Gonorrhea

Gonorrhea

Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted disease that can affect both male and female.

This condition affects the rectum, urethra, and throat. Most cases of Gonorrhea spread through sexual intercourse but it can also be passed through childbirth.

Symptoms of Gonorrhea in men include pain when urinating, pus-like discharge in the penis, and swelling in a testicle.

Symptoms of Gonorrhea in women on the other hand include increased discharge in the vagina, pain when urinating, abnormal vaginal bleeding, and abdominal and pelvic pain.

Gonorrhea can affect other parts of the body. It can cause anal itching, pain in the eyes, swollen lymph nodes, and joint pain.

Efficacy of Alternative and Other Treatments According to GRADE* Ranking:

Thuja (Eastern White Cedar, Thuja Occidentalis) [1, 6, 7, 8]:

Please note, this management does NOT treat the condition itself. It may mildly help with some of the symptoms, and even then has insufficient evidence to back up this claim at present. Little is known about the full effects of Thuja, so it is not recommended for medicinal use. Thuja can be poisonous if ingested in large amounts.

Recommendation: no recommendation (There is insufficient evidence to support claims that Thuja helps to treat gonorrhoea)

Grade of Evidence: very low quality of evidence

Kava (Piper Methysticum) [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]:

WARNING: In rare cases, kava may lead to liver failure and other life threatening problems. The FDA warns that those who have had liver problems, or are on medicacations which may affect the liver, patients should check with their doctors before taking Kava. Other side effects include headache, upset stomach, drowsiness, weight loss, bloody urine, and muscle weakness.

Recommendation: weakly in favor (There is insufficient evidence to support claims that Kava helps to treat symptoms of gonorrhea. More research is needed)

Grade of Evidence: low quality of evidence

* www.gradeworkinggroup.org

Summary References

Treatments:

1. Ades T, Alteri R, Gansler T, Yeargin P, "Complete Guide to Complimentary & Alternative Cancer Therapies", American Cancer Society, Atlanta USA, 2009

2. http://www.publish.csiro.au/?act=view_file&file_id=SP05005.pdf

3. http://www.cancer.org/Treatment/TreatmentsandSideEffects/ComplementaryandAlternativeMedicine/HerbsVitaminsandMinerals/kava

4. http://www.kavazen.com/pages/library.htm#KavaZen and Kava Safety

5. http://nccam.nih.gov/health/kava/index.htm

6. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002769.htm

7. http://plants.usda.gov/plantguide/pdf/cs_thoc2.pdf

8. http://vsearch.nlm.nih.gov/vivisimo/cgi-bin/query-meta?v%3Aproject=medlineplus&query=thuja&x=0&y=0

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