A 44-year-old member asked:
how can i treat gonorrhea / clap?
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Dr. Carolyn Thompson answered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 28 years experience
Antibiotics: You would need to see your doctor to have a culture done. There is increasing resistance to the typically used antibiotics, so be sure you are treated with the appropriate regimen.
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A 46-year-old member asked:
How to know if I may have the clap? What are the telltale signs?
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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
Psychiatry 25 years experience
Clap = Gonorrhea: Untreated Gonorrhea: A woman could develop pelvic inflammatory disease which may cause fever, pain, infertility & ^ chances for ectopic pregnancy. A male could develop epididymitis & more rarely – infertility. It can spread to to both blood & joints. It can even lead to death. (Neisseria gonorrhoea)
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Baltimore, MD
A 33-year-old male asked:
Gonorrhea how to treat at home?
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Dr. Dan Fisher answered
Internal Medicine 27 years experience
No such thing.: The only thing you can do at home is avoid having sex and transmitting the disease. Need antibiotics from doc and screening for the other unseen things that get transmitted along with gonorrhea. See doc now as this can get pretty painful.
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Italy
A 33-year-old male asked about a 33-year-old male:
Am having gonorrhea please direct me on the right drugs to use before its late ?
2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in
Dr. Jane Eason answered
Infectious Disease 33 years experience
Gonorrhea: Treatment of Gonorrhea is rather simple and straightforward. However, the optimal treatment is a one time dose of an intramuscular antibiotic that requires a prescription and administration by a healthcare provider. Both you and your partner should be treated, and best to be tested for other STDS as well. I suggest seeing your physician or many local health departments have STD clinics.
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Canada
A 18-year-old female asked about a 33-year-old male:
What is Gonorrhea?
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Dr. Jane Eason answered
Infectious Disease 33 years experience
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.
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Pooler, GA
A 21-year-old male asked:
How long can someone have gonorrhea and not show symptoms?
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Dr. Robert Killian answered
General Practice 28 years experience
Misinformed?: Forever? Once infected they will have it and be contagious until treated. One does not usually get symptoms in their throat, anus, or vagina. Many times the symptoms are so minor in the vagina that they are missed. That is why there should be routine testing in all sexually active adults.
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