Instructions: Urine Sample for STI Tests

How to Conduct the STI Check – Step by Step

The STI Check Basic and the STI Check Complete are easy and convenient to perform from home. Follow this guide to ensure correct sample collection and a reliable test result.

✅ Important Notes in Advance - Please Pay Attention

To ensure your urine sample can be reliably analyzed in the lab, please observe the following points:

• Use the first urine stream (not the midstream!), ideally the first morning urine or urinate at least 2–3 hours after the last bathroom visit.
• Wash your hands and genital area thoroughly with clear water (without soap) and dry yourself well.
• Do not touch the inside of the Monovette or the urine straw – this will prevent contamination.
• Activate your sample as described in Step 10 of the instructions. If you do not follow this step, your sample cannot be evaluated and will be discarded by the lab.
• Send the sample preferably on the day of collection or at the latest on the next business day.
• The official instructions for the Urine Monovette® can be found here. Only refer to part b.

📋 Step 1: Preparation

1. Wash hands thoroughly and dry carefully.

2. Clean the genital area:

• Women: Spread labia, clean vulva with water, dry.
• Men: Retract foreskin, clean glans with water, dry.

3. Open the email “Important for Your Test Result: Please Activate Your Test”, as you will need it later.

🧪 Step 2: Conducting the Urine Collection

4. Urinate into a clean container (e.g., a clean glass container with a wide opening). Ensure that you only collect the first urine stream (the first 10-20 ml).

5. Open the yellow cap of the Urine Monovette® and set it aside.

6. Attach the included plastic straw (like a drinking straw) to the opening of the Monovette.

7. Immerse the straw into the urine container and slowly pull the plunger of the Monovette up to the mark (~8 ml).

8. Hold the Monovette upright and pull the plunger rod all the way down to empty the suction tip.

9. Detach the straw and carefully break off the plunger rod at the predetermined breaking point. Securely close the Monovette with the yellow cap.

📦 Step 3: Registration & Shipping

10. Open the previously received email and click on “Activate Test” in the test profile. Follow the further steps and fill in your data so that the order is sent to the lab.

11. Place the sealed Monovette in the plastic bag with absorbent fleece.

12. Press out excess air from the bag and seal it carefully.

13. Place the protective bag in the pre-addressed return box and seal it carefully.

14. Add your return address on the return label.

15. Drop the box in a mailbox on the same day or hand it in at a post office.

16. Once your sample has been evaluated in the lab, you will receive a notification and can view your results online.