This condition is known as pelvic inflammatory disease PID and can cause severe and chronic pain and damage to the reproductive organs. Women may also develop blocking or scarring of the fallopian tubes, which can prevent future pregnancy or cause ectopic pregnancy.
An ectopic pregnancy is when a fertilized egg implants outside the uterus. Gonorrhea may also pass to a newborn infant during delivery. People with a penis may experience scarring of the urethra. Gonorrhea may also cause a painful abscess to develop in the interior of the penis. This can cause reduced fertility or sterility.
When gonorrhea spreads to the bloodstream, arthritis , heart valve damage, or inflammation of the lining of the brain or spinal cord may occur.
These are rare but serious conditions. Modern antibiotics can cure most gonorrhea transmissions. Most states also provide free diagnosis and treatment at state-sponsored health clinics. Anyone who thinks they may have acquired gonorrhea from a partner should seek care from a healthcare professional. Gonorrhea is usually treated with an antibiotic injection of ceftriaxone one time to the buttocks and a single dose of azithromycin by mouth. Once on antibiotics, you should feel relief within days.
The law requires healthcare professionals to report the diagnosis, usually to the county public health department. Public health officials will identify, contact, test, and treat any sexual partners of the person diagnosed to help prevent the spread. Health officials will also contact other people these individuals may have had sexual contact with.
The emergence of antibiotic-resistant strains of gonorrhea is a growing challenge. These cases may require more extensive treatment, with a 7-day course of an oral antibiotic or dual therapy with two different antibiotics, usually for a total of 7 days of therapy.
The antibiotics used for extended therapy are usually given once or twice a day. Some common antibiotics used include azithromycin and doxycycline. The safest way to prevent gonorrhea or other STIs is through abstinence. If you do engage in sexual activities, always use a condom or other barrier method. If your partner is showing any symptoms, avoid any sexual contact.
Ask them to seek medical attention to rule out any possible conditions that could be passed on. If you think you may have contracted gonorrhea, you should avoid any sexual activity. The ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterus, cervix and vagina vaginal canal make up the female reproductive system.
In many cases, gonorrhea infection causes no symptoms. Symptoms, however, can affect many sites in your body, but commonly appear in the genital tract. Make an appointment with your doctor if you notice any troubling signs or symptoms, such as a burning sensation when you urinate or a pus-like discharge from your penis, vagina or rectum. Also make an appointment with your doctor if your partner has been diagnosed with gonorrhea.
You may not experience signs or symptoms that prompt you to seek medical attention. But without treatment, you can reinfect your partner even after he or she has been treated for gonorrhea.
Gonorrhea is caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae. The gonorrhea bacteria are most often passed from one person to another during sexual contact, including oral, anal or vaginal intercourse. Sexually active women younger than 25 and men who have sex with men are at increased risk of getting gonorrhea. Consider regular gonorrhea screening. Annual screening is recommended for sexually active women younger than 25 and for older women at increased risk of infection.
This includes women who have a new sex partner, more than one sex partner, a sex partner with other partners, or a sex partner who has a sexually transmitted infection.
To avoid getting gonorrhea again, abstain from sex until after you and your sex partner have completed treatment and after symptoms are gone.
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