My test came postive for gonorrhea but my boyfriend's was negative?

[lardy]

Hi,

I have been with my new boyfriend for the last 5 months. As i was not on the pill we used condoms for the first few months. About 4 weeks ago i decided to go back on the pill and we no longer used condoms. About a week after having sex for the first time without using condoms i felt that i had an infection. I was almost certian I had a UTI, as it felt itchy and i had a burning sensation- I went to the chemist and tried treatment for cystitis and thrush as i really thought it would be one or the other but that did not clear it so i went ot my GP. My Gp said it sounded like a UTI so he took a sample of urine and did some sort of litmus test in surgery,  this showed the prescence of some white blood cells. He prescibed some trymethoprim which i took for 1 week however this did not clear my symptoms so i went back. He then prescibed me some augmentin antibiotic- which seemed to clear it up, felty 99% right.

A week ago i had sex again with my boyfriend without a condom and the previous symptoms re-appeared again a few days after; -  felt slighty ichy,  needed to urinate more and it stung a bit, i also had a longer period than normal and sex was little more uncomfortable.

I went to a sexual screening clinic yesterday and they said that i had gonorrhea. My boyfriend went to a clinic today and they told him his results were all negative and that he did not have gonorrhea.

Questions- Is it possible that i have had gonorrhea possibly for quite sometime ?
Is  it was only a coincidence that i got the symptoms after having sex with my new boyfriend?
Is it possible that he is immune to gonorrhea and thats why his results are negative while mine are not?
If one partner has gonorrhea will the other partner definately have it too?
I am really really confused and feel as you can imagine quite baffled and upset by it all!

Would appreciate any insight
Thanks

[2terrified]

Did you go with him and actually see the result on paper?  If not, how do you know he went for sure?

[kaylerson]

It can be possible that you've had gonorrhea for sometime without symptoms but the fact that the symptoms only arose when you started having unprotected sex with your partner is an indication that he might have been the carrier

I don't think it was coincidence.  But that is my personal opinion.

I have not heard of anyone being immune to any STD they are infections of the body, and often do not present any symptoms at all in men.  So he could have had it for a very long time and not even known.

It is not always certain that the other person will definitely have it, but unprotected sex will come with transmission and it is the sure fire way to catch an STD.

I think his test might have been a false negative, it is highly unlikely that he doesnt have it as well.  Especially considering your symptoms occurred only after having unprotected sex with him.

I would ask him to get tested again, and he should be treated for gonorrhea if you tested positive.