When To Check If You Have Gonorrhea In Your Throat

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gonorrhea of the throat

I recently did some crystal meth by snorting and a few days later I ended up with a severe sore throat. I do know from some people that that a sore throat can happen depending on what it is cut with. I went to the doctor and he is suspecting that...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello James,You haven't had oral sex in about a month that you know of!?!?! Jim buddy, aren't penis popsicles something you would at least remember?Now about this doctor you're seeing, if he suspects you have gonorrhea, he should test... Read more »

Gonorrhea in the throat

In one of your answers you said, "For example, if you give a man oral sex, and that man has... Read more »

Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H. »

Throat Gonorrhea and HIV risk

Hi Dr BobThanks for your answer regarding oral sex, poppers and alcohol from a few days ago. I was... Read more »

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Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange

Ontario Researchers Look at Gonorrhea in the Throat

Infection with bacteria called N. gonorrhoeae is a problem among sexually active people, including men who have sex with men (MSM). Moreover, because gonorrhea can cause inflammation in the wet tissues of the genitals, rectum and throat, this... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

DNA Testing Method Can Identify Twice as Many Throat and Rectal Gonorrhea and Chlamydia Infections as Traditional Bacterial Culture

A new study shows that a more efficient STD screening method -- called a nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) -- can detect at least twice as many oropharyngeal (throat) and rectal gonorrhea and chlamydia infections as a bacterial culture test,... Read more »

Israel -- Pharyngeal Gonorrhea in Female Sex Workers: Response to a Single 2-g Dose of Azithromycin

Citing a sharp increase in the incidence of gonorrhea in Tel Aviv, Israel, since 1999, the authors noted that nearly one-half of interviewed patients admitted contracting the infection from a sex worker. In two-thirds of cases, oral sex (fellatio)... Read more »

Gonorrhea

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sore throat for more than a week?!

Posted by leo1989, 1 Reply

Its been a little over a week that i've had this sore throat, I've developed a sore throat along with a fever 3 days after i had unprotected oral and receptive vaginal sex with an ex boyfriend. He says he's clean but now I'm worried that he's lying!... Read more »

SORE THROAT

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

It is 9 weeks that i have had a sore throat.(it started a week after exposure)its kind of unusual i feel a scratchy feeling mostly on the right side of my throat near my tonsils, kind of like something is stuck in there. ( no other symptoms) i have... Read more »

Sore Throat. THANKS FOR ALL YOUR HELP.

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I was extremely pleased to read your responses. today i went to see another ENT about my throat, who says he believes it might be stress related because no problems with my throat except some possible sinus problem on the right side, and post nasal... Read more »

throat infection

Posted by worriedinky, 1 Reply

i have never had unprotected sex, but last fall i went to my doctor with the following symptoms: yellow infection pockets on the back of my throat, moderate fever. NO rash. The doctor tested my throat, and found some traces of meningitis bacteria... Read more »

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