48, Jalan Lang Kuning, 52100 Kepong Baru, Kuala Lumpur

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Gonorrhoea test and treatment in Kepong, KL

Gonorrhoea is curable with the right antibiotic, but resistance is a real and growing problem, which makes correct diagnosis, correct treatment and a follow-up check more important than they used to be.

  • 1 injectionusually the whole treatment
  • Urine testcovers most infections
  • 7 daysno sex after treatment
  • 60 daysof partners to notify

Gonorrhoea symptoms worth coming in about

Many people, women especially, carry gonorrhoea without noticing. Where symptoms do appear they depend on where the infection is, not on how bad it is.

  • White, yellow or green discharge, burning on urination, or bleeding between periods
  • Testicular pain or swelling, or lower abdominal pain
  • Rectal discharge, itching, soreness, bleeding, or pain on opening the bowels
  • A mild sore throat and swollen neck glands after oral sex, which is usually all a throat infection does
  • Red, irritated eyes with a thick discharge
  • No symptoms at all, and a partner who has been diagnosed

Fever, painful or swollen joints, a widespread rash, or red and painful eyes with heavy discharge mean being seen the same day. Rarely, gonorrhoea spreads through the bloodstream.

How gonorrhoea is tested for

A urine sample is what most people need. The swabs exist because urine testing alone routinely misses infections that are not in the urethra.

Urine
Covers urethral infection, and is what most people come in for. No swab, no examination.
Throat and rectal swabs
Added where the exposure or the symptoms point there. These two sites are the ones urine testing alone routinely misses.
Vaginal or eye swabs
Where symptoms are at that site. An eye infection with thick discharge is seen the same day rather than booked.
Culture and sensitivity
Where the organism needs identifying, this is what guides the antibiotic choice. Resistance is a real and growing problem, which is why this matters more than it used to.

Treatment, and what decides whether it worked

  1. Ceftriaxone, usually one dose

    An injection, and the current first-line treatment. Alternatives exist where it cannot be used.

  2. No sex for seven days

    Counted from the day treatment finishes, not from the day you started feeling better.

  3. Partners from the last 60 days

    Tested and treated too. Sex with an untreated partner reinfects you and wastes the course.

  4. A test of cure, sometimes

    A few weeks later for throat and rectal infections, and for any case where symptoms persist.

Why the follow-up matters more than it used to

Gonorrhoea, spelled gonorrhea in American English and known here as Γ’Β€Βœthe clapҀ, is curable with the right antibiotic. What has changed is that the number of antibiotics which reliably work has been shrinking for two decades, and resistant strains are now routine rather than exotic.

That is why the parts of this that look like admin - finishing the course, waiting the seven days, getting partners treated, coming back for a test of cure where one is indicated - are the treatment rather than an afterthought to it.

What else the clinic does about this

This stays between you and your doctor

Your consultation
Private and non-judgmental, whatever your gender, orientation or relationship status.
Your records
Encrypted in the clinic's own system, and only you can authorise access to them. Clinic staff cannot retrieve your results without your explicit consent.
Your name
You do not have to give one to be seen. Patients who would rather test anonymously can do so.
Your doctor
Every doctor here is named on this site with their training, and one of them is a Family Medicine Specialist on the National Specialist Register. Follow-up questions and repeat prescriptions go to the doctor who saw you, directly on WhatsApp rather than through a front desk.

Come in, or ask first

Walk in any time we are open (daily, 9:00am to 8:00pm), or send a message and ask whatever you need to ask before you do.

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Common questions

How is gonorrhoea diagnosed?
A urine test, or a swab from the throat, rectum, vagina or eye depending on the exposure and symptoms.
How is gonorrhoea treated?
With antibiotics, usually a single ceftriaxone injection. Take any oral course to the end, even once you feel better.
Can gonorrhoea have no symptoms?
Yes, frequently, which is why screening rather than symptoms is what finds it.
Do my partners need treatment?
Yes. Partners from the last 60 days should be tested and treated, otherwise reinfection is likely.
How long should I avoid sex after treatment?
Seven days after the treatment is completed, and until your partners have been treated.

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