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It's possible to be tested within a few days of having sex especially if you have symptoms, but if you have no symptoms and just want a sexual health check-up, you may want to wait up to two weeks after the last sexual contact before performingthe test. This gives an immediate diagnosis and treatment will be provided at the point of testing. In the sexual health clinic, swabs take from the cervix (female),urethra or rectum can be viewed with a microscope to identify gonorrhoea. Sometimes additional swabs from the throat or anus are taken. Gonorrhoea can be diagnosed from a urine sample (in men) and/or swabs taken from the male urethra or female vagina. Rarely it results in an arthritis (inflammation of the joints) or septicaemia(infection in the bloodstream). Left untreated, gonorrhoea can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) (10-20% cases), ectopic pregnancy in women, reduced fertility, and testicular swelling/pain in men. Rectal infection: anal discomfort, pain or dischargeĮye infection: Irritation, pain, swelling and/or discharge (conjunctivitis)ĭuring pregnancy gonorrhoea can be associated with miscarriage, premature labour, and the baby being born with conjunctivitis (inflammation of the eye) which can lead to permanent vision damage. inflammation (swelling) of the foreskin/head of penis.pain in the urethra or a burning sensation when urinating.a white, yellow, or green discharge from the penis.In men, symptoms of urethral gonorrhoea can include: heavier periods and bleeding after sex (this is less common).pain or tenderness in the lower abdominal area (this is less common).pain or a burning sensation when passing urine.an unusual vaginal discharge, which may be thin or watery and green or yellow in colour.In women, symptoms of gonorrhoea can include: In people that develop symptoms these usually appear within about two weeks of being infected, although sometimes they don't appear until many months later. Individuals with gonorrhoea in thethroat and rectum have even fewer symptoms and are largely symptom free. However, around 1 in 10 infected men with urethral gonorrhoea, and approximately half of infected women with vaginal gonorrhoea don't experience any symptoms. Typical symptoms of gonorrhoea are provided below. The bacteria can infect the cervix (entrance to the womb), the urethra (tube through which urine passes out of the body), the rectum (bottom), and less commonly the throat or eyes.

Gonorrhoea isn't spread by kissing, hugging, sharing baths or towels, swimming pools, toiletseats, or sharing crockery and cutlery, because the bacteria can't survive outside the human body for long.

Pregnant mothers can also pass the infection to their baby. Rarely it can be transmitted by infected semenor vaginal fluid coming into contact with your eye and sometimes from sharing sex toys. It can be transmitted after contact with your partner’s genitals, even if there is no ejaculation. Gonorrhoea is usually passed from person to person through unprotected vaginal, oral or anal sex. Those most often affected are young men and women under the age of 25. It is the second most common bacterial STI in the UK after chlamydia. Gonorrhoea is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by the bacteria Neisseria gonorrhoeae.