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Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Gonorrhea

Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted disease (STD).
A person with gonorrhea is contagious until he or she has been treated with antibiotics.

Typical Symptoms – Women

In women, gonorrhea most commonly causes an infection of the cervix or the urethra.
Symptoms for women can sometimes be mild and not very specific. Symptoms may include increased vaginal discharge, abnormal menstrual bleeding, painful sexual intercourse, or burning with urination.
Sometimes a woman can have no symptoms at all.
If not treated, gonorrhea can cause significant complications (e.g., pelvic inflammatory disease, infertility, ectopic pregnancy).
Gonorrhea can sometimes cause an infection of the throat or of the rectum.

Typical Symptoms – Men

In men, gonorrhea usually causes urethritis (infection of the tube inside the penis that carries urine out of the body).
Most men with gonorrhea will have symptoms. The most common symptoms are discharge from the penis (white or yellow) and burning with urination.
If not treated, gonorrhea can cause significant complications (e.g., epididymitis).
Gonorrhea can sometimes cause an infection of the throat or of the rectum.

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