Question 1

how common is antibiotic resistance to gonorrhea treatment?  any medication interactions?

Accepted Answer

GC: Antibiotic resistance is somewhat geographical. If you are no better, you need to be seen and evaluated.

Question 2

can a women have gonnarhea but show no signs?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Only about half of women infected with gonorrhea have increased discharge; the rest are relatively asymptomatic.

Question 3

can u have protected sex after being treated for gonnarhea?

Accepted Answer

Yes in general: However, i usually ask my patients to abstain from sex until i repeat their test of cure a couple weeks later.  If you can't wait, please use a condom.

Question 4

after being treated for gonnarhea how long does it take to go away?

Accepted Answer

About 2 weeks : Usually we recommend avoiding intercourse for about two weeks. For all of my patients i repeat the test at that time to make sure that the infection has resolved. Ask your doctor for a retest to make sure you are fine.

Question 5

can you get gonnarhea for recieving oral and does it really only take 5 days for symptoms to appear?

Accepted Answer

Yes: And it will show up within 72 hours usually.

Question 6

what is gonorrhea?

Accepted Answer

Gonorrhea: Gonorrhea is a  common sexually transmitted bacterial infection, easy to treat.  It can cause urogenital infections in both men and women, including cervicitis and pelvic inflammatory disease (PID, which can lead to fertility problems.  It can also cause throat infection, anal infection, eye infections, and, if it gets into the bloodstream, may, rarely, involve the liver, heart. brain, and joints.

Question 7

what is gonorrhea like?

Accepted Answer

Gonorrhea: The infection may not cause any symptoms but in the male it causes a urethral discharge and in females, infection of the uterine cervix with discharge.

Question 8

what are ways someone gets gonorrhea?

Accepted Answer

From being exposed: To someone who has it  and having unprotected sex can be spread form oral sex , vaginal or anal from someone who has it, if u think or know u have been exposed , u need cultures and treatment asap.

Question 9

what happens if your gonorrhea isn't treated?

Accepted Answer

Gonorrhea: It can cause sterility and can also spread into the bloodstream and cause joint infection.

Question 10

need prescriptions for gonnarhea and chlyamidia?

Accepted Answer

The world's changing: Gonorrhea resistance is growing, so treatment needs to be a shot plus oral antibiotics. Chlamydia can still be treated with pills. Due to resistance, some gonorrhea is difficult to get rid of now, in both ORAL and GENITAL cases. A patient and partner needs to be seen and followed, to reliably get rid of these STDs. Try HealthTap PRIME for advice, but in-person exam is usually needed for treatment.

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Can you get gonnarhea for recieving oral and does it really only take 5 days for symptoms to appear?

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