Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted disease that affects both men and women.
It causes disease in the genital organs, throat, rectum, that is, the hind intestine. It is a disease that is common in young people
between the ages of 15-24.
How is gonorrhea transmitted?
It is transmitted when you have oral, anal or genital sex with someone who carries gonorrhea. If a pregnant
woman has gonorrhea, she will transmit it to her baby during birth.
How can you reduce your risk of contracting gonorrhea?
The only way to reduce the risk of transmitting any sexually transmitted disease to you is anal, genital, or
not having oral sex.
If you are sexually active, you should have an honest conversation with your doctor to see if you need testing for
STDs. If you are gay, you should be tested every year. If you are a woman younger than 25
or someone older who has multiple partners or a partner who has a sexually transmitted disease, you should be tested for gonorrhea every year.
Can tell if I have gonorrhea Am I?
Some men with gonorrhea may not have any symptoms. However, men with gonorrhea who show symptoms have the following
complaints:
burning sensation while urinating
yellow, green or white discharge from the penis
swollen and painful testicles (this is less common
Many women with gonorrhea have no symptoms. Although there are some symptoms, they are generally mild and are often misperceived as
urinary tract or vaginal inflammation. Even if women carrying gonorrhea do not have any symptoms
, they may experience serious illness due to this microbe.
Symptoms in women with gonorrhea are:
pain or burning during urination
vaginal increased discharge
vaginal bleeding between menstruations
If there is a rectal inflammation, there may be no symptoms, but it may cause the following complaints in men or women:
Discharge
anal itching
swelling
bleeding
pain while pooping
If you have any of the symptoms I mentioned above, be sure to be examined by your doctor. If your sexual
partner has or has symptoms of a sexually transmitted disease, for example; such as discharge, burning during urination
, bleeding between menstruations; definitely You should be evaluated and treated by a doctor.
Your doctor will perform some tests to diagnose you. For example, urinalysis, a gonorrhea test from a throat or rectal swab
can investigate gonorrhea by taking a swab from the place where men urinate or a swab from a woman's cervix.
Is there a treatment for gonorrhea?
Gonorrhea can be treated. You should continue the treatment your doctor gives you until the end. Do not share a medicine given to you
with another person. With the medications given, gonorrhea's infection is eliminated
but the damage it has caused you cannot be corrected with medications.
Unfortunately, bacteria are developing resistance to medications day by day, so it is becoming increasingly difficult to treat some gonorrhea bacteria
. If your discomfort does not decrease even after 2-3 days after starting the treatment, you should consult your doctor again.
When should you start sexual intercourse after the diagnosis and treatment of gonorrhea?
After your treatment is completed. Do not have intercourse for at least 7 days. To avoid catching the germ from your partner or infecting him/her again, you and your partner must make sure that you use and complete the treatment
fully. Even if you have had gonorrhea before and been treated, it can infect you again.
What happens if you are not treated?
Untreated gonorrhea infections cause permanent damage to both men and women. If left untreated
in women, it causes inflammation of the pelvic organs and as a result;
damage that will cause blockage of the tubes,
ectopic pregnancy
infertility
long-term abdominal pain. and groin pain may occur. If left untreated in men, it causes a painful infection of the tubes entering the testicles. Sometimes
this condition causes infertility in men.
Although it is very rare, gonorrhea spreads to the body and joints through the blood and causes life-threatening.
Untreated gonorrhea may affect your other sexual partners. It makes it easier for you to get one of the sexually transmitted infections, such as AIDS
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