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Gonorrhea Via Oral Sex?

Dear STD Advice,
My partner has told me that he allowed a woman to give him oral sex. He says after 30secs he made her stop and that he did not ejaculate. He has recently been told that she has gonorrhea. Could he have caught it from her?
~ Need to Know

Dear Need to Know,
Even though the act lasted only 30 seconds and there was no ejaculation, there is still a possibility that your partner could have gonorrhea if the female was infected at the time. Since antibiotics can cure gonorrhea, it is important that your partner get tested as soon as possible. There are many painless tests to determine if a person has gonorrhea.

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