A 45-year-old member asked:
What can happen of an infant born to a gonorrhea-infected mother?
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Dr. Richard Ohnmachtanswered
Pediatrics 37 years experience
Eye problems: The infection can spread to the baby and cause a number of infections, most notably a very serious eye infection. This is usually prevented with eye drops given at birth.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
What is done to treat an infant born to a gonorrhea-infected mother?
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Dr. Yash Khannaanswered
Family Medicine 59 years experience
Infant Gonorrhea mum: If mother had prenatal care then she has in all probability has been treated.But if the mother hadc no prenatal care and comes and deliver the baby and is diagnosed with gonorrhea, even then there is no risk to the baby as all babies born in us are treated with erythromycine opthalmic ointment to prevent gonococcal conjunctivitis.If there is coexisting chlamydia baby can be treated with azithromyci.
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A 22-year-old female asked:
Likelihood that I would get gonorrhea from giving oral sex to an infected man?
Dr. Donald Colantinoanswered
Internal Medicine 63 years experience
Quite possible: Gonorrhea can be transmitted via oral sex. If your partner wears a condom during the act, it cuts down the likelihood immensely.
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A 48-year-old male asked:
I was treated for gonorrhea on the 21st but had sex with the infected girl on the 23rd do I still have gonorrhea?
Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
Maybe. The treatment may linger long enough to protect you this time but it could also fail.
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Hi goodafter noon.if I had infected my partner wit gonorrhea from feb,would he knw by now.an even so he went for chek up n d doc said its not Gonorrhe?
Dr. Hunter Handsfieldanswered
Infectious Disease 55 years experience
Chlamydia? NGU?: Gonorrhea of the urethra (penis) almost always causes obvious symptoms (dripping pus, painful urination) within 5 days. The doctor probably is right. ... Read More
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A 38-year-old female asked:
Can females be infected with gonorrhea? Can a person above age 42 get this disease?
A Verified Doctoranswered
Urology 53 years experience
Of course, ....: All gender of any age may contract gonorrhea as long as having been exposed through contacting the mucosa with micro-injuries of gono-infected (sympto... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
Does intensity of color of a urin gonorrhea test correlate automaticaly with time that one was infected? Light color=recent, intense color=long time?
Dr. Hunter Handsfieldanswered
Infectious Disease 55 years experience
Unreliable test: These tests are not reliable, whether weakly or strongly positive. Ask your doctor or clinic about more accurate testing, especailly a nucleic acid am... Read More
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