How Can Gonorrhea Be Treated

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Gonorrhea

What is gonorrhea? How common is gonorrhea? How do people get gonorrhea? Who is at risk for gonorrhea? What are the signs and symptoms of gonorrhea? What are the complications of gonorrhea? How does gonorrhea affect a pregnant woman and her baby? How is gonorrhea diagnosed? What is the treatment for gonorrhea? How can gonorrhea be prevented? Where can I get more information? Sources What is gonorrhea? Gonorrhea is a sexually...

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gonorrhea and hiv (HIV AND GONORRHEA)

Hi Dr RobertFirst of all, i would like to congratulate you and this site for this wonderful work. Second, i'd like to say that i am sorry for my poor english. I am from Brazil and i am not very fluent, but i will try hard.I'm worried...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi Brazil-Guy,Your concerns are largely unwarranted. Gonorrhea can be transmitted via oral sex quite easily and efficiently. HIV, by comparison, cannot. In fact it's quite difficult to transmit HIV via oral sex, particularly via the receptive... Read more »

Gonorrhea and Long Term Effect

I have been infected with penile gonorrhea twice in my life. That was 15 years ago and couple of weeks back. How serious is this? Is it true that gonorrhea is like a "common flu" in sexually transmitted diseases? Unfortunately, both the...

Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

If you get gonorrhea and you have it treated by a doctor, then there should be no long term consequences. You can get gonorrhea from someone performing oral sex on you if they have a gonococcal infection in their throat.RMK... Read more »

treatment for gonorrhea

from: Very Concerned person I am a male 25 yrs old.Are all forms of gonorrhea treated with the same medications? By forms I mean there are oral, anal, and infections in the sex organ. Recently I went to my doctor with a burning feeling when I...

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

Rocky Mountain CARES

Dicloxacillin is typically used to treat Chlamydia, Cipro (or ciprofloxacin; or one of it's cousins) is used to treat Gonorrhea. This is true no matter where in the body the infection is located.The other major issue that I would point out, is... Read more »

I have gonorrhea

I am a 22 year old guy. I caught gonorrhea in Thailand a while ago and have not been treated yet. I found outwhat I had after a girl I had sex with showed me her doctor report. I hadsymptoms before I had sex with her but I did not know what it was...

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

Rocky Mountain CARES

Joe-Go see a doctor; get tested (if you haven't already) and treated. Next time, try a condom. BY... Read more »

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