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Gonorrhea

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A sexually transmitted bacterial infection that, if untreated, may cause infertility in women.

Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this

39 year experience in Internal Medicine

Is a type of:

Bacterial infections • Sexually transmitted diseases • Bacterial sexually transmitted diseases

How long it usually lasts:

Short-term (lasts days to weeks)

How common it is:

Common
Baby
0-2
Preteen
6-13
Common
Teenager
14-18
Very common
Young adult
19-40
Very common
Middle-aged adult
41-60
Very common

How it can usually be treated?

Can be cured with medical treatment

How is it usually diagnosed?

Requires diagnosis by a medical professional

How it is usually transmitted?

Sexual contact

Body locations

Hip, Pelvis

Symptoms

Fever
Joint pains
Joint swelling
Burning with urination
Abnormal vaginal discharge
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Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Gonorrhea
Ceftriaxone
4.4
65 reviews
Cefotaxime
3.7
63 reviews
Cefixime
3.6
62 reviews
Cefuroxime
3.5
66 reviews
Cefuroxime axetil
3.5
61 reviews
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Procedures

Ratings show how effective doctors think these procedures are at treating Gonorrhea

Surgery

Arthrocentesis
2.0
65 reviews

Other treatments

Hospitalization

Tests

Urethral discharge culture
Chlamydia gonorrhoeae DNA probe
RPR
VDRL
Throat chlamydia and gonorrhea
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Risk factors

Personal

Recent sore throat

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