

If you don't treat this STD, it can spread through your body and infect your blood, joints, skin, and brain. Men can develop severe swelling and pain in the testicles (epididymitis), which may result in the inability to make sperm and father children (sterility). It is rare, but it is possible to die from an ectopic pregnancy. A woman with PID may also have chronic pelvic pain and a pregnancy outside of the uterus (an ectopic pregnancy). If you have PID you may suffer from mild to severe abdominal pain, a fever, and become unable to have children (infertile). This infection is called pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). This includes your uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries and even inside your lower belly (abdomen). Yes! If you are a woman and you don't treat your infection, part of your reproductive system may get infected. If you have a rectal infection you may have rectal bleeding, anal itching, soreness, a pus discharge, or pain with your bowel movements.Ĭan gonorrhea cause any other problems if it's not treated? If you have a throat infection, you may also get swollen glands (lymph nodes) in your neck. But, some people may find that their anus or the lining of their throat is red and swollen. The vulva is the outer part of a woman's genitals.īoth men and women can get throat infections from oral sex, or infections in the rectum from anal sex.

Symptoms usually begin in five to 10 days or within 60 days. Women's symptoms may take longer to appear.

But, symptoms can take as long as 30 days to begin. Men's symptoms often appear within a week (usually two to five days) after they are infected. If you have gonorrhea when you are pregnant, you can give this STD to your baby during delivery.Įighty-five to 90 percent of men with gonorrhea will have symptoms. Unprotected sex means sex without a latex or polyurethane condom. You can get this STD by having unprotected sex with someone who's infected. Gonorrhea is caused by bacteria that can infect your genital tract, throat, and/or rectum. It's not unusual to have both gonorrhea and chlamydia at the same time. It's most common among teenage women who have multiple sex partners. Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) which most often affects people between 15 and 25.
Clamidia and gonorrhea symptoms portable#
" Gonorrhea" is also available in Portable Document Format (PDF, 35KB, 3pg).The " Gonorrhea: More serious than you think" brochure is also available in Portable Document Format (PDF, 220KB, 2pg).
