Gonorrhoea

Gonorrhoea, or ‘the clap’, is a bacterial infection of the urethra (or, crudely, your pisshole), arse, throat, or eyes.

How do you get it?

It can be passed-on by rimming, sucking cock, fucking or getting fucked without a condom.

How do you prevent it?

Using condoms will prevent many cases of Gonorrhoea. If you wanted to reduce the risks further, you would have to use condoms for oral sex. Sucking cock carries a risk even if he doesn’t cum in your mouth.

How do you know you’ve got it?

Noticeable symptoms can include a white or greenish pus discharge from your cock and a burning sensation when you piss or cum. Infection in your arse may be noticeable by a yellowish discharge, fresh blood on your shit, mild diarrhoea, or itching and pain when shitting. Infection via your mouth can result in a sore throat and sometimes a cough. Sometimes there are no symptoms or they are too mild to be noticeable, particularly with gonorrhoea in the arse.

How do you treat it?

Gonorrhoea is treatable by antibiotics and is completely curable. Left untreated the body’s natural defences would normally be able to clear gonorrhoea from the system, although this would take several months (during which time the infection could be spread to other sexual partners) and be painful. In some cases, untreated gonorrhoea can spread to the prostate gland and balls, which may lead to infertility. In the worst case scenario, it could also spread throughout your body causing inflammation of the joints and septicaemia, which can, in rare cases, be fatal. Rates of gonorrhoea amongst gay men in England have steadily climbed over the last ten years. In 2006, over four thousand gay men were treated for gonorrhoea in sexual health clinics in the UK. It is important that you do not have sex if you have gonorrhoea until you have completed the treatment and follow-up tests confirm that you have been cured. Sexual partners should also be tested and, if necessary, treated before you have sex again.