Gonorrhoea
Gonorrhoea is a bacterial sexually transmitted infection (STI) It is transmitted through oral, anal and vaginal sex.
Symptoms
Many people with gonorrhoea won’t have any symptoms.
If you have a penis you are more likely to experience symptoms. You may have burning when you pass urine, a yellow discharge or pain and inflammation in the testicles.
If you have a vagina you might notice a change in discharge, bleeding between periods or after sex or pelvic pain.
Testing
You can order an online test kit SH:24 for free to check for gonorrhoea infection.
Gonorrhoea may take 2 weeks from the time of infection to show up on a test.
If you have symptoms or are worried, you can:
- contact us via phone 0300 123 5474
- come along to one of our walk-in and wait clinics:
Treatment
Gonorrhoea is treated with antibiotics.
If you are treated with gonorrhoea we will provide you with a personal health checklist
Prevention
You can prevent gonorrhoea and other STIs by:
- using condoms. You can request free condoms at our clinics.
- Testing each time you change your sexual partner can help reduce the transmission of STIs.
More information
Visit NHS Choices - gonorrhoea