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Gonorrhea Treatments AdviceGonorrhea is a dangerous, embarrassing disease that nobody really likes to talk about. Judging from the jokes constantly made about it, one might even be tempted ton wonder if gonorrhea be treated. The answer is yes. If diagnosed and treated in its early stages before it can spread and develop serious complications, gonorrhea can be treated before it results in long term problems. Left untreated, however, and the complications can become severe. Treatment is recommended if you have tested positive for the disease or if you have had sex with a partner within the last 60 days who has been diagnosed with the disease. Whether or not this partner used a condom or not, it is still highly recommended that you see diagnosis and treatment. Gonorrhea is a bacterial infection, therefore the treatment centers on using antibiotics. Unfortunately, of course, overuse of antibiotic has led to resistant strains of the disease and so there has been a decline in using penicillin to treat gonorrhea. The good news is that the next generation of cephalosporin antibiotics such as ceftriaxone have proven to be effective. A co-infection of gonorrhea with its fellow STD chlamydia is very common and doctors treat this with a combination of antibiotics, usually ceftriaxone and doxycycline or azithromycin, in order to treat both at once. It is extremely important to understand that anyone who has previously been infected with gonorrhea and has received treatment can contract the disease again should they engage in sexual intercourse with another person infected with the disease. Also, if your symptoms persist even after receiving treatment, it is advisable to return to your physician for re-evaluation. |
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