Okay, so it is a little weird (and gross?) to be posting about chancre, chancroid, gonorrhea and chlamydia between posts about my family and pictures of my babies. My Random Medical Facts section was started as a way for me to reinforce stuff that I have trouble remembering, but it often ends up being awkwardly placed among other, more pleasant, themes in my life. In some ways, that is how med school fits in with my family life, forcing its way into and in between a much different world. And I do enjoy them both, but they are really quite different, and equally demanding. But, no time to worry about that now. One day, when M and A are reading about what life was like when they were really little and mommy was a medical student, they might also be fascinated by the occasional random medical fact. Maybe not so much with this one though.

One common treatment of gonococcal cervicitis is ceftriaxone 125-250mg intramuscularly. We are always taught to look for and treat both gonorrhea and chlamydia together (they often coexist). Chlamydia treatment is azithromycin 1g orally or doxycycline 100mg twice daily for 7 to 10 days. Remember to treat partners too.