Question 1

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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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 2

how is gonorrhea in the body treated?

Accepted Answer

Ceftriaxone: Because of drug resistance to oral antibiotics, gonorrhea is usually treated with a shot of ceftriaxone. Let's hope it doesn't become resistant to that!

Question 3

which areas of the body are most affected by gonorrhea?

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Sexual organs: The external genitalia (penis, scrotum, vagina, vulva) are the most commonly affected. However, oral and anal disease can also be affected under specific sexual positions or practices.

Question 4

can gonorrhea live in your body  for a long time w/out showing signs?

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Some people can have: Gonorrhea in tjhe cervix without getting up to theuterus and fallopian tubes, your gyn can do a  culture and do other testing to see if it has caused damage and if you are + it must be treated and then you must have a test of cure.

Question 5

what kind of tests are done for gonorrhea if it has spread throughout my body?

Accepted Answer

Not gonorrhea: It can spread to ur tubes and cause infection and damage but not throughout ur body. Maybe ur thinking of syphillis.

Question 6

can gonorrhea live in my body for years w out showing symptoms or will i feel something?

Accepted Answer

Yes and no: Once appropriately treated, is gone......But you can get it again
left untreated can lead to severe infection of the uterus and fallopian tubes, condition called pid that can lead to infertility
a simple urine test can detect gonorrhea nowadays.

Question 7

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 8

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?

Accepted Answer

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 9

how long does neisseria gonorrhea live outside the body? from the information that is available i can find no published papers to say what the lifespan of neissria gonorrhea can survive. the information says it can't survive for long. how long? the discha

Accepted Answer

Neisseria : Neisseria gonorrhea do not live outside of the body.   They are transmitted cell-to-cell.  They are an intracellular organism.  When they come in contact with a new cell, they attach to the cell membrane and are transmitted.  Therefore, you can't get gonorrhea by touching a toilet or tabletop for example.

Question 10

recently diagnosed with gonorrhea this month and me and my partner got treated she was clean . how long can the std be in my body before i realise ?

Accepted Answer

It depends: Gonorrhea in chronic form, that is without overt symptoms, can exist in females for a significant period of time. Chlamydia is best known for this action, but Gonorrhea can also do the same. Make sure that you get re-tested after completing the appropriate antibiotic treatment to be certain that the treatment was effective BEFORE you begin again any at risk sexual behavior.

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