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will gonorrhea make me sterile?

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Maybe: Gonorrhea can infect a woman's uterus, cervix, and fallopian tubes, leading to ectopic pregnancies and infertility. Avoiding multiple sexual partners, avoiding std's, and treating any symptoms promptly are good ways to prevent complications from gonorrhea infections.

Question 2

how long does it take to become sterile from gonorrhea?

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Hard To Say: Depends upon how long it take to develop pelvic inflammatory disease in women or epididymitis in men.  My best guess is this may take.

Question 3

how can gonorrhea be spread?

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STD: Gonorrhea is spread by sexual contact.  That is: mucous membrane on mucous membrane.  Can be spread from genitals to eye and from eye to throat and from throat back to genitals or any combo in between.  If your mucous membrane comes in contact with someone else's mucous membrane you may contract the disease.  Gonorrhea in a female can cause inferility.

Question 4

so mad. what are symptoms of gonorrhea?

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Depends: In wome, uncomplicated gonorrhea of the genital tract will produce vaginal itching and vaginal discharge in up to 50%.  In men, uncompliacted gonorrhea will often cause a penile discharge as well as pain with urination.

Question 5

what is the best medicine for gonorrhea?

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Several options: In most geographic areas, including all of the US, the standard recommended treatment is a single shot of ceftriaxone (Rocephin®) plus either a single oral dose of azithromycin (Zithromax®) or 7 days of doxycycline. Oral cefixime sometimes can safely be given instead of the ceftriaxone shot. There are other options if these antibiotics can't be given, such as allergy to them.

Question 6

please recommend any medicine for gonorrhea?

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Gonorrhea: One recommended treatment is ceftriaxone 125 mg injected into the muscle in a single dose plus azithromycin 1 g orally in a single dose.

Question 7

what happens if gonorrhea is left untreated?

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Infertility: Gonorrhea is an std, reportable to state health agencies which require treatment.If not treated, it can be passed on to other parners. In women, it can cause infection in the tubes and ovaries, pelvic scarring, and infertility. It can cuase a serious infection in the pelvis leading to hospitalization, and can lead to hysterectomy and removal of tubes and ovaries, a young woman's nightmare.

Question 8

what is the definition or description of: gonorrhea?

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Gonorrhea: Gonorrhea = sexually transmitted bacterial  infection caused by  Neisseria gonorrhoeae.

Question 9

need expert help here. what are symptoms of gonorrhea?

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Minimal in women: Men will have penile discharge while women are frequently without symptoms.  The cdc has great information on stds at: http://www.Cdc.Gov/std/gonorrhea/stdfact-gonorrhea.Htm.

Question 10

what are the symptoms of gonorrhea in women if spreading?

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Discharge/no symptom: There may be no symptoms as it takes few days after the exposure to the infection to when you get the discharge.
So if you do have to have sex with a prostitute practice safe sex with condom and no oral sex
beside gonorrhea you can also contact chlamydia, syphilis, HIV infection and lymphogranyloma venerium
best is abstain or play it safe.

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