[Question #4045] White discharge
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Edward W. Hook M.D.
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Edward W. Hook M.D.
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NGU is the acronym for non-gonococcal urethritis. This syndrome is an STI and the causes vary depending on the sort of exposure that has led to it. Following genital-genital exposure the most common cause of NGU is chlamydia. Following oral sex the most common cause of NGU is mouth organisms introduced in to the urethra during sex although chlamydia may also rarely be present. This sort of non-chlamydial NGU is not clearly and STI in the traditional sense, is not readily transmitted to sex partners like other STIs, and in not associated with complications. In the United Kingdom, many specialists do not treat NGU associated with oral sex. When treated with either azithromycin or doxycycline, oral sex-related NGU typically resolves quickly.
The frequency of either gonorrhea or NGU following oral sex is difficult to specifically calculate. It certainly is not all that rare and we see it regularly. Please understand that more oral gonorrhea and chlamydia is asymptomatic, thus most people who pass these infections on do not know they have them. EWH
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Edward W. Hook M.D.
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