How do you know if you have chlamydia or gonorrhea?

Answer 1

Chlamydia is known as a 'silent' infection because most infected people have no symptoms. If symptoms do occur, they may not appear until several weeks after exposure. In women, 80-90% have no symptoms, and many men also have no symptoms of chlamydia. You can feel very healthy and still have it, you have no way of knowing you have an infection unless you get tested. The symptoms are chlamydia are the same as the symptoms of other STIs, and so you can't tell them apart without testing. Testing is easy and painless. If people do have symptoms, they might include the following:

For Women:

• Urethritis - This is when the urethral lining becomes inflamed.
• An inflamed cervix, which causes a slight increase in vaginal discharge or irregular vaginal bleeding, especially after sex. The discharge is usually yellowish.
• Irregular menstrual bleeding
• Urination becomes more frequent
• Pain while urinating
• Mild pain in the lower abdomen
• Eye irritation and painful swelling
• A burning or itchy feeling around the vagina

For Men:

• Pain or burning sensation when urinating. This is usually the first symptom.
• A watery, white, cloudy discharge from the penis' tip, that usually stains their underwear
• Swollen, tender and painful testicles
• Itching and burning around the penis' opening
• Eye irritation and redness
• Crust forming on the tip of the penis
• Painful and tender anus

Answer 2

You must be tested to know for sure if you have gonorrhea.

Most women with gonorrhea do not have any symptoms. Even when a woman has symptoms, they are often mild and can be mistaken for a bladder or vaginal infection. Symptoms in women can include a painful or burning sensation when urinating, increased vaginal discharge, or vaginal bleeding between periods.

85-90% of men with gonorrhea will have symptoms. Men's symptoms often appear within a week after they are infected. But, symptoms can take as long as 30 days to begin.

Men's symptoms may include:

• Pus or a "drip" from the penis. This is called urethral discharge.
• Itching, burning or both when urinating (urethritis).
• Redness and swelling of the opening in the penis (the urethral meatus).
• A swollen penis. This is rare.

Gonorrhea is the correct spelling. According to one medical website, gonorrhea can cause:

• discomfort in the penis
• a thick white, yellow or green discharge from the tip of the penis
• pain or burning sensation when urinating

If you experience any of these symptoms, see a doctor right away, and don't have sex until the cause of these symptoms has been diagnosed and treated.

2/Just to correct one very small error in the otherwise 100% correct excellent information answer above Gonorrhoea is correct spelling in British English, Gonorrhea is the correct spelling in US English.

Answer 3

Most women with gonorrhea do not have any symptoms. Even when a woman has symptoms, they are often mild and can be mistaken for a bladder or vaginal infection. Women can have a painful or burning sensation when urinating. Men have more painful sensations.

Answer 4

You must be tested to know if you are infected with either chlamydia or gonorrhea. The signs and symptoms are similar between the two infections.
Chlamydia is not easily differentiated from gonorrhea.
Neither health care providers nor patients can tell the difference between chlamydia and gonorrhea based on signs and symptoms. They can only be distinguished by lab testing. Most people with chlamydia and gonorrhea do not have any symptoms at all.

Answer 5

The symptoms are similar for chlamydia and gonorrhea. The only way to know what you have is to get tested.
Some men with gonorrhea may have no symptoms at all. However, common symptoms in men include a burning sensation when urinating, or a white, yellow, or green discharge from the penis that usually appears 1 to 14 days after infection. Women often do not have any or little symptoms. The disease is still spreading even without symptoms.

Symptoms of chlamydia in women include: Painful urination. Cloudy urine. Abnormal vaginal discharge. Abnormal vaginal bleeding with intercourse or between periods. Genital itching. Irregular menstrual bleeding. Lower abdominal pain. Fever and general tiredness. Swollen and painful glands at the opening of the vagina (Bartholin glands). Conjunctivitis (red and inflamed eyes). Symptoms in men include:Painful urination or itching sensation with urination (often the first symptom). Cloudy urine. Watery or slimy discharge from the penis. Crusting on the tip of the penis. Tender anus or scrotum. Conjunctivitis.
Time to get tested!! Testing is the best way to confirm if you have contracted an STI and what type. It also gives you a way to receive treatment.

Answer 6

It is NOT easy to tell if a person has gonorrhea.
It is not easy to tell if someone has gonorrhea by looking at them. Partners should be tested to find out if they have gonorrhea.

Answer 7

Since many people don't have symptoms of chlamydia or gonorrhea, the best way for a male to know if he has them is to get screened. The test is simple and painless.

Answer 8

The only way to know for sure if you have genital herpes is to get a herpes swab while you are having symptoms. Blood tests can not tell you the location of herpes infection.