Gonorrhea-Symptoms and Risks
What is Gonorrhea?
Gonorrhea is a Sexually transmitted disease and is transmitted by a bacteria called Neisseria Gonorrhoeae Gonorrhea is one of the oldest known sexually transmitted diseases know to mankind.
When someone is infected with Gonorrhea the likelihood of the person being infected with other kinds of STD stands at a whooping 70% probability.
Given the ravenous nature of the Gonorrhea bacterium, the good news is that it cannot survive outside the body medium for more than a few seconds.
Will Gonorrhea be transmitted through a Hand Shake?
The Bacterium requires an ideal medium to grow and propagate and hence given the Traditional notion that hand shakes and hugs can transmit Gonorrhea is not True.
Where does the Bacterium live?
The most common place where the bacterium survives and multiplies is the Vagina and the Cervix.
Can having Oral sex be considered Safe?
If you are in a monogamous relationship and that you are very sure of the woman’s fidelity then you can enjoy oral sex, provided you are clean too.
On the contrary, if you are clean and that you are not sure of the other person, then having Oral sex will in no way prevent or protect you from contracting Gonorrhea, if in case the other person is infected.
Who are the High Risk group?
Homosexuals and Drug addicts
Women who have multiple sex partners.
Men who pay habitual visits to prostitution hubs.
How can you avoid contracting Gonorrhea?
The only safe way that Gonorrhea can be avoided is through Monogamous relationship where the man and the woman practice high levels of Fidelity.
Symptoms for Women: Most of the times, women do not exhibit symptoms until the bacterium has advanced in its path
- Frequent Vaginal discharge
- Inflammation of the Cervix
- Pain during penetration
- Smelly discharge accompanied by shooting pain
- Trouble during urination
- Discharge during urination
- Blood spills during penetration
- Blood spills during inserts
- Frequent abdomen pain
- Head aches
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Inconsistent bleeding during periods
- Swollen anus
- Anal itching which are uncontrollable
- Pain during Bowel movement
Symptoms for Men
- Trouble during urination
- Discharge during urination
- Testes Swelling
- Pain in the Testes
- Pain in the Penis trunk
- Abscess in the Penis head
- Blood during urination
- Frequent abdomen pain
- Depression
- low sex drive
Can Gonorrhea be cured?
There are claims of Cure but of late Antibiotics resistant Gonorrhea strains are very rampant specially in highly developed countries.
Can a person treated for Gonorrhea have sex?
Sex is a biological need but at the same time it should be viewed from an Ethical stand point too. If you are being treated for Gonorrhea, irrespective of your relationship with the other person, it is important that you disclosure your status and condition with the person. Having said that, any act of sex is considered risky for the other person and the possibility of an infection is unavoidable.
Consequence of Untreated Gonorrhea- Women
If Gonorrhea is untreated, the women will suffer from Pelvic Inflammatory Diseases.
Chronic Abdominal pains.
Infertility. It is also important to understand, most of the times, Gonorrhea will be followed by other STDs and hence the mammoth of the consequences will be untold.
Consequence of Untreated Gonorrhea- Men
Men may become sterile
Face severe ED
Joint pain and tissue wastage.
In cases of disease advancement, the situation will be life threatening.
