What Are The Ways You Can Get Gonorrhea

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Gonorrhea

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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 »

Chlamydia or Gonorrhea

How would I know if I have Gonorrhea or Chlamydia? I get a burning sensation when I urinate, and my Penis discharges white substance (Like sperm)...

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

Rocky Mountain CARES

Hello,Chlamydia usually doesn't produce any discharge, while gonorrhea typically does. Based on what you describe you could have gonorrhea or both. Either way, I'd strongly recommend that you see a healthcare provider to have a health... Read more »

Gonorrhea and HIV

My friend tested positive nine months ago and seemed to be doing really well (CD4 count up to 320 from 240 and VL down from 500,000 to 62,000). However his most recent results have not been so good. CD4 down to 260 and VL up slightly to 64,000....

Response from Judith Feinberg, M.D.

University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine

Having another illness, like gonorrhea or pneumonia, can temporarily make T cells go down and viral load go up. However, the natural history of HIV infection is that, over time, these things happen in a more permanent way unless you take medicine... Read more »

Gonorrhea and HIV

I was recently diagnosed with Gonorrhea and have done the treament for it. I was infected while a trip in Italy by having unprotected sex with a stranger. We had anal sex, and I was the receiver. Although he did not ejaculate inside of me, he did...

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

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

Having unprotected receptive anal sex with an HIV infected person puts a person at significant risk for infection. There is also a significant risk for infection with other sexually transmitted infections. If you have rectal gonorrhea, that can... Read more »

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