Gonoreha

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Gonorrhea
Gonorrhea, also called “the clap,” is the most commonly reported sexually transmitted disease in the United States, with 1.5 million cases occurring per year. Ninety percent of infections occur in people under 30, with 15-19 year olds reporting the highest infection rates.
Gonorrhea is caused by the bacteria Neisseria gonorrhoeae, which infects the mucus membrane of the urethra and genital tract. It can be spread through sexual contact and condoms provide protection against the disease but its not 100 percent effective. An infected woman who is pregnant may give the infection to her infant as the baby passes through the birth canal during delivery.
Approximately eighty percent of women and ten percent of men with gonorrhea show no symptoms. If symptoms to occur the happen 2-8 days after transmission. Symptoms experienced by men include a painful urination and a fluid discharge. Women may experience a discharge, painful urination, bleeding, or lower abdominal pain.
Ampicillin, amoxicillin, or some type of penicillin used to be recommended for the treatment of gonorrhea. Regardless of what drug is prescribed, it is important that the patient take the full course of medication and that he or she return to the doctor's office or clinic for follow-up. All sex partners of a person with gonorrhea should be tested and treated appropriately even if they do not have symptoms of infection.
If gonorrhea is not treated, the bacteria can spread to the bloodstream and infect the joints, heart valves, or the brain. The most common consequence of gonorrhea, however, is PID, a serious infection of the female reproductive organs, that occurs in an estimated 1 million American women each year. PID can scar or damage cells lining the fallopian tubes, resulting in infertility in as many as 10 percent of women affected.
Because gonorrhea is highly contagious and yet may cause no symptoms, all men and women who have sexual...