Transmission
Unfortunately, gonorrhoea is very easily transmitted. You can catch the annoying bacteria every time you come into contact with infected mucous membranes. For example, when giving a blowjob or fucking without a rubber, but also through finger play, mutual wanking or dildos that move from one person to another.
How can I protect myself?
- With Condoms while fucking you reduce your risk of infection.
- If you Sex toy with others or with several partners, put a new rubber on for each new partner to be on the safe side.
Get tested!
There is no such thing as complete protection. We therefore recommend that you get tested once a year for sexually transmitted diseases such as gonorrhoea, syphilis and chlamydia. This is possible at many AIDS service organisations, health authorities, gay projects and doctors.
When testing for gonorrhoea, swabs are taken from the throat, urethra and arse. A urine test can also be carried out instead of the urethral swab.
Symptoms
After a few days, the bacterial infestation of the mucous membranes leads to inflammation with itching and burning, and pus forms at the same time. In the case of gonorrhoea in the urethra, the pus comes out as a milky-white, later creamy-yellow discharge. Even if the discharge disappears on its own, you can still be infectious.
There are usually no symptoms with an anal gonorrhoea, but in rare cases you may notice mucopurulent stools or experience pain during anal sex.
Even if the symptoms subside, untreated gonorrhoea can spread further in the body and lead to inflammation of the prostate, epididymis and, in rare cases, other organs.
Signs of prostate inflammation are dull pain in the perineum and bladder area, frequent urge to urinate, sometimes painful bowel movements and fever. In the case of epididymitis, the scrotum is massively and painfully swollen.
HIV-negative people with gonorrhoea have an increased HIV risk (especially with gonorrhoea in the rectum and anal sex). Untreated HIV-positive people with gonorrhoea can transmit HIV more easily.
Treatment
Gonorrhoea can be treated and cured with antibiotics. It is important that the doctor monitors the healing process, as a single dose of medication may not be sufficient.
Sexual contact should be avoided until the end of treatment so as not to pass on the infection. To prevent re-infection, the so-called "ping-pong effect", and further spread, you should also inform your sexual partners so that they can also be tested - even if they have no symptoms.
