Gonorrhea Symptoms

Of all the Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) known in the world, there is none that is more popular yet unknown than Gonorrhea STD. It is an oft-mentioned example of an STD but very few details have been broadcast.

So what, exactly, is Gonorrhea STD?

The story of Gonorrhea STD begins with the Neisseria gonorrhoeae, which is a type of bacterium that grows and multiplies easily in warm and moist areas in the body. By “warm and moist”, it only means that Gonorrhea STD grows in the reproductive organs of women, and in the urine canal, anus, mouth, throat and eyes of both men and women.

Gonorrhea STD is a fairly common disease. People get it essentially through sex; whether it is regular, oral or anal, it doesn’t matter. A man does not have to ejaculate to spread Gonorrhea STD to his partner. A mother can also transmit the Gonorrhea STD to her baby during delivery, but a majority of those infected are teenagers and young adults who are sexually active.

The symptoms of Gonorrhea STD typically do not show themselves in many men and women. But some men show symptoms as short as two to five days after being infected, or 30 days after being infected.

In men, the symptoms include a burning sensation at urination, or a discharge from the penis, typically white, yellow or green in color. Sometimes, men infected with Gonorrhea STD experience pain or a swelling in their testicles.

In women, the symptoms are less obvious and might even be mistaken for another type of infection in the bladder or vagina. Women who are infected will typically feel a burning sensation when they are taking a pee break or their vaginal discharges may increase or they may have vaginal bleeding between periods.

In both men and women, the symptoms may include itching, soreness or bleeding in the anus, or painful movements in the bowel.

The problems brought by gonorrhea goes beyond the symptoms. Gonorrhea causes pelvic inflammatory disease or PID in women. PID can lead to abscesses and chronic pain in the pelvis. It can also damage the fallopian tubes and cause infertility or ectopic pregnancy.

In men, gonorrhea causes epididymitis, or a pained condition of the testicles.

Other than pain in the reproductive organs, gonorrhea can spread to the blood or to the joints in the body, which can threaten the life of victims. An infected woman can pass on the disease to her baby as it passes through the birth canal, causing blindness or an infection in the blood or joints.

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