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Full question:<\/strong> Response from Dr Fox:<\/strong> It is true that high-dose azithromycin (2gm as a single dose) can be effective but has a high incidence of abdominal side-effects. Resistance<\/a> can also be a problem. It is not best practice.<\/p>\n For further information see NHS Gonorrhea<\/a>\u00a0website page. Postal STI home test kits<\/a> are also available.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Last updated 4 January 2022Full question: Been told by an ex that she has gonorrhoea and I fear I do as well as I’ve had some symptoms.\u00a0Rather than sit in a clinic I was hoping to discretely\u00a0take the medicine to treat it. 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\nBeen told by an ex that she has gonorrhoea and I fear I do as well as I’ve had some symptoms.\u00a0Rather than sit in a clinic I was hoping to discretely\u00a0take the medicine to treat it. I read online that chlamydia treatment is the same.\u00a0Is this the case?<\/p>\n
\nDr Fox does not offer treatment for gonorrhoea; rather we advise attending your local STI clinic. This is because\u00a0the recommended treatment of gonorrhoea in adults is ceftriaxone 500mg as an injection<\/strong>. The clinic would also check you for other STIs and organise contact tracing (your sexual partners who would be at risk).<\/p>\n