Antibiotics to cure gonorrhea
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Gonorrhea isn't harder to treat. We have medications that cure it. Yes, there is resistance to some, but we do still have antibiotics that work very effectively.
You aren't at risk for gonorrhea from frottage.
You took meds you didn't need, but if you are ever at risk for gonorrhea, you should know that cefditoren pivoxil won't likely cure it. You'd need a shot of ceftriaxone, along with the 1gm of zithromax.
Remember that guilt doesn't equal risk.
No it needs to be treated with antibiotics, left untreated it can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease
But you panicked over a low risk situation. Antibiotics do not mask the test. Either they cure the infection or not. And the gonorrhea test and chlamydia test were done 3 weeks post exposure. So you should be fine. Taka care!
Yes, in a proportion of persons with gonorrhea (or chlamydia for that matter) the infection will go away by itself. The problem with hoping for this outcome however is that you may not be one of the lucky ones in whome this occurs and/or you may be one of the unlucky ones in whom the infection causes serious complications. Treatment is always the best choice.
I was treated with ceftriaxone and Doxycycline but my wife was only treated with 100mg of Doxycycline twice a day for 7 days. She was not diagnosed. Is it possible that Doxycycline will cure Gonorrhea on its own. She felt some burning in her urethra but only after treatment. Her Dr. thought it may be just a yeast infection from strong antibiotics. What are the chances her complete uranylisis will show that she is negative for Gonorrhea?
1) how likely is it that I transmitted gonorrhea or chlamydia from my oral encounter?
2) How likely is it that I’ve passed either of these onto my girlfriend?
3) would the combination of doxycycline/levfloaxcin cure these STDs?
4) If I do a urine test within the next two days will they even show up now that I’ve taken a full round of doxycycline?
5) should I feel 100% after this round of levofloaxcin?
6) If my tests show up negative does she need to be tested?
) If there is obvious swelling and a tender spot, you might have an inflamed lymph node - but if so, it probably has nothing to do with the gonorrhea. The rectal itching might be due to a yeast infection, which can be triggered by antibiotics, especially when they are taken for as long as 2 weeks. It is easily treated and not serious.
Japan has the world's biggest problem with cephalosporin resistant gonorrhea.
3g of amoxicillin combined with 1g of probenecid USED to be an effective treatment for gonorrhea, but not anymore. Many cases are resistant to this treatment, so other antibiotics are now used. We're talking about your bits-and-pieces, why risk permenant damage? Go get tested and treated properly. It is nothing to be ashamed of. Every sexually-active person should be tested once or twice a year. I get screened every time I go for a check-up.
Welcome back to our Forum. I presume that when you refer to "GH" you are referring to gonorrhea. I will answer your question as though this is the case.
Azithromycin is in a dose of 1000 mg is curative for chlamydial infection and will cure many cases of gonorrhea but perhaps not all. The medication could also delay infections becoming established and therefore, positive tests however.
Taking the antibiotics you took could prevent, cure, or mask but not cure an infection. Thus there is no way to be totally confident of your test results. If you were exposed, taking medications could mask infection. My guess is that you are not infected (and likely were not even exposed) but if you really want to be sure, have repeat tests for gonorrhea and chlamydia at a time at least 4-5 days after your last dose of antibiotics.
Hope this helps.
As you point out, an increasing proportion of gonorrhea is now resistant to ciprofloxacin and related antibiotics. As a result, it is no longer recommended for therapy.
The CDC's treatment guidelines are meant to provide about a 97% cure rate for persons treated as recommended. Your treatment, while likely to have cured you, may have also transformed it from a symptomatic infection to an asymptomatic one. Recommended treatment for gonorrhea in the U.S.
I received unprotected oral sex With a female prostitute and now i am worried that i might have contracted gonorrhea. I was shocked when she started to perform unprotected oral on me as I thought safety would be paramount to someone in that industry. This extremely worried me and I haven't been able to stop thinking about it. That night I started to take 100mg of doxycline twice a day for a week plus 1g of azithromicn single does.
It is extremely unlikely that the combination of drugs you took would fail to cure gonorrhea. If you discharge has gone away, you can be pretty certain you aren't still infected. Anyway, it is not true that you can't be tested for gonorrhea. Urine testing is very accurate, even without symptoms.
You're obviously very anxious about a sexual exposure you regret. It's time to accept that everything is OK.
Could I have had oral gonorrhea and not known it? Could my sore throat one month ago be oral gonorrhea and resistant to the antibiotics? Could I have passed it to the guy who developed symptoms, even though one month prior I had undergone such a strong course of amoxicillin? Are these bugs resistant to amoxicillin?
My wife and I both took suprax 400mg and azithromycin 2G orally 5 days ago for Gonorrhea infection. Her only symptoms were frequent urination and feeling the need to urinate more often even when she didn't really have to. My symptoms were very mild burning during urination and sporadic mild itching in the urethra.
About 75% of symptoms gone after 48 - 72 hours. It's now been 5 days and I would say we are at 90% no symptoms.
Aj,
Thanks for your response! Are gonorrhea, chlamydia or NGU routine tests that are done when one is told to give a urine sample? I did give urine for all three Urologists but I'm not sure what they generally look for. Although, I do remember a Dr. telling me that my urine shows "no infection". Also, can you tell me how long does it take to get back results for gonorrhea, chlamydia or NGU? Is that an immediate response or does it need to be cultured?
Thanks!!!
1 g will cure chlamydia. It MIGHT cure gonorrhea. Its not one of the preferred treatments for it, as there has been some resistance. You can take up to 2gms of zith safely at once.
Honestly, gonorrhea isn't that common, and with only a few seconds of a blowjob, its not likely to be transmitted, but its up to you what you want to do.
I'm a 26 year old female, just had my first oral sex today. We didn't use condom and i'm now worried when i realized i have chapped lips. I'm not sure if my partner was clean, we are not communicating now. Wasn't able to see his penis if there are physical signs of STI. To prevent developing infection, i plan to take antibiotics. will that be okay? PS. i'm also worried it might affect my transplant in 2-3 days. i'm a donor. Please help. thank you.
How long it takes to treat Chlamydia and Gonorrhea with antibiotics.
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