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Treatment Of Gonorrhoea
Gonorrhoea is usually treated with a short course of antibiotics.
Treatment is recommended if:
If you have any symptoms of gonorrhoea, these will usually improve within a few days, although it may take up to two weeks for any pain in your pelvis or testicles to go away completely. Bleeding between periods or heavy periods should improve by the time of your next period.
Attending a follow-up appointment a week or two after treatment is usually recommended so that another test can be carried out to see if you are clear of infection.
You should avoid having sex until you (and your partner) have been treated and given the all-clear to prevent re-infection or passing the infection on to anyone else.
If your symptoms do not improve after treatment or you think you have been infected again, see your doctor or nurse. Treatment may need to be repeated, or you may need further tests to check for other problems.
Gonorrhoea is easily passed on through intimate sexual contact. If you are diagnosed with it, anyone you have recently had sex with may have it too. It is important that your current partner and any other recent sexual partners are tested and treated.
Your local genitourinary medicine (GUM) or sexual health clinic may be able to help by notifying any of your previous partners on your behalf.
A contact slip can be sent to them explaining that they may have been exposed to a sexually transmitted infection (STI) and suggesting that they go for a check-up. The slip will not have your name on it, so your confidentiality is protected.
Treatment is recommended if:
- tests have shown that you have gonorrhoea (see diagnosing gonorrhoea for more information)
- there is a high chance that you have gonorrhoea, even though your test results haven't come back yet
- your partner is found to have gonorrhoea
If you have any symptoms of gonorrhoea, these will usually improve within a few days, although it may take up to two weeks for any pain in your pelvis or testicles to go away completely. Bleeding between periods or heavy periods should improve by the time of your next period.
Attending a follow-up appointment a week or two after treatment is usually recommended so that another test can be carried out to see if you are clear of infection.
You should avoid having sex until you (and your partner) have been treated and given the all-clear to prevent re-infection or passing the infection on to anyone else.
If your symptoms do not improve after treatment or you think you have been infected again, see your doctor or nurse. Treatment may need to be repeated, or you may need further tests to check for other problems.
Sexual partners
Your local genitourinary medicine (GUM) or sexual health clinic may be able to help by notifying any of your previous partners on your behalf.
A contact slip can be sent to them explaining that they may have been exposed to a sexually transmitted infection (STI) and suggesting that they go for a check-up. The slip will not have your name on it, so your confidentiality is protected.
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- Diagnosing Gonorrhoea
The only way to find out if you have gonorrhoea is to be tested. If you suspect that you have it or any other sexually transmitted infection (STI), it's important not to delay getting tested. ...
- Symptoms Of Gonorrhoea
Symptoms of gonorrhoea usually develop within about 10 days of being infected, although they sometimes may not appear until many months later. About 1 in 10 infected men and half of infected women will not experience any obvious symptoms, which means...
- How Serious Is Pneumonia?
Pneumonia can be very serious and can cause death. Pneumonia tends to be more serious for infants and young children, older adults (people 65 years or older), people who have other chronic health problems, and people who have...
- Symptoms, Diagnosis And Treatment Of Pneumonia
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