Gonorrhoea Treatment

Last Updated: October 31, 2026

Lifestyle Modifications

Prevent transmission, re-infection, and promote responsible sexual health practices.

Practice safe sex by consistently using condoms during vaginal, anal, and oral sex.
Get tested regularly for STIs, especially if you have new or multiple sexual partners, or if you suspect exposure.
Ensure all sexual partners are notified and treated to prevent re-infection and further spread.
Avoid sharing sex toys, or wash them thoroughly and cover with a new condom between uses.
Complete the full course of prescribed antibiotics and abstain from sexual activity until both you and your partner(s) have finished treatment and follow-up tests confirm the infection is cleared.

ConsultSexual Health SpecialistGeneral PractitionerCounsellor

Medicinal Treatment

Eradicate the bacterial infection, alleviate symptoms, and prevent complications.

Single-dose antibiotic therapy, typically administered as an injection or oral tablets, to effectively eradicate the Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacteria.
Follow-up testing approximately one week after treatment completion to confirm the infection has been successfully cleared and to monitor for potential antibiotic resistance.
Treatment of sexual partners is essential, even if asymptomatic, to prevent re-infection and control the spread of the infection within the community.
Management of specific symptoms, such as pain relief, while the antibiotics take effect.
In cases of severe or complicated infections (e.g., disseminated gonococcal infection), a longer course of antibiotics or hospitalization may be required.

ConsultInfectious Disease SpecialistGeneral PractitionerSexual Health Specialist

Surgical Treatment

Address and manage severe complications that may arise from untreated or late-stage gonorrhoea.

Gonorrhoea is primarily a bacterial infection treated effectively with antibiotics and does not typically require direct surgical intervention.
Surgical procedures may be considered only in rare and severe cases of complications arising from untreated gonorrhoea, such as drainage of abscesses (e.g., tubo-ovarian abscesses from Pelvic Inflammatory Disease).
Repair of anatomical damage or removal of infected tissue that has resulted from long-standing, untreated infection, particularly in cases of severe pelvic inflammatory disease or epididymitis.
Surgical interventions would focus on managing the consequences of the infection rather rather than treating the active bacterial infection itself.

ConsultUrologistGynecologistGeneral Surgeon

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Lifestyle Modifications

Prevent transmission, re-infection, and promote responsible sexual health practices.

Practice safe sex by consistently using condoms during vaginal, anal, and oral sex.

Get tested regularly for STIs, especially if you have new or multiple sexual partners, or if you suspect exposure.

Ensure all sexual partners are notified and treated to prevent re-infection and further spread.

Avoid sharing sex toys, or wash them thoroughly and cover with a new condom between uses.

Complete the full course of prescribed antibiotics and abstain from sexual activity until both you and your partner(s) have finished treatment and follow-up tests confirm the infection is cleared.

ConsultSexual Health SpecialistGeneral PractitionerCounsellor

Medicinal Treatment

Eradicate the bacterial infection, alleviate symptoms, and prevent complications.

Single-dose antibiotic therapy, typically administered as an injection or oral tablets, to effectively eradicate the Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacteria.

Follow-up testing approximately one week after treatment completion to confirm the infection has been successfully cleared and to monitor for potential antibiotic resistance.

Treatment of sexual partners is essential, even if asymptomatic, to prevent re-infection and control the spread of the infection within the community.

Management of specific symptoms, such as pain relief, while the antibiotics take effect.

In cases of severe or complicated infections (e.g., disseminated gonococcal infection), a longer course of antibiotics or hospitalization may be required.

ConsultInfectious Disease SpecialistGeneral PractitionerSexual Health Specialist

Surgical Treatment

Address and manage severe complications that may arise from untreated or late-stage gonorrhoea.

Gonorrhoea is primarily a bacterial infection treated effectively with antibiotics and does not typically require direct surgical intervention.

Surgical procedures may be considered only in rare and severe cases of complications arising from untreated gonorrhoea, such as drainage of abscesses (e.g., tubo-ovarian abscesses from Pelvic Inflammatory Disease).

Repair of anatomical damage or removal of infected tissue that has resulted from long-standing, untreated infection, particularly in cases of severe pelvic inflammatory disease or epididymitis.

Surgical interventions would focus on managing the consequences of the infection rather rather than treating the active bacterial infection itself.

ConsultUrologistGynecologistGeneral Surgeon

Gonorrhoea Treatment

Lifestyle Modifications

Medicinal Treatment

Surgical Treatment

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About This Disease

Gonorrhoea Treatment

Lifestyle Modifications

Medicinal Treatment

Surgical Treatment

Contents

Specialists

About This Disease