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There are two goals in treating a sexually transmitted disease, especially one as easily spread as gonorrhea. The first is to cure the infection in the patient. The second is to locate and test all of the other people the person had sexual contact...
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Gonorrhea is treated with antibiotics, either injected or taken orally. After treatment, repeat cultures should always be performed to be certain the infection has been cured.
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Gonorrhea has become more difficult and expensive to treat since the 1970s, due to the increased resistance of gonorrhea to certain antibiotics . In fact, according to projections from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 30% of the str...
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Although there is nothing that can totally replace antibiotics in the treatment of gonorrhea, certain herbs and minerals may be used to supplement the treatment. These may be used to improve the body's immune function: zinc , multivitamins and min...
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