Conditions
Gonorrhoea
Gonorrhoea (otherwise known as ‘the clap’) is the second most common sexually transmitted infection in the UK, and commonly affects young men aged 20-24 years and women aged 16-19. The bacterium that causes the infection is found mainly in the semen and vaginal fluids of infected men and women, so it’s easily transmitted through unprotected sexual contact. Some of the symptoms – discharge from the penis or vagina, and a burning sensation when urinating – are particularly unpleasant. Furthermore, untreated gonorrhoea can cause serious health problems in later life, so it’s best to seek treatment from your GP or GUM clinic. Historically, sailors who displayed symptoms of gonorrhoea were subjected to an injection of mercury through the tip of the penis (which is enough to bring floods of tears to any man’s eyes!) Thankfully, however, treatment has moved on and now consists of a single dose of antibiotics, which is administered either by pill or injection (but not into the penis).
A free online Gonorrhoea postal test for people aged under-25 is available in some areas. Go to www.freetest.me. for more details.
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i have had redness around the head of my penis several times and a weird substance liquid. what is this?
I have developed a slight inflammation / redness on my penis with a stinging pain on the inflammation and in the uretha. i have been for std tests but am anxious to find out what it could be , can you answer please
i have been having unusual discharge and think i may have Gonorrhea , all my symptoms have matched what i have bin experiencing, i have done the free chlamydia test haven't had the results back yet but does this also check for gonorrhea or will i need to go to my local doctor?
red spots appear randomly/occasionly on my penis (shaft) and stay for a week or so.. they hurt and are large and i dont know what to do. please write back. thanks
hi wonder can u help i have about 10 spots on my ball sack some the size of a pin head and 2 the size of a grap they swell up then bust with white pus but drys like tip ex i have haad for years but none on my penis it not sore when i pee or have sex
they grow under the skin can u help i have never seen on net picsof them
hiya.im in a new relationship and have been havin unprotected sex. this morning i noticed a spot a the top of my penis which appears to have a white head but when i squeeze it nothing comes out. it was not there last night but appeared this morning. it wasnt painful until i started squeezing it. is it possibly just a normal spot? my girlfriend appears to have no symptons of anything.do u have any idea wot it may be?
Hi, I've been dating my current boyfriend for nearly a year, since then I have suffered From a cystitis like feeling, it is very painful to go to the toilet & I keep producing this thick creamy like discharge. I consulted my doctor and they told me I didn't have any type of water infection. Sex is now extremely painful, & my boyfriend has developed small lumps on his shaft. Please could u give me some advice, I'm worried I may have an STI.
hello, maybe twice a year i get a itchy penis shaft in the same perticular place,
about three centermeters in lengh, by maybe seven milimeters, when i scratch it the skin flakes, and becomes slightly red, i am worried and treat it with canistan cream, what do you think ?. thank you.
Hello, Im 29, ive recently started to feel a pressure in my lower adoman which gives me pain and giving me the need to wee, having sex with my partner is to uncomfortable so we dont. Ive always used a comdom and the doctor mentioned that my womb feels inflamed what reasons could this be? can you help
i went to the doctor with little tint bumps under the skin of my penis but now a bigger lump has appered and puss and blood come out of it if you squeaz it can some one help me
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