Treatment of gonorrhea: Things to note

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Gonorrhea is a bacterial infection of the genitals - urinary tract, anus, throat caused by gonorrhea. only human host. The disease is usually transmitted by direct sexual contact.

1. What is gonorrhea?

Gonorrhea is a common sexually transmitted disease that can affect both men and women if they do not practice safe sex. Gonorrhea has a high risk of transmission because there are no typical symptoms, people infected with gonorrhea do not know they have gonorrhea, so it is easy to infect sexual partners. The prevalence of gonorrhea is mainly in adolescents and young adults. If not treated promptly and properly, gonorrhea can cause serious health problems such as: pelvic inflammatory disease in women, epididymitis in men, arthritis, HIV infection..
The cause of gonorrhea is unprotected sex, creating conditions for the bacteria neisseria gonorrhoeae (gonococcal) to cause disease.

2. Notes when treating gonorrhea

To completely treat gonorrhea, patients should note the following issues:
2.1. Gonorrhea can be effectively treated with antibiotics The antibiotics selected by the World Health Organization (WHO) in the treatment regimen for gonorrhea include:
Ceftriaxone 250mg IM single dose. Spectinomycin 2g IM single dose. Cefotaxime 1g intramuscular single dose. Ciprofloxacin 500mg orally as a single dose. Cefixime 400mg orally as a single dose. Doxycycline 100mg orally 2 tablets/day x 7 days. Tetracycline 500mg orally 4 tablets/day x 7 days. Erythromycin 500mg, take 4 tablets/day x 7 days. Azithromycin 500mg, take 2 tablets in a single dose. The drugs ciprofloxacin, doxycycline, tetracycline should not be used by pregnant or lactating women because they cause many side effects affecting pregnant women and fetuses.

2.2 For effective treatment, an antibiotic should be made. Currently, drug-resistant gonorrhea is resistant to many antibiotics. Drug resistance is on the rise in many places, making it increasingly difficult to treat gonorrhea.
The US Centers for Disease Control recommends that in order to determine the antibiotic that is most sensitive to gonorrhea, the patient should conduct an antibiogram. Besides, CDC also recommends dual treatment to increase the effectiveness of treatment for gonorrhea.
2.3 Successful treatment of gonorrhea can still cause re-infection The drug can stop the infection but cannot reverse the destruction of the disease caused, and does not create lifelong resistance. People with gonorrhea who have been successfully treated can still get the disease again if they have unprotected sex with someone who has gonorrhea. Seek medical attention immediately if you have symptoms after being treated for the disease.

2.4 Dangerous complications if not treated gonorrhea Gonorrhea can cause many dangerous complications if not treated promptly. One of them is that the risk of HIV infection is higher if an infected person has unprotected sex with an HIV-infected person. In addition, gonorrhea can spread to the blood or joints, causing a very dangerous arthritis.
Women with gonorrhea can cause pelvic inflammatory disease because gonorrhea spreads to the uterus or fallopian tubes, leading to infertility or ectopic pregnancy. Men with gonorrhea can develop epididymitis leading to infertility if not treated promptly.
2.5 Sex partners of someone who has gonorrhea can also be infected Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted disease, it is completely possible for a partner of an infected person to become infected if not practicing safe sex. Therefore, the lover of a person with gonorrhea should also be tested and treated. Don't have sex until you've both had successful treatment.

3. How to detect gonorrhea early?

Gonorrhea often has no obvious symptoms, so early detection of the disease for timely treatment is extremely important. At Vinmec International General Hospital, there is a screening package for social diseases for all ages, for both men and women, in order to detect diseases early for effective treatment and avoid complications. The social disease screening package at Vinmec is for the following subjects:
Customers with risk factors such as unsafe sex, tattooing or injecting drugs, patients requiring blood transfusions or products of blood.
Customers do certain occupations with risk factors such as: medical staff, barbers, tattooists,...

The client may not have or have the following symptoms:
Pain when urinating, urgency, needing to urinate or urinating more than usual, blood in the urine, pus. Vaginal discharge that is abnormal in smell, color or quantity Irregular bleeding between 2 menstrual cycles, heavy bleeding, prolonged vaginal itching Rash, pimples and skin lesions Pelvic pain When signing up for the Package Screening for social diseases, customers will receive: Dermatological examination; Perform tests such as: HIV Ab rapid test, Chlamydia rapid test, Treponema pallidum rapid test, qualitative and quantitative Treponema pallidum TPHA test, bacteriological smear test and staining fungal test scan...

If you have unusual symptoms, you should be examined and consulted with a specialist.

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