nurse-led expert care
Wimpole Street, Marylebone (opening 1 October 2026)
Opening hours from 1 October 2026
- Monday
- 9am – 6pm
- Tuesday
- 9am – 8pm
- Wednesday
- 9am – 6pm
- Thursday
- 9am – 8pm
- Friday
- 8am – 5pm
- Saturday
- 10am – 4pm
- Sunday
- Closed
- Bond Street — about 6 minutes (Central, Jubilee & Elizabeth lines)
- Oxford Circus — about 7 minutes (Central, Bakerloo & Victoria lines)
Wimpole Street, Marylebone
Among the chlamydia and gonorrhoea options at Wimpole Street, the Gonorrhoea – PCR swab is the one to choose when the concern is sexually Transmitted Disease, genital Infection and reproductive Health. It costs £91, and once the Marylebone clinic opens on 1 October 2026 a nurse takes the swab for PCR with the laboratory typically reporting in 2 days. Testing is strictly confidential except where disclosure is required by law, and medical services are for patients aged 16 and over.
Gonorrhoea – PCR swab’s place in chlamydia and gonorrhoea testing
- Sample
- swab for PCR
- Laboratory turnaround
- 2 days
- Appointment
- 20 minutes
- Standard price
- £91
Preparing for your Gonorrhoea – PCR swab
- 1Wait at least two weeks after the possible exposure; testing earlier can miss an infection that has not yet reached detectable levels.
- 2Hold your urine for at least one hour before a urine sample and collect the first part of the stream, not mid-stream.
- 3For vaginal, throat or rectal swabs, no special preparation is needed; self-collection kits include instructions and a nurse can help if preferred.
- 4If you have taken antibiotics recently, mention it, as they can suppress the result.
Sample for this test: swab for PCR.
What Gonorrhoea – PCR swab measures
The catalogue tags the Gonorrhoea – PCR swab with sexually Transmitted Disease, genital Infection and reproductive Health. Those terms describe the territory the test covers; the notes below explain what a chlamydia and gonorrhoea result can and cannot tell you.
Chlamydia and gonorrhoea are detected by nucleic acid amplification (PCR/NAAT), which finds the bacteria’s genetic material in a first-catch urine sample or a swab from the vagina, throat or rectum; the two infections are usually tested together from the same sample. Gonorrhoea culture is added when a positive PCR needs antibiotic sensitivity testing, because resistance is increasingly common. LGV testing identifies the more invasive chlamydia strains that mainly cause rectal symptoms.
Who considers Gonorrhoea – PCR swab
- People often consider this test if they have had a new partner, or condomless sex, and want to check before symptoms arise — both infections are frequently silent.
- Discharge, burning when passing urine, or pain in the testicles or pelvis are common prompts.
- A partner who has tested positive is a clear reason to test and, usually, to treat.
- Rectal or throat symptoms after oral or anal sex lead to site-specific swabs, which are needed because urine alone would miss these sites.
- Some people test at the start of a new relationship or before stopping condom use.
Understanding your Gonorrhoea – PCR swab results
A positive PCR indicates the bacterium was detected and treatment is recommended, along with informing recent partners so they can be tested; the report explains how to arrange both. A negative result two weeks or more after exposure makes infection unlikely at the sites sampled, though a throat or rectal infection will be missed if only urine was tested. Following treatment for gonorrhoea, a test of cure is recommended, and for chlamydia in certain situations such as pregnancy or rectal infection.
Results depend on the sites sampled and the interval since exposure; a result is not a substitute for clinical advice about treatment and partner notification.
Severe lower abdominal pain, fever, or painful swelling of a testicle can indicate complicated infection and needs urgent assessment — contact NHS 111 or a sexual health service the same day.
Related areas of testing at Wimpole Street: STI screening profiles, mycoplasma, ureaplasma and trichomonas, HIV testing, syphilis testing.
Pricing
Payment is collected at the clinic. No additional fees apply for this test.
From booking the Gonorrhoea – PCR swab to reading your result
- 1
Choose your test
Select the Gonorrhoea – PCR swab and any others you want run from the same visit. Until 1 October 2026 the identical test can be booked at South Kensington or St Paul’s.
- 2
Nurse-led sample
From 1 October 2026 the swab for PCR is taken at 22 Wimpole Street, Marylebone by our nursing team, led by Precious Agbonmamwen, Registered Adult Nurse (NMC 20H1641E). Identity is checked and any preparation questions answered first.
- 3
UKAS-accredited laboratory
The sample travels to a UKAS-accredited partner laboratory, whose methods and reference ranges match those used across the NHS and private sectors.
- 4
Laboratory report to your secure portal
The laboratory report is released to your secure portal — typically from 24 hours; the laboratory quotes 2 days for this test. It shows each value against the reference range and flags anything outside it; discuss the report with your GP or a clinician.
Why test at Wimpole Street
Wimpole Street Medical & Dental opens at 22 Wimpole Street on 1 October 2026. Medical services are for patients aged 16 and over; registration with the CQC is in progress ahead of opening.
Wimpole Street, Marylebone (opening 1 October 2026)
- Bond Street — about 6 minutes (Central, Jubilee & Elizabeth lines)
- Oxford Circus — about 7 minutes (Central, Bakerloo & Victoria lines)
- Samples go to a UKAS-accredited partner laboratory using validated PCR and serology methods.
- Self-referral with no GP referral needed; the laboratory report is released only to you, and a positive result can be taken to a sexual health service for treatment.
- The nurse can explain window periods before you test, so you are not paying for a result that is too early to be meaningful.
Frequently Asked Questions
A swab for PCR. A nurse or phlebotomist collects it at 22 Wimpole Street, Marylebone from 1 October 2026; the appointment allows time for identity checks and any preparation questions. The laboratory quotes 2 days for this test.
Other tests often considered alongside Gonorrhoea – PCR swab
- Chlamydia/Gonorrhoea – Urine (Self-collect)Wimpole Street, Marylebone · from 1 October 2026
- Gonorrhoea Culture – Other siteWimpole Street, Marylebone · from 1 October 2026
- Gonorrhoea Culture – UrethralWimpole Street, Marylebone · from 1 October 2026
- N. gonorrhoeaWimpole Street, Marylebone · from 1 October 2026
Ready to Get Tested?
Wimpole Street opens 1 October 2026. Register your interest, or book the same strictly confidential test now at South Kensington or St Paul's.
Important information about the Gonorrhoea – PCR swab at Wimpole Street
- Medical services at Wimpole Street Medical & Dental are for patients aged 16 and over.
- This is a self-referral service: you choose the test and book directly — no GP referral is needed.
- Nurse-led by Precious Agbonmamwen, Registered Adult Nurse (NMC 20H1641E), who oversees sample-taking standards, infection control and the patient pathway. The nursing team does not interpret results.
- A laboratory result is not a diagnosis and this page is not a substitute for medical advice. We do not provide clinical interpretation of results — please discuss your report with your GP or a clinician, particularly if a value is flagged or you have symptoms.
- CQC registration for Wimpole Street is in progress ahead of the opening on 1 October 2026; our South Kensington and St Paul’s clinics are CQC registered.
- Your results are held on a secure portal and treated as strictly confidential, except where disclosure is required by law.
- If you are seriously unwell, call 999. For urgent advice that is not an emergency, call NHS 111.
