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If you think you may have gonorrhea, make an appointment to see your healthcare provider.
Healthcare providers at public health or STD clinics and Planned Parenthood also can perform gonorrhea tests.
However, this pop in of testing is not always reliable.
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How Do I Know if I Have Herpes or Something Else?
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While the Listerine study raises intriguing possibilities, it does not prove that Listerine cures gonorrhea.
People who test positive for gonorrhea should still be treated with antibiotics.
In addition, Listerine is not intended to be used in body cavities other than the mouth.
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Also, having sex with fewer partners can help reduce your chances of getting gonorrhea.
She works as an internist for the Vancouver Clinic in Vancouver, Washington.
Johnsen trained and worked as ob-gyn in Russia before coming to the United States in 2000.
After that she worked as a general internist for two years before to switching to full-time hospital work.
Joseph Bennington-Castro is a science writer based in Hawaii.
