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Can you have unprotected sex on the 7th day of gonorrhea treatment?
It takes 7 days for the medicine to work in your body and cure gonorrhea. If you have sex without a condom during the 7 days after taking the medicine, you could still pass the infection to your sex partners, even if you have no symptoms.
How long after gonorrhea treatment Are you clean?
How long does it take for gonorrhea to clear up? Symptoms can clear up within 1-2 days of taking antibiotics; however, it may take up to two weeks for any pain in your pelvis of testicles to dissipate. It is recommended you are retested one week after taking antibiotics to confirm you are clear of the infection.
How do I know if my gonorrhea is cured?
A test-of-cure – follow-up testing to be sure the infection was treated successfully – is not needed for genital and rectal infections; however, if a person's symptoms continue for more than a few days after receiving treatment, he or she should return to a health care provider to be reevaluated.
Can you're infect yourself with gonorrhea during treatment?
You can definitely be re-infected with gonorrhea. The antibiotics only treat the gonorrhea you have today. If you are re-exposed to gonorrhea, you can be re-infected. The most common way to get gonorrhea re-infection is to have one partner be treated while the other is not.