Gonorrhea
Anyone who is sexually active can get gonorrhea.
What are the symptoms of gonorrhea?
In Men
In Women
Both Men and Women
- symptoms in men and women vary depending on what part of the body is infected: the anus, eyes, mouth, genitals, or throat.
- This disease can impact a woman’s ability to have children if left untreated. What is gonorrhea?
- Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted disease caused by a bacterium.
- Gonorrhea can grow easily in the warm, moist areas of the reproductive tract, including the cervix, uterus, and fallopian tubes in women, and in the urethra in both women and men.
- The bacterium can also grow in the mouth, throat, eyes, and anus.
- Gonorrhea is a very common infectious disease.
How common is gonorrhea?
- People get gonorrhea by having sexual relations with someone who has the disease either vaginally, orally or anally.
- Gonorrhea can still be transmitted via fluids even if a man does not ejaculate.
- Gonorrhea can also be spread from an untreated mother to her baby during childbirth.
- People who have had gonorrhea and have been treated may get infected again if they have sexual contact with an infected person.
- Any sexually active person can be infected with gonorrhea.
- It is a very common STD.
How do people get gonorrhea?
Who is at risk for gonorrhea?
What are the symptoms of gonorrhea?
In Men
- Some men may have no symptoms,
- The more common symptoms in men include: a burning sensation when urinating, or a white, yellow, or green discharge from the penis that usually appears 1 to 14 days after infection
- Sometimes men with gonorrhea get painful or swollen testicles
In Women
- Most women do not have any symptoms.
- Even when a woman has symptoms, they are often mild and can be mistaken for a bladder or vaginal infection
- The initial symptoms include a painful or burning sensation when urinating, increased vaginal discharge, or spotting
- Women with gonorrhea are at risk of developing serious complications from the infection, even if symptoms are not present or are mild
Both Men and Women
- Symptoms of rectal infection include discharge, anal itching, soreness, bleeding, or painful bowel movements.
- Rectal infections may also cause no symptoms. Infections in the throat may cause a sore throat, but usually cause no symptoms.