What is Gonorrhea?
Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted disease caused by a bacterium. People get gonorrhea by having sex (anal, vaginal, or oral) with someone who has the disease. Gonorrhea can be transmitted by fluids even if a man does not ejaculate.
Gonorrhea can grow easily in the warm, moist areas of the reproductive tract. These include the cervix, uterus, and fallopian tubes in women and in the urethra. The bacterium can also grow in the mouth, throat, eyes, and anus.
What are some signs/symptoms of Gonorrhea?
Signs/Symptoms for women include:
Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted disease caused by a bacterium. People get gonorrhea by having sex (anal, vaginal, or oral) with someone who has the disease. Gonorrhea can be transmitted by fluids even if a man does not ejaculate.
Gonorrhea can grow easily in the warm, moist areas of the reproductive tract. These include the cervix, uterus, and fallopian tubes in women and in the urethra. The bacterium can also grow in the mouth, throat, eyes, and anus.
What are some signs/symptoms of Gonorrhea?
Signs/Symptoms for women include:
- Pain or burning sensation when passing urine
- Vaginal discharge that is yellow or bloody
- Bleeding between menstrual periods
- Heavy bleeding with periods
- Pain during sex.
Signs/Symptoms for men include:
- A burning sensation when urinating.
- A white, yellow, or green discharge from the penis.
-Painful or swollen testicles.
How can Gonorrhea be treated?
The CDC recommends several treatment options which include:
- It is very rare, but untreated gonorrhea can spread through the blood to the joints.
- The bacteria can spread up into the reproductive tract.
- Can cause PID.
- PID causes scar tissue to form in the fallopian tubes. If the tube is scarred, the fertilized egg may not be able to pass into the uterus. This can even result in a miscarriage and can even cause the mother to die.
- A burning sensation when urinating.
- A white, yellow, or green discharge from the penis.
-Painful or swollen testicles.
How can Gonorrhea be treated?
The CDC recommends several treatment options which include:
- Cefixime 400 mg orally in a single dose,
- Ceftriaxone 125 mg IM in a single dose,
- Ciprofloxacin 500 mg orally in a single dose,
- Ofloxacin 400 mg orally in a single dose, PLUS Azithromycin 1 g orally in a single dose,
- Doxycycline 100 mg orally twice a day for 7 days
- It is very rare, but untreated gonorrhea can spread through the blood to the joints.
- The bacteria can spread up into the reproductive tract.
- Can cause PID.
- PID causes scar tissue to form in the fallopian tubes. If the tube is scarred, the fertilized egg may not be able to pass into the uterus. This can even result in a miscarriage and can even cause the mother to die.