Gonorrhea, which is a sexually-transmitted disease, may not cause any symptoms, so you don't know you're contaminated.Common symptoms include burning urination, genital discharge, painful testicles, or vaginal bleeding between periods.It's important to get treatment for gonorrhea if you think you have it, as research shows that it can affect your genital area, reproductive system, rectum, eyes, throat, and joints.It's possible to cure gonorrhea, but it won't go away on its own.
Step 1: Gonorrhea can be spread if a sexually active person is present.
If you've had sex recently, you could be at risk.The highest reported rates of infections are among sexually active teenagers, young adults, and African Americans.
Step 2: The symptoms of gonorrhea can be seen in males.
They include burning or pain when urinating, blood-stained urine, discharge from the penis, swollen or red testicles, and tender or swollen testicles.Vomiting and sore throat can also be symptoms.
Step 3: You can learn the symptoms that occur in females.
It can be very mild in women.They can be mistaken for something else.serological tests and cultures are the only way to differentiatebacteria, you have to take a sample of theinfecting area and see what grows.Vaginal discharge can have a yeast smell at times, burning/pain when urinating, sore throat, painful sexual intercourse, and severe pain in the lower abdomen if the infection spreads to the fallopian tubes.
Step 4: Symptoms of gonorrhea can be found.
Symptoms can appear as late as 30 days after an infection in males.Up to 20% of males and up to 80% of females have no symptoms.If you suspect you have gonorrhea, contact your doctor.
Step 5: Gonorrhea necessitates medical treatment.
It can cause a lot of serious health problems, including chronic pain and infertility in both men and women.Gonorrhea can be spread to the blood and joints if it is not treated.If gonorrhea is treated with antibiotics, the symptoms will go away.
Step 6: Don't think that treatment will cure the infection.
Gonorrhea can cause serious health problems.A condition known as disseminated gonorrhea can be experienced by both males and females.The skin and joints have been colonized by the bacteria.The symptoms of this include maculopapular skin rash (tiny raised painful circular lesions from the neck down), and severe joint pains.Inflammation of the fallopian tubes can be a cause of gonorrhea.Severe scars within the area can cause future pregnancies and infertility.The risk of an ectopic pregnancy can be increased by the inflammation of the pelvis.Epididymitis can cause pain behind the testes and eventually infertility in males.
Step 7: Gonorrhea can increase your chance of HIV.
The chance of passing along HIV is increased by the presence of gonorrhea.People with gonorrhea who are negative for HIV are five times more likely to get the disease.If you are cured of the symptoms, you should not engage in sexual activity.Gonorrhea can go undetected if you don't tell your sexual partners about it.
Step 8: Go to your doctor's office or health clinic.
Tell us about your history and complaints.When did you last have sex?Did you have vaginal, anal, or oral sex?How many partners do you have?Do you use protection?Sexual transmitted diseases can be spread through sexual activity.The higher the risk, the more sexual partners you have.Go to the office and drink some water.Your doctor will take a urine sample to see if there are any white blood cells in the urine.A urine pregnancy test may be performed if you are female.Confirmation testing will always be done.The law requires this to be reported to the health department and the CDC.
Step 9: Follow the recommendations of your doctor.
When gonorrhea is diagnosed, doctors usually treat it as if it's chlamydia as there is a high rate of co-infection.There are two common sexually transmitted diseases that can lead to similar symptoms.Treatments will be provided by your doctor.The healthcare provider will inject a dose of ceftriaxone into the shoulder muscle to treat the gonorrhea.The medication prevents the growth of the gonorrhea cell wall.A single dose of Azithromycin will be given to you by your doctor.A 7 day course of 100mg Doxycycline twice a day can be used to treat chlamydia.The drugs prevent important components of gonorrhea from being formed.