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If I received oral sex from a guy with gonorrhea (not gonorrhea of the throat) just standard gonorrhea can I catch it?
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No chances because it is transmitted only through sex.If you have doubt get done swab test for gonorrhoea and start treatment means antibiotics.It is not a very serious problem.With medicine it can be cured completely.
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