Question 1

can gonorrhea be dormant?

Accepted Answer

"Subclinical": Either you have an infection or you don't - really the term you are seeking is "subclinical"; not everyone who has an infection will develop the "burning"/discharge/"drip"/.....

If you are certain that you were exposed, you should probably be treated anyway.....

Question 2

how long can gonorrhea lay dormant in women?

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Gonorrhea: If treated it should not lay dormant. Once you treated correctly, it is gone unless you are again exposed.

Question 3

is gonorrhea known to lay dormant and if so for how long?

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: Yes, this is quite common. Up to a few weeks for urethral infection, longer -- maybe up to a year -- for cervix and rectum. But always cured with standard antibiotic treatment.

Question 4

is it possible for gonorrhea to lay dormant in the body? if so, for how long?

Accepted Answer

Not too long: Gonorrhea grows in warm moist places of the body such as the mucous membranes, especially the reproductive tract and the urethra and less commonly the eyes and throat. Typically symptoms start 2 to 5 days after infection but sometimes symptoms take longer to appear. In some cases after infection, symptoms only appear after 30 days.

Question 5

can gonorrhea be dormant for a couple of years then become active to spread? also can someone get it from a toilet seat if body fluids is on the seat?

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KnowYourPartner!!!: Gonorrhea is a very impatient bugger. It won't wait to make you miserable if you're a man (2-5 days), longer if a woman: up to a couple of weeks, unless it starts spreading further. But you should feel something after a while( discomfort, discharge, weird smell). Rarely it sneaks up into the bloodstream to cause fever, joint pains and a rash. but, dormant for a "couple of years?" No.

Question 6

can gonorrhea be dormant for months then show symptoms during pregnancy?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Gonorrhea can remain dormant, or be limited to urethra and later spread to other areas. If you think you have gonorrhea, get tested as the infection is treatable. You should see a doctor and also get tested for other STDs.
Get HPV vaccine.
Wish you good health.

Question 7

i read that gonorrhea is no longer treatable with antibiotics. now what will people do if they get gonorrhea? does the body get rid of it eventually?

Accepted Answer

False information: Gonorrhea is still effective treated with antibiotics.  What you may be referring to is the fact that some oral antibiotics which use to be effective against gonorrhea, are meeting resistant strains.  The treatment of choice for gonorrhea is an antibiotic injection (ceftriaxone).  Other options are zithromax or doxycycline.

Question 8

i was cleared of chlamydia and gonorrhea last time i had my exam. i wish she would have said the std test would take longer so i would known.

Accepted Answer

GC / Chlamydia: In my office we perform a nucleic acid assay for gonorrhea and chlamydia...its from the urine.  It takes 48 hours generally.

Question 9

taking 14 day dose of doxycycline for chlamydia and a rocephin shot for gonorrhea when is it okay to have sex.. the day after treatment? or do you wait longer?

Accepted Answer

: You should wait for at least a week, and your partner should be tested also. Gonorrhea is a highly contageous disease: https://www.uofmhealth.org/health-library/hw188975#:~:text=People%20taking%20a%20single%20dose,they%20have%20symptoms%20or%20not.

Question 10

i exposed my penis to harsh cleaning chemicals from my hands which caused balantis, incl discharge. could this have triggered a dormant gonorreah/clamidia infection (3-5 years after possible infection) no previous known visible symptoms.

Accepted Answer

Wouldn't think so: These germs are rarely known for dormancy although they can have few symptoms in early stages of the disease. If you test positive it is more likely a recent exposure. A balanitis during exposure would make symptom free disease unlikely.

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I read that gonorrhea is no longer treatable with antibiotics. now what will people do if they get gonorrhea? does the body get rid of it eventually?

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I was cleared of chlamydia and gonorrhea last time i had my exam. i wish she would have said the std test would take longer so i would known.

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Taking 14 day dose of doxycycline for chlamydia and a rocephin shot for gonorrhea when is it okay to have sex.. the day after treatment? or do you wait longer?

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I exposed my penis to harsh cleaning chemicals from my hands which caused balantis, incl discharge. could this have triggered a dormant gonorreah/clamidia infection (3-5 years after possible infection) no previous known visible symptoms.

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