What Is Gonorrhea?

Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) which is caused by bacteria called Neisseria gonorrheae. During sexual activity, Gonorrhea can be transmitted from one person to another by contact with infected genital fluids. This can occur with oral, anal or vaginal sex.


How Common Is It?

Gonorrhea is the second most common bacterial STI in the United States with approximately 300,000 new cases reported every year. Girls and young women aged 15 to 19 and young men between the ages of 20 and 24 years have the highest rates of infection. Sexually active teens and young adults should be screened for a Gonorrhea infection every year.
Neisseria gonorrhea can infect the urethra, anus, rectum and/or mouth and throat of both boys and girls. This bacteria most commonly infects the cervix (opening to the uterus at the top of the vagina) in girls while the primary site of infection in boys is the urethra. A female Gonorrheal infection of the cervix progresses on to the more serious pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) in ten to forty percent of cases. In fact, up to 40% of PID cases are thought to be caused by Gonorrheal infections. (Click the "PID" tab on the left or the "PID Animation" tab on the right for more information.).

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