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| Turns Out, Mouthwash Kills Gonorrhoea Bacteria
But don't even think about using it down there. Nearly 140 years after Listerine first made the claim that its product can kill the bacteria that cause gonorrhoea, new research has finally backed that up with independent tests. That might not sound too surprising, seeing as mouthwash is supposed to kill bacteria, but according to the study's authors, no one had ever bothered to scientifically test Listerine's gonorrhoea claims from 1879 until now. With gonorrhoea on the rise, both in the US and elsewhere in the world, and antibiotic resistance becoming a huge problem, now seemed like as good a time as any to check. Gonorrhoea is caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Ten percent of males and 80 percent of females who are infected show no symptoms, but men with gonorrhoea have an increased risk of prostate cancer, and women can develop pelvic inflammatory disease if left untreated. Researchers from Monash University in Australia decided to specifically investigate men who have