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Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted infection that affects the genitals, rectum, and throat.

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Any sexual person can become infected with gonorrhea.

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A newly born infant can become infected by passing through the birth canal during delivery. This can cause blindness, joint infections, or life-threatening blood infections in the baby. Treatment in pregnant women must consult with a health care provider for appropriate testing and treatment to reduce complications of infecting a newborn child.

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Men and women may often asymptomatic. Symptoms include vaginal discharge, abnormal bleeding between menstrual, discharge in men as well. Rectal infection in both women and men include discharge, anal itching, soreness, bleeding, painful bowel movements. A sore throat may be a symptom of the infection in the throat.

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Gonorrhea is caused by infection with the Neisseria gonorrhea e bacterium. It infects the mucous membranes of the reproductive tract, mouth, throat, eyes, and rectum.

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Untreated gonorrhea can increase a person’s risk of getting and or transmitting HIV. If untreated it can cause serious and permanent health problems in both men and women. Also, if untreated it can spread to the blood and cause disseminated gonococcal infection, that’s usually characterized by arthritis or dermatitis.

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Gonorrhea can be diagnosed by testing urine, urethral swab in men, and vaginal swabs in women. The CDC recommends a single dose of 500mg of ceftriaxone to be injected intramuscular. There are other alternatives treatments if needed but with the increasing concerns of drugs becoming resistance, treatment is becoming more difficult. A test of cure is needed with 7-14 days. Due to being possibly re-infected and it’s more common than not, both men and women should retest three months after treatment of initial infection. It’s important that if one becomes infected with this infection, to tell all recent partners, to help reducing the risk of reinfection. The only two ways to properly prevent any infections transmitted sexually is abstinence and to properly and consistently use latex condoms.