Testing should be repeated 6 months after treatment. All partners that have had sexual contact with someone with gonorrhea within 60 days of their diagnosis require testing and treatment (if test is positive). Gonorrhea is treated using a combination of antibiotics: one oral dose and one dose by muscular injection. Using condoms for penetrative sex is an effective way to help prevent the spread of gonorrhea and dental dams or condoms can be used for protection during oral sex. There does not need to be penetration or ejaculation for transmission to occur.
It can also be passed on through mutual masturbation or any genital skin-to-skin contact and sharing of sex toys. It can also be transmitted from someone who is pregnant to their baby during childbirth (that is why STI testing is a routine part of prenatal care). Gonorrhea can be passed on through unprotected oral, vaginal, or anal sex with someone who has gonorrhea. Redness, itching, or discharge in the eyes (if gonorrhea is in the eyes).Throat infection (if gonorrhea infection is in the throat).Pain in abdomen or lower back for those with vulvas/vaginas.Vulva/Vagina: Bleeding after sex or between periods, pain during intercourse, discharge. Penis: Thick, yellow or green discharge, swelling or pain in testicles, itchiness.Īnus: Bleeding, pain, or itching, mucus discharge from rectum. Some people will not have any signs for months. Some of the more common signs and symptoms include irritation when peeing, pain during sex, and/or unusual discharge from the penis or the vagina. Gonorrhea is a common bacterial infection that is curable with antibiotics.
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