What is Gonorrhoea?

Gonorrhoea is a bacterial sexually transmitted infection passed on from one person to another during sex.

Gonorrhoea symptoms

10% of men and 80% of women have no symptoms but symptoms may include:

In women

• Vaginal discharge that is different than usual
• The need to urinate more often
• Pain when passing urine
• Pain during sex
• Lower abdominal pain
• Any irregular bleeding between periods or after sex

In men

• A white, yellow or green discharge from the tip of the penis
• Pain and/or burning when passing urine
• Painful swelling of the testicles

What is the treatment?

Treatment for gonorrhoea is usually a simple of course of antibiotics.

If your test for gonorrhoea is positive? you will be asked to attend a sexual health clinic in a hospital where you will have another test to check what antibiotics the infection will respond to.

Please contact at 04 379 8747 or 04 353 6164 for book an appointment and request a test.