In recent years, bacteria that causes gonorrhea has become resistant to some antibiotics (the drug no longer kills the bacteria). If you treat gonorrhea early, it is usually cured with antibiotics. The usual dose for uncomplicated infections of the cervix, urethra, or rectum is just one dose of two antibiotics: a shot of ceftriaxone, plus azithromycin, which is taken by mouth. Gonorrhea infection is treated with antibiotics prescribed by your health care provider. It’s important to get tested so your health care provider can tell you whether you have gonorrhea, another STI, or negative results. Your health care provider can diagnose gonorrhea by testing a urine sample or a swab of the affected area (penis, vagina, cervix, anus, throat, and/or eye).
Joint swelling and skin rash (from gonorrhea in the joints and in the blood).Redness, itching, or discharge of the eyes (from gonorrhea in the eye).Pain, discharge, and bleeding from the anus (from gonorrhea in the anus).Sore throat (from gonorrhea in the throat).Symptoms of gonorrhea in both girls and guys include: Symptoms usually appear within 14 days after becoming infected.Milky white, yellow, or green discharge from the penis.Possible symptoms of gonorrhea in girls include: You can pass gonorrhea on to others whether or not you have symptoms. If you do have symptoms, they typically appear within 2-10 days of becoming infected, but symptoms can take longer to show up. Most women do not have symptoms of gonorrhea. Gonorrhea is highly contagious between male sexual partners. Gonorrhea can also be passed to the eye by a hand or other body part carrying infected fluids. Although it is less likely, women can also acquire gonorrhea from female sexual partners. Gonorrhea is spread through sex-oral, anal, and vaginal. Women are more likely to catch gonorrhea from men than men are from women. Anyone having unprotected sexual contact with someone infected with gonorrhea can get gonorrhea. If you are having unprotected sexual contact (penis, vagina, mouth, or anus) with another person, you may be at risk. Most of the gonorrhea infections were among young people (both guys and girls) between the ages of 15 and 24. There were likely many more cases of gonorrhea that were not reported. In 2009, there was a historic low in the number of reported gonorrhea cases, since then there has been an 82.6% increase in cases. How common is gonorrhea?Īccording to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), in 2018 there were a total 583,405 cases of gonorrhea reported in the United States. Gonorrhea is a common sexually transmitted infection, or STI, caused by bacteria. Have you heard of “the clap,” or “a dose,” or “a drip”? These are all names for gonorrhea.
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