Gonorrhea Treatment
A high percentage of men and women who have gonorrhea also have chlamydia, the aim of treatment is to cure both these infections. Your sex partner should therefore be treated at the same time that you are being treated.
Treatment for gonorrhea that is not too complex is composed of antibiotics, which include ceftriaxone, cefixime, ciprofloxacin, or ofloxacin for gonorrhea as well as azithromycin, doxycycline, or erythromycin for chlamydia.
It is also required that the eyes of infants be treated with silver nitrate or other medication directly after birth to avoid gonococcal infection to the eyes, which may lead to blindness. Due to the risk of gonococcal infection to the mother and the child, doctors suggest that a pregnant woman have even one test done for gonorrhea during pregnancy.