What Is Gonorrhoea?

Gonorrhoea is a bacterial sexually transmitted infection passed on from one person to another during sex.

Gonorrhoea Symptoms

10% of men and 80% of women have no symptoms but symptoms may include:

In women

• Vaginal discharge
• Pain when passing urine
• Lower abdominal pain

In men

• A white, yellow or green discharge from the tip of the penis
• Pain when passing urine
• Pain or tenderness in the testicles

What is the Treatment?

Treatment for gonorrhoea is usually a simple of course of antibiotics.

If your test is positive for gonorrhoea you will be asked to attend a sexual health clinic in a hospital where you will have another test to check what antibiotic the infection will respond to.

RUClear is run by the NHS, the tests are of a high quality and are FREE

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