Take all your medication as prescribed by your health care provider.The follow-up test should be done at least 4 weeks after you've finished your treatment. These tests are just to make sure your infection has been treated effectively. Often, your health care provider or sexual health clinic will schedule a follow-up test. Do not have sex - even with a condom - until seven days after you've finished all medication.įree treatment is available at your health care provider's office or at a sexual health clinic in your community. The signs and symptoms may go away in a few days but it takes approximately seven days to get rid of the infection. Do not drink alcohol when taking antibiotics. You must follow the directions given with your medication. Gonorrhea can be cured with one injection in combination with pills. It is important that you get gonorrhea treated quickly and effectively to decrease complications such as pelvic inflammatory disease and infertility, and to prevent further spread of the antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea. Get treatedĪntibiotic resistance in gonorrhea is happening worldwide, including in Ontario. It is important that you talk to your health care provider about the appropriate testing for you.
Be sure to ask your health care provider to test you for STIs - asking is the only way to know whether you are receiving the right tests. Many women assume STI tests are performed during their regular Pap exam. This can lead to a serious eye infection and without treatment can cause permanent blindness in a newborn baby.įor men having sex with men who have had anal or oral sex without a condom, it is recommended that you have a sample taken from these areas.įor women, samples are taken from the infected areas (cervix, urethra, anus or throat). If you are pregnant, gonorrhea can also be passed on to your baby during vaginal birth. Gonorrhea may also cause eye infection and arthritis. It can also cause sterility if scar tissue blocks the tubes that carry the sperm. Some men experience pain and swelling in the testicles ("balls"). It can cause long-term pelvic pain and lead to infertility, miscarriages and ectopic (tubal) pregnancy. In women, gonorrhea can cause a serious infection of the womb and fallopian tubes (pelvic inflammatory disease). Without treatment, gonorrhea can cause infertility in both men and women. Gonorrhea in the anus can cause discharge, bleeding, anal itching, soreness or painful bowel movements. This may cause a sore throat and swollen glands, but it usually causes no symptoms. Oral sex can also cause gonorrhea in the throat for both men and women.
Abnormal bleeding between periods (for women).Bleeding during or after sex (for women).Pain, burning, or discomfort with urination (for women).For men, symptoms usually appear in the first week after infection. Most women who have gonorrhea don't have any visible symptoms, or mistake their symptoms for bladder or vaginal infections. Signs of gonorrhea can take 2 to 10 days to show up (and sometimes even longer). Most women and some men will have no early symptoms.
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