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What is the treatment of gonorrhea?

1. Pain killers like Paracetamol
2. Antibiotics like Ceftriaxone, and better Intravenous
3. Treatment should also include your partner

What are the symptoms of gonorrhea?

1. Pain with urination
2. In men: discharge from penis, and pain and swelling of the testicles
3. In women: vaginal discharge
4. Painful sex
5. Lower abdominal pain
6. General weakness
7. Symptoms of other systems, like: allergy and discharge from the eyes, symptoms of throat infection, joints pain

What are the causes?

It is a sexually transmitted disease, caused by a bacteria called Neisseria Gonorrhoeae, which spread from on person to the other through vaginal, oral and anal sex, and can spread for an infected mother to her fetus if she gets pregnant.

What are the required investigations?

1. Physical examination
2. Blood test
3. Urine Analysis
4. Urine culture
5. Vaginal swab
6. Throat swab
7. Investigations for sexually transmitted diseases, like HIV

What do we advice?

1. Seek medical consultation at the Urologist
2. Safe sex

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