If planning to become pregnant or are pregnant it can cause:
Baby born prematurely
Stillbirth
Miscarriage
Babies:
Eye discharge
Gonorrhoea will usually present in the first 5 days of life but may take up to 3 week and can lead to a discharge that keeps on re-occurring and does even after wiping.
Chlamydia typically presents between the first 5–14 days of life and can lead to long term conjunctivitis.
If not treated this condition can lead to sepsis and meningitis (both are medical emergencies)
Testing
If one wants to do a test it is ideal to do it two weeks (unless stated by health professional otherwise) after exposure and if positive, do a re-test in 5– 6 weeks time (unless stated by health professional otherwise) after first test after treatment.
Do not have oral, vaginal or anal sex, or use sex toys, until seven days after you and your partner have both finished the treatment and any symptoms have gone.
This is to help prevent you being re-infected or passing the infection on to someone else.
Please talk to your healthcare professional (i.e. Medical Doctor/Pharmacist) for further advice
Detailed Information
Please copy and paste any key words from the title: Gonorrhoea in the following respective 'Medtick References and/or Sources' to find out more about the disease (this also may include diagnosis tests and generic medical treatments).
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