Gonorrhea

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Gonorrhea

What to Watch For:

- Symptoms show up 2-21 days after having sex.

- Most women and some men have no symptoms.

Women:

- Thick yellow or white discharge from the vagina.

- Burning or pain when you urinate (pee).

- Abnormal periods or bleeding between periods.

-Cramps and pain in the lower abdomen (belly).

Men:

- A discharge or drip from the penis.

- Burning or pain when you urinate (pee) or have a bowel movement.

How Do You Get This STD?

- Spread during vaginal, anal and oral sex with someone who has gonorrhea.

What Happens if You Don’t Get Treated?

- You can give gonorrhea to your sexual partner(s).

- Can lead to more serious infection.

- Reproductive organs can be damaged.

- Both men and women may no longer be able to have children.

- A mother with gonorrhea can give it to her baby during childbirth.

-Can cause heart trouble, skin disease, arthritis and blindness.

For more information, contact your medical provider or the Oklahoma City-County Health Department 425-4430.