Gonorrhea:
Gonorrhea- a sexually transmitted bacterial infection that tends to attack the mucous membranes of the body. It is the second most common STD in the U.S.
It does not always cause symptoms.
How to Prevent from spreading? Inform your partner(s) of the infection.
Don’t have sex until treatment is complete.
Be sure your partner(s) are tested before having sex again.
Once you are cured & start having sex again, use female or latex condoms every time you have vaginal or anal intercourse. Use a condom or dental dam for oral sex.
Forms of protection & testing Forms of Protection
Use female condom
Use male condom
Practice safe sex routinely
Minimize sex partners
Testing
Gonorrhea tests involve testing a sample of body fluid to see if the gonorrhea bacteria are present.
Antibiotics are available; dose of generic 400mg cefixime
Symptoms:
WOMEN:
Greenish/yellowish/whitish discharge from vagina
Lower abdominal pain or pelvic pain
Burning while urinating
Conjunctivitis (red itchy eyes)
Bleeding between periods
Spotting after intercourse
Burning in throat (due to oral sex)
Sometimes symptoms are so mild, they go unnoticed
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MEN:
Greenish/yellowish/whitish discharge from penis
Burning while urinating
Burning in throat (due to oral sex)
Painful or swollen testicles
Usually appear 2-14 days after infection
Consequences if not treated
Women
Bacteria can spread to reproductive tract
Spread to blood stream & infect joints, heart valves, or the brain.
Can cause PID, cause scar tissue in the fallopian tubes. (tubal pregnancy)
HIV infection increases
Pelvic inflammatory disease
Men
Sterility
Swollen testicles
Gonorrhea spreading to blood & joints causing disease; can become terminal. livinghealthy360.com/index.php/understanding-the-potential-consequences-of-untreated-gonorrhea53691/ Statistics
Gonorrhea is a very common STD
820,000 people in the
