can you develope gonorrhea years after the initial contraction of the disease?
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It's absolutely possible.  Most women who are infected with Gonorrhea do not show symptoms & may never know they have it until permenant damage is done to the reproductive system, or happen to get tested for it.  Men tend to show symptoms more than women, but it's also entirely possible that a man also would be symptomless.  \n\nWith that said - symptoms will not just "pop" up after being infected for a long time.  If you're going to have symptoms - it will happen with 2 to 10 days after infection.\n\nShe and her husband absolutely must be treated - it's easy to get rid of with antibiotics.
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It would be highly unlikely to get chlamydia at age 4.  Chlamydia is a sexually transmitted disease and can be transmitted vaginally, orally, or anally.  So, if the child was sexually abused it would be possible for her/him to contract it.  Chlamydia can go undiagnosed for a long time as there are often no symptoms.  So, yes, it would be possible.  The person in question needs to be tested by a doctor immediately and undergo treatment.
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Once you both have finished the full course of treatment, you can resume sexual activities.  If your symptoms continue after treatment, you probably have been infected again.
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Gonorrhea is spread through contact with the penis, vagina, mouth, or anus. Ejaculation does not have to occur for gonorrhea to be transmitted or acquired. Gonorrhea can also be spread from mother to baby during delivery.\n\nPeople who have had gonorrhea and received treatment may get infected again if they have sexual contact with a person infected with gonorrhea.\n\ntreatment...\nSeveral antibiotics can successfully cure gonorrhea in adolescents and adults. However, drug-resistant strains of gonorrhea are increasing in many areas of the world, including the United States, and successful treatment of gonorrhea is becoming more difficult. Because many people with gonorrhea also have chlamydia, another sexually transmitted disease, antibiotics for both infections are usually given together. Persons with gonorrhea should be tested for other STDs.\n\nIt is important to take all of the medication prescribed to cure gonorrhea. Although medication will stop the infection, it will not repair any permanent damage done by the disease. People who have had gonorrhea and have been treated can get the disease again if they have sexual contact with persons infected with gonorrhea. If a person's symptoms continue even after receiving treatment, he or she should return to a doctor to be reevaluated.\n\nhis STD is spread through contact with an infected vagina, penis, anus, or mouth. It is spread through semen or vaginal fluids during unprotected sexual contact with a partner who has it. Touching infected sex organs, like the vagina or penis, and then touching your eyes can cause an eye infection. It cannot be passed by shaking hands or sitting on a toilet seat.\n\n\nGood luck to you sweety, i hope that you find out who done this to you!
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after any sex there is achance of std even with a rubber you can still catch things like crabs if your are going to have anal sex all the time which i do (been married 12 years) make sure you use the bathroom befour and after and clean your self both times throughly also keep some baby wipes handy for use during sex just in case of an accident and a bottle of hand sanitizer to wash your hands if there is a accident also use plenty of lube it makes it a lot less painful and chances of a  accident happening are less also anal sex does not cause aids any more than any other std just make sure the person you are having any kind of sex with uses a rubber and is clean and free of all std's then you have nothing at all to worry about be safe be clean and enjoy sex
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Yes it can over time but get it treated now and you'll be fine don't forget to take all your antibiotics
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Absolutely. Most STDs are transmitted without ejaculation needing to occur. For example, gonorrhea (sorry bad spelling) produces a discharge and when you come in contact with this discharge you can be infected. Any time you have unprotected contact with somone's genitals you are at risk of getting an STD.
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Only when you first get the virus = flu-like symptoms with fever are possible (a long with a LOT of burning pain and pain with urination).  \n\nWith each recurring episode, a lot of times your genitals (especially the area where the lesions appear) will burn and become reddened just before a breakout.  It might hurt to go pee with recurrent episodes, too.  However, with each recurrent infection the symptoms will decrease.  Also, over time (years) the symptoms won't come as often and won't last as long.  \n\nRemember that it is very contagious just before, during, and just after a breakout.  Condoms provide some protection, depending on where the lesion is located.  However, it is important to remain abstinent during a breakout.  And don't touch an open lesion with your hand or finger b/c it can spread to your fingertip and other places! Use a Q-tip to apply any medicated cream! It is also important to tell any and all partners about this STD BEFORE having a sexual relationship with that person. If they are really into you and want to be with you, they will understand as long as you are careful not to infect them.  \n\nTo prevent breakouts or help them heal = keep area clean and DRY (you should dry with a blow-dryer after shower to get it really dry - there is hair there that stays wet if not blow-dryed)!
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I am a sex counselor who goes to schools teaching students about the risk of sex. From what is known right now gonorrhea   often has no early signs. This is especially true for women. Early signs may include: a yellow or whit discharge for the penis of vagina. pain or burning when urinating. Women may also have pain in the lower abdomen or bleeding between periods (this symptom may not be gonorrhea so, you should see a doctor.)
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The pre-cancerous cells, were these from your cervix? - After a smear test?  If so, don't worry.  The natural progression from pre-cancerous cells to actual cancer of the cervix can take 5 to 15 years.  Make sure you get treatment and a follow-up smear.  Secondly, the inflammation of cells on your cervix caused by the gonorrhoea could be mistaken for pre-cancerous cells.  What you probably need is treatment for the infection followed by a repeat smear 6 months from now.  Your doctor may also want you to attend a coloposcopy clinic to have a closer look at your cervix.  The only way this could effect your future pregnancies is if you need a cone biopsy of the cervix which is unlikely from what you have told me.\nWith regard to the infection, any infection effecting the pelvic organs can effect your chances of getting pregnant and increases your risk of an ectopic pregnancy.  That said, lots of women have infections for years and still have no problems at all. Worse case scenario is you have difficulty getting pregnant but then IVF treatment nowadays would solve your problem and has good success rates.  So basically, get yourself treated and try not to worry.
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Not likely, but it can wreak havoc on your body.  Chlamydia is known as a "silent" disease, because about 3/4 of infected women and about 1/2 of the infected men have no symptoms and do not realize they even have it.  If symptoms do occur, they usually appear within 1 to 3 weeks after exposure.\n\nIn women, the bacteria initially infect the cervix and the urethra.  Women who have symptoms might have an abnormal vaginal discharge or a burning sensation when urinating. When the infection spreads from the cervix to the fallopian tubes (tubes that carry eggs from the ovaries to the uterus), some women still have no signs or symptoms; others have lower abdominal pain, low back pain, nausea, fever, pain during intercourse, or bleeding between menstrual periods. \n\nChlamydial infection of the cervix can also spread to the rectum.\n\nIf untreated, chlamydial infections can progress to serious reproductive and other health problems with both short-term and long-term consequences. Like the disease itself, the damage that chlamydia causes is often "silent."\n\nIn women, untreated infection can spread into the uterus or fallopian tubes and cause pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). This happens in up to 40 percent of women with untreated chlamydia. PID can cause permanent damage to the fallopian tubes, uterus, and surrounding tissues. The damage can lead to chronic pelvic pain, infertility, and potentially fatal ectopic pregnancy (pregnancy outside the uterus). Women infected with chlamydia are up to 5 times more likely to become infected with HIV, if exposed.\n\nTo help prevent the serious consequences of chlamydia, screening at least annually for chlamydia is recommended for all sexually active women age 25 years and younger. An annual screening test also is recommended for older women with risk factors for chlamydia (a new sex partner or multiple sex partners). \n\nAll pregnant women should have a screening test for chlamydia.  In pregnant women, there is some evidence that untreated chlamydial infections can lead to premature delivery. Babies who are born to infected mothers can get chlamydial infections in their eyes and respiratory tracts. Chlamydia is a leading cause of early infant pneumonia and conjunctivitis (pink eye) in newborns.
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I don't know if this helps.  It IS confusing to figure out how it might happen that you would be exposed 16 years ago and just now have an outbreak.  That doesn't seem possible.  However, it is possible to be infected 16 years ago and never have had a primary or recurrent outbreak.\n\nWhat Happens\n\nYou can become infected with genital herpes when the herpes simplex virus (HSV) enters the body through sexual or other direct contact with herpes sores. HSV infections cannot be cured. Once you are infected with HSV, the virus remains in your body for the rest of your life. Many people do not develop symptoms and thus are unaware that they have the virus.\n\nFirst-time (primary) outbreak\n\nThe incubation period—the time from exposure to genital herpes until the primary outbreak of infection—is 2 to 14 days. The entire body may be affected, causing you to feel as though you have the flu. Blisters appear around the genitals or anus or in the area where the virus entered the body. The blisters break within a few days and become painful, oozing sores. The sores usually heal within 3 weeks (without treatment) and do not leave scars. Sores that occur in women usually take longer to heal than sores that occur in men.\n\nRecurrent outbreak\n\nAfter the primary outbreak, the herpes simplex virus remains in the nerve cells below the skin in the area where the sores first appeared. The virus stays in the nerve cells but becomes dormant, causing no symptoms. In most people, the virus becomes active from time to time, traveling from the nerve cells to the skin and causing repeated blisters and sores (recurrent outbreaks). \n\nSores from recurrent outbreaks usually heal faster and are less painful than those from the primary outbreak. People report that certain factors such as stress, illness, new sex partners, or menstruation may trigger recurrent outbreaks.\n\nAbout half of the people who have recurrent outbreaks of genital herpes feel an outbreak coming a few hours to a couple of days before it happens. They may feel tingling, burning, itching, numbness, tenderness, or pain where the blisters are going to appear. This is called the prodrome.\n\nPeople who have symptoms average five outbreaks per year during the first few years. Most have fewer outbreaks after that. The pattern of recurrent outbreaks—how often genital herpes infections return and how long outbreaks last—varies greatly. Some people have many outbreaks each year while others have only a few or none at all.\n\nGenital herpes infections caused by HSV-1 recur less frequently than those caused by HSV-2.
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it can be\n\nPelvic inflammatory disease is caused by germs that are transmitted through sexual contact and other bodily secretions. Bacteria that cause gonorrhea and chlamydia cause more than half of cases. Other organisms found in the vagina can also cause PID but are much less common.\n\nIn some women, PID may result from a termination of pregnancy or following childbirth. Occasionally, it may be as a result of having sex with a new partner. But often no specific reason can be found. In the UK the 'bug' most commonly responsible for PID is Chlamydia.\n\nPelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is an infection that passes from the vagina through neck of the womb (cervix), the womb (uterus) and up to the Fallopian tubes. The ovaries are sometimes also involved.
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oral sex a year ago is not very "active". I think your doc means if you have begun having sexual intercourse.
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Gonorrhoea, is among the most common sexually-transmitted diseases in the world and is caused by Gram-negative bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae. White discharge in both men and women is associated with the disease contained semen. It can be treated and fully cured by heavy dosage of antibiotics. \n\nWhereas AIDS an Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome  is a collection of symptoms and infections in humans resulting from the specific damage to the immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The late stage of the condition leaves individuals prone to opportunistic infections and tumors. There is no known cure for this. HIV is transmitted through direct contact of a mucous membrane or the bloodstream with a bodily fluid containing HIV, such as blood, semen, vaginal fluid, preseminal fluid, and breast. \n\nGonorrhoea and AIDS have no relevance or connection, but a person can acquire both these diseases from different persons having this by frequent sexual contact with these patients.-
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Yes, however, if you have been sexually active without protection & they come back on a regular basis, you should see a doctor because you may have an STD...
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yes, it is always caused by HPV, but that doesn't mean that an STD would have shown up before now.  HPV can be dormant for many years, I am not sure what triggers it, but according to some docs you could have had it for 10 years or more....do not worry yourself over this, it is very treatable...usually with a laser procedure called a Leep.