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Is Sore Throat Week After Giving Fellatio Sign Of Gonorrhea?
I am wondering if I should get tested for gonorrhea or something, since I have a bit of a sore throat less than a week after performing fellatio, but I also am now getting over some food poisoning so that symptom could just be a part of that. I am an American living in Guatemala...
Fri, 2 Jan 2015
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Unprotected oral sex is a risk factor for throat/pharyngeal gonorrhea. The symptoms of pharyngeal infection are similar to sore throat i.e throat pain and painful swallowing.
I suggest you to visit a specialist for testing and confirmatory diagnosis as well as appropriate prescription.
A swab test from the pharynx to test for microbial DNA is sensitive and specific and would be confirmatory.
Future course depends on the result of the swab test; if it detects gonorrhea, Oral antibiotics Or IV antibiotics are the treatments of choice.
Commonly used antibiotics for throat gonorrhea are ceftriazone and ciprofloxacin.
Regards
Unprotected oral sex is a risk factor for throat/pharyngeal gonorrhea. The symptoms of pharyngeal infection are similar to sore throat i.e throat pain and painful swallowing.
I suggest you to visit a specialist for testing and confirmatory diagnosis as well as appropriate prescription.
A swab test from the pharynx to test for microbial DNA is sensitive and specific and would be confirmatory.
Future course depends on the result of the swab test; if it detects gonorrhea, Oral antibiotics Or IV antibiotics are the treatments of choice.
Commonly used antibiotics for throat gonorrhea are ceftriazone and ciprofloxacin.
Regards
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Hello. Thank you for writing to us at healthcaremagic
Unprotected receptive Oral Sex is a risk factor for Throat/Pharyngeal Gonorrhea, apart from other STD's like oro-labial herpes, syphilis, chlamydia etc.
Throat/ Pharyngeal gonorrhea may be associated with sore throat and swollen neck glands.
A simple swab test taken from the throat can confirm whether the sore throat is due to gonorrhea which if confirmed should be treated the same way as gonococcal urethritis.
I would also suggest testing for other STD's like chlamydia, syphilis and herpes as well.
I suggest you to visit a doctor for counselling and testing.
Regards
Always practice safe sex with a condom!
Unprotected receptive Oral Sex is a risk factor for Throat/Pharyngeal Gonorrhea, apart from other STD's like oro-labial herpes, syphilis, chlamydia etc.
Throat/ Pharyngeal gonorrhea may be associated with sore throat and swollen neck glands.
A simple swab test taken from the throat can confirm whether the sore throat is due to gonorrhea which if confirmed should be treated the same way as gonococcal urethritis.
I would also suggest testing for other STD's like chlamydia, syphilis and herpes as well.
I suggest you to visit a doctor for counselling and testing.
Regards
Always practice safe sex with a condom!
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