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With a deterministic model for gonorrhoea transmission, we calculated the prevalence of gonorrhoea in MSM in Amsterdam and the numbers of consultations at our clinic over 5\u2009years, in three testing scenarios: POC for symptomatic MSM only (currently routine), POC for all MSM and no POC for MSM.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Among MSM, 34.7% (109\/314) had sexual contacts in the period between testing and treatment, of whom 22.9% (25\/109) had unprotected anal intercourse. Expanding POC testing from symptomatic MSM to all MSM could result in an 11% decrease (IQR, 8%\u201315%) in gonorrhoea prevalence after 5\u2009years and a cost increase of 8.6% (\u20ac2.40) per consultation and \u20ac86\u2009118 overall (+8.3%). Switching from POC testing of symptomatic MSM to no POC testing could save \u20ac1.83 per consultation (6.5%) and \u20ac54\u2009044 (\u22125.2%) after 5\u2009years with a 60% (IQR, 26%\u2013127%) gonorrhoea prevalence increase. Overtreatment was 2.1% (30\/1411) with POC for symptomatic MSM only and 4.1% (68\/1675) with POC for all MSM.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>In the Amsterdam setting, possible abandonment of POC testing of symptomatic MSM because of budget cuts could result in a considerable increase in gonorrhoea prevalence against a reduction in costs per consultation. Expanding POC testing to all MSM could result in a modest reduction in prevalence and a cost increase. 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