Gonorrhea is a venereal disease that is caused due to a
bacterial infection and can be transmitted from person to person.
This is also usually transmitted when you have sexual
contact with an infected person, or make contact with their bodily fluids.
Gonorrhea, or commonly referred to as gonorrhea, can also
be transmitted from mother to child.
Gonorrhea can mostly affect the urethra, rectum, or
throat. In women, gonorrhea can also affect the reproductive organs.
Symptoms in men
Most men may not be aware of the symptoms that they have
gonorrhea, because some men do not get symptoms.
The most common and the first symptom recognized is
burning or burning during urination.
After that will be followed by other symptoms such as:
1. Frequency of urination that is quite frequent
2. The discharge of pus from the penis (liquid droplets)
is white, yellow, cream or greenish.
3. Swelling and redness of the penis opening or foreskin
4. Swelling or pain in the testicles
5. Sore throat that comes constantly
Symptoms in women
Some women find it difficult to identify the symptoms of
gonorrhea, because the symptoms that appear there are similarities with other
infections.
Symptoms of sexually transmitted diseases in women was originally not formed clearly, such as vaginal yeast infections in general, so
some women guess wrong infection.
The following are some of the symptoms that appear in
women:
1. Exit fluid from the vagina (runny, creamy, slightly
greenish)
2. When urinating, the sensation of pain and burning
sensation
3. Frequency of urination that is quite frequent
4. The appearance of blood spots or bleeding when not
menstruating
5. Feel pain when having sex
6. Pain is also felt in the lower abdomen or pelvic pain
7. Swelling of the vulva
8. Burning or burning sensation in the throat (when oral
sex is done)
9. Fever
In children born with gonorrhea, symptoms usually appear
in the eyes. There may be signs and symptoms not mentioned above.
If you have a concern about a particular symptom, consult
your doctor.
If gonorrhea is not treated
In women, untreated gonorrhea can cause pelvic
inflammatory disease and can damage the fallopian tubes.
The fatal impact, gonorrhea can cause infertility and
increase the risk of ectopic pregnancy, where a fertilized egg develops outside
the uterus.
Whereas in men, gonorrhea that is left can cause
epididymis - pain in the testicular area at risk of infertility.
If not treated quickly, gonorrhea will eventually cause
problems in the prostate and cause injury to the urethra, which will cause
difficulty urinating.
Gonorrhea can spread to the blood or joints. This
condition can be life threatening. Not only that, sufferers of this condition
could be more susceptible to HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
Patients with HIV infection and gonorrhea are more likely
to occur than transmission of the HIV virus themselves to others.
Prevention
To reduce the risk of this venereal disease infection,
please take the following precautions:
1. Use a condom correctly every time you have sex
2. Don't change sex partners.
3. Limit sexual contact with an uninfected partner
4. Prevent the HPV vaccine before age 26 years
5. If you feel infected, avoid sexual contact and see a
doctor
Gonorrhea diagnosis
To detect gonorrhea bacteria in the body of the sufferer,
the doctor will analyze cell samples. The sample can be found from:
Urine Test: This examination can help to identify bacteria
in the urethra.
Blood Test: This test aims to find out whether the
infection has spread into the blood.
For women, there are now test kits for gonorrhea that can
be done at home. The home test kit is for taking samples in the vagina to be
sent to a special lab for testing.
Gonorrhea Complications
There are many serious complications that can be caused
by gonorrhea.
In women, gonorrhea can cause complications in the form
of:
1. Pelvic inflammatory disease.
2. Chronic pelvic pain.
3. Infertility.
4. Ectopic pregnancy, which is the embryo attached to the
outside of the uterus while pregnant.
Whereas in men, gonorrhea can cause complications in the
form of:
Epididymitis, an inflammation of the epididymis that
controls sperm production.
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