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Gonorrhea : Treatments

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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.
Source:ADAM
Date:April 12, 2007
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.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence
Furthermore, many patients have both gonorrhea and chlamydial infections. Therefore, two drug treatment regimens are common.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
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 mine...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
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