They will need to be tested and treated if infected. It’s very important to tell all your sexual partners from the past 3 to 6 months that you have been diagnosed with gonorrhoea. It’s important to avoid having sex, even with a condom, until 7 days after treatment is finished and tests show you are cured. You should have another test 3 months later to make sure it hasn’t come back. Sometimes you may need to be re-tested 2 weeks after your treatment to make sure it has worked. Gonorrhoea can be effectively treated with antibiotics. It is also important to get tested for other sexually transmitted infections such as syphilis, chlamydia and HIV. Sometimes swabs are also taken from the throat and anus. It can also be detected in a urine sample. Testing for gonorrhoea may involve taking a swab (sample) from the urethra in men and the cervix in women. If you think you have gonorrhoea it is important to see a doctor as soon as possible. Gonorrhoea will not go away by itself and it may cause serious complications. Gonorrhoea can also be passed from an infected mother to her baby during birth, which can cause eye infection (neonatal conjunctivitis) and even blindness. It can be passed by fingers or hands from the genitals to the eyes. Gonorrhoea is caused by infection with the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhea and is spread by having unprotected vaginal, anal or oral sex with an infected person. redness around the opening of the penisĬHECK YOUR SYMPTOMS - Use our sexual health and lower body Symptom Checker and find out if you need to seek medical help.thick, yellow or white discharge from the penis.In men, if symptoms do occur, they usually develop within 1 to 3 days. irregular bleeding, especially between periods or after sex.pain, discomfort or burning sensation when passing urine.In women, if symptoms do occur, they usually develop within 10 days of infection. It can affect the urethra (the tube for urine), cervix (the opening of the uterus at the top of the vagina), anus, throat or eyes. Gonorrhoea is a sexually transmitted infection caused by bacteria.
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