It can be detected by a microscopic examination of urethral or vaginal discharges. Cultures are taken from the cervix, throat, urethra or rectum. Both partners can be successfully treated with oral antibiotics. Often people with gonorrhea also have chlamydia. They must be treated for both infections at the same time.
Condoms offer very good protection against gonorrhea.
While as many as 95 percent of adults with HBV recover completely, the virus can cause severe liver disease and death. Pregnant women who may have been exposed to HBV should consider being tested before giving birth so that their babies can be vaccinated at birth or treated if they become ill. Like many other viruses, HBV may remain in the body for life. HBV is very contagious, and may show no symptoms during its most contagious phases. If symptoms appear, they appear within four weeks.