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How did I get infected with gonorrhea while using a condom?

I was diagnosed by my doctor with gonorrhea. I had a condom all the time when I had oral and vaginal sex with a csw. My doctor told me that since she put the condom through her mouth some saliva might have dripped thereby the only logical explanation on how i got infected. But I read somewhere here that you can't be infected with gonorrhea through saliva. I begin to worry that there might be a tear in the condom as to the reason why I got infected.

So is the saliva scenario a logical and possible explanation?
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1. It's a staph infection, not a STD. Should be accurate but not sure whatelse he is doing, but I see no reason to think of a STD.
2. Not sure
3. Not sure

We are not qualified to answer medication questions here.
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Hey, the results of my culture tests of my penile discharge came back and the organism identified was staphylococcus haemolyticus and it was sensitive to cipro, co-trimoxazole, linezolid, and vancomycin. I still took the prescribed treatment of my doctor a shot if ceftriaxone and levofloxacin for 10 days. My questions are:                                                                                                            1. What exactly is staphylococcus haemolyticus? I haven't discussed it with my doctor yet. But he said to me over the phone that a gonoccocal infection should not be ruled out yet. Is the culture test accurate be s. haemolyticus the only thing it found?                                                                                            2. My doctor also said i don't have to trade levox for cipro since it is the same class and levox is stronger. Is he right?                                                                3. Lastly, I read that calcium containing products should not be administered within 48 hours from the injection of ceftriaxone and when on levox, you should also avoid calcium. I just had a cheeseburger from McDonald's for dinner. Does that count and if it does is my treatment screwed?
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Post herpes questions in the Herpes forum please
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Hi, grace I have this weird red thing on my hand. Looks to me like herpes zoster. My question is can you have herpes zoster in your hands even if you never noticed lesions in your genital area suggestive of hsv 2?
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I can't comment on medication.

Yes it is very noticible.
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You mean the condom itself breaks wide open. So if it happens it noticeable?
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