Everything you need to know on Gonorrhea! - Doctor Explains

In this video we will cover Gonorrhea. We will cover what it is, what symptoms it causes and how to treat an infection.

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What is Gonorrhea?
Gonorrhea, also called the Clap, is an sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae. It does occur in both men and women and often affects someone’s urethra, rectum, cervix or throat.
This explains why gonorrhea can be spread via all forms of sexual intercourse. And it does so very effectively. A men has about a 20% change to become infected with Gonorrhea, after having vaginal intercourse one with an infected women. And for an uninfected woman who has sex with an infected man, this change is even higher; about 60-80%. Which makes safe sex oh, so important.
In addition a mother may also spread gonorrhea to her newborn during childbirth, which can be dangerous for your baby.

Symptoms of Gonorrhea:
Once infected symptoms may appear within 2-14 days. Although 10-15% of men and 80% of women do not develop any symptoms.
- Men that do develop symptoms may experience; pain or burning while peeing, a pus-like discharge from the tip of the penis, swelling and pain of a testical and/or an inflammation of the epididymis.
- Infected women may experience; again pain and burning while peeing, a vaginal discharge, vaginal bleeding between your periods, pelvic pain and an inflammation of your pelvic organs.

Beside your genitals gonorrhea can also causes symptoms in:
- Rectum: like anal itching, pus-like discharge from the rectum and bloody stool.
- Eyes: cause eye pain, sensitivity to light, and pus-like discharge from one or both eyes.
- Throat: a sore throat and swollen lymph nodes in the neck.
- Joints: causing inflammation of one or more joints, which leads to swelling, redness, warmth and extreme pain during movement.

How common is Gonorrhea?
According to a study from the WHO in 2016 about 0.9% of women and 0.7% of men had gonorrhea worldwide. We are talking about 30 million people. By region, prevalence was highest in African (1.9%), and lowest in Europe (0.3%).

Tips & tricks:
- Practise safe sex.
- Avoid sexual intercourse.
- Avoid having multiple sexual partners.
- Avoid drinking alcohol or using drugs.
- Have regular checkups or STI tests.
- Be aware of your own and your partners body.

Treatment:
In adults gonorrhea can be treated with antibiotics, like ceftriaxone — given as an injection with oral azithromycin. Or an injection with gentamicin and oral azithromycin.

Here it is important to mention that your bed partner should also get tested and treated for gonorrhea, even if he or she has no signs or symptoms. Lastly, repeat infections are common, partly because people old habits die hard. I hope this doesn't apply to you, but because of this fact it is recommended to get yourself tested again about 3 months after your treatment.

- Disclaimer: this video and the comments are meant purely informational! This is not medical advice! If you are looking for medical advice always contact your own doctor. -

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Literature:
1: Mayo Clinic Staff. (2021). Gonorrhea. Mayoclinic.
2: New York State. (2006). Gonorrhea Gonococcal Infection (clap, drip).
3: Kirkcaldy RD. Weston E. Segurado AC. Hughes G. (2019). Epidemiology of gonorrhoea: a global perspective. Sex Health.16(5):401-411.
4: Wikipedia. (2022). Gonorrhea.

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