Gonorrhoea Symptoms Singapore | Shim Clinic
| Help me about Gonorrhoea Symptoms ! |
| Permalink: https://shimclinic.sg/gonorrhoea-symptoms/ |
Gonorrhoea Symptoms Singapore: Gonorrhoea symptoms in men/women clinic, Singapore. Private and confidential service. Definitions, references, and latest news.
The signs of gonorrhoea appear between 2-10 days after sexual contact with an infected person.
These include:
- pus discharge from the penis
- yellow, bloody vaginal discharge
- painful burning sensation during urination.
Gonorrhoea discharge is infectious. A person with gonorrhoea can infect others through sexual contact.The signs of gonorrhoea may disappear without treatment, but the germs are still present in the body.
If not treated, gonorrhoea may lead to:
- Infertility – Gonorrhoea may damage the reproductive organs.
- Blindness in the newborn – During childbirth, an infected mother can pass gonorrhoea to her newborn baby, causing eye infection.
CLINICAL FEATURES
Gonorrhoea is characterised clinically by a profuse purulent discharge from the affected genital site (> 80% in male urethritis, up to 50% in female cervicitis), often accompanied by local pain or discomfort. However asymptomatic infection occurs in 10% of urethral infection, >50% of cervical infection, >90% of pharyngeal and rectal infection. Contiguous spread of the infection can lead to epididymo-orchitis, prostatitis, endometritis and salpingo-oophritis. Haematogenous spread results in disseminated gonococcal infection (DGI).
| Timeline | HIV | STD | Pregnancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Before exposure | |||
| Contraception (females only) | |||
| HIV PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) - Stop HIV infection before exposure | STD vaccine: - Hepatitis vaccine - HPV vaccine | ||
| STD / HIV exposure | |||
| 0-72 hours | HIV PEP (post-exposure prophylaxis) - Stop HIV infection after exposure | STD testing * - Screening test - to look for asymptomatic infections - from previous exposures | Emergency contraception with the morning-after pill (females only) |
| 2 weeks | HIV DNA Test | ||
| 1 month | HIV 4th Generation Test - SD Bioline HIV Ag/Ab Combo - Fingerprick blood sampling. - 20 minutes to results | ||
| 3 months | HIV 3rd Generation Test - OraQuick® HIV-1/2 Antibody - Oral fluid or - Fingerprick blood sampling. - 20 minutes to results | STD testing * - Full & comprehensive - diagnostic test - to look for current infections | |
| Watch for | HIV Symptoms | STD Symptoms | |
| If infected | HIV Treatment | STD Treatment | Abortion |
References