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oral std

Dear Doctor,
Can you please tell me what the chances of contracting oral gonorrhea or chlamydia or any other oral std from performing a few seconds of oral sex on a man of unknown status but with no symptoms? It was only a couple of seconds. Thanks
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300980 tn?1194929400
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Welcome to our Forum. Oral or throat infections due to the performance of oral sex on a partner is unusual.  The main infection which can be acquired through this way would be gonorrhea.  Chlamydia is not acquired through oral sex and unless your partner has a sore on his penis, syphilis and herpes would be quite unlikely as well. In addition, in your case, the shorter the exposure, the less likely infection is to occur as well. EWH
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300980 tn?1194929400
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You are incorrect.  The regimens you mention are recommended for urethral gonorrhea, not pharyngeal infection.  They might work but they are not recommended because of concern for failures.  

There are a substantial proportion of gonorrhea strains which are resistant to cipro and doxy.  that is the reason I did not suggest them.  

Yes untreated gonorrhea may go away on its own...... or it may not.  How does that help you?

This will end this thread.  You have my advice.  EWH
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I understand that ceftriaxone is protocol for oral gonorrhea but is it possible that 2g azithromycin or 400mg suprax could also work? Also, would that with cipro or doxy work for treating urethral gonorrhea? Why is there a difference?

Also, I have heard that left untreated, oral gonorrhea may go away on its own. Is that true. Thank you for your responses.
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300980 tn?1194929400
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Men with urethral gonorrhea have sympotoms about 95% of the time.  

There is no way to calculate your risk ofr oral gonorrhea.  Very low however.  Treatment for oral gonorrhea is none of the meds you mention but an injection of ceftriaxone.  EWH
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Thank you for your response. If a man has urethral gonorrhea, how often does he have symptoms? Also, can you give me the statistics that I could have gotten gonorrhea orally?  I am a female. Also, if I did contract it orally, what atibiotic would I take? suprax, cipro or azithromycen.
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