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Gonorrhoea - Management
When should I refer or admit a person with gonorrhoea?
- Ideally, refer all people with suspected or confirmed gonorrhoea to a genito-urinary medicine (GUM) clinic or a general practice providing an enhanced sexual health service.
- Referral is particularly important in:
- Men who have complications caused by gonorrhoea (such as epididymitis or prostatitis).
- Women who are pregnant.
- Women with suspected ascending infection (see the CKS topic on Pelvic inflammatory disease).
- Admit:
- People with suspected disseminated gonorrhoea (systemic symptoms may be present, such as fever, pain, malaise, joint pain and swelling, and rash).
- Women with pelvic inflammatory disease if it is severe or there are complications.
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