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female reproductive anatomy, uterus, clap, female, gonorrhea, sexually transmitted disease, commonly known, "the clap", bacterium neisseria gonorrhea, gonorrhea, male, gonorrhea is one, the most common infectious bacterial diseases, most frequently transmitted, sexual activity, vaginal intercourse, oral, anal sex, gonorrhea, reportable disease, all state governments, require that cases of diagnosed gonorrhea be reported, health authorities, state board of health, allows, adequate follow-up, testing of sexual contacts, 400,000 cases of gonorrhea reported, cdc, centers, disease control, prevention, each year, many cases, treated but not reported, total number of cases is thought to approach 1,000,000, unreported cases, included, estimates reach 2,000,000, a rate of 400,000 cases per year means that 1 out of every 687 americans has gonorrhea, a rate of 2 million means that 1 in every 130 americans, infected, gonorrhea is more common in large metropolitan areas, inner-city areas, populations, lower overall levels of education, lower socioeconomic status, gonorrhea, prevalent in people 15 to 29 years old, risk factors include having multiple sexual partners, having a partner, a past history of any std, having unprotected sex, sex, the use of a condom, gonorrhea is transmitted, oral, vaginal, anal sex, bacteria, infect the throat, producing a severe sore throat, gonococcal pharyngitis, infect the vagina, causing irritation, drainage, vaginitis, anus, rectum, producing a condition, proctitis, organisms, spread up the female reproductive tract, the cervix, uterus, fallopian tubes, tubes that carry the egg, ovaries, uterus, infection spreads, fallopian tubes, infection, pid, pelvic inflammatory disease, occurs in 10% to 15% of women, untreated gonorrhea, bacteria spreads beyond the fallopian tubes, spread, abdominal space, a severe infection, peritonitis, bacteria, spread, blood stream causing gonococcemia, settle, joint causing gonococcal arthritis, on rare occasions, gonorrhea, spread, non-sexual contact, an infected woman, transmit the infection to her newborn, childbirth, infection, the newborn's eyes, ophthalmia neonatorum, gonococcal conjunctivitis, young girls who contract gonorrhea either from sexual abuse, intimate contact, contaminated objects, damp towel, develop a severe infection, vulvovaginitis, 50% of women, gonorrhea have no symptoms, asymptomatic, completely unaware that they have contracted the disease, subsequently, not seek treatment, increases the risk of complications, risk of passing the infection on to other individuals, symptoms of gonorrhea, appear 2 to 5 days after infection, women have symptoms, note vaginal discharge, increased urinary frequency, urinary discomfort, dysuria, spread, the organism, fallopian tubes, abdomen, severe lower-abdominal pain, fever, ultimately, gonorrhea, scarring, the fallopian tubes, permanent sterility, inability to, become pregnant, scar tissue formation around the uterus, tubes, painful intercourse, dyspareunia, chronic pelvic pain, gonorrhea, associated, sexually transmitted diseases, half, the women, gonorrhea, infected, chlamydia, another very common std, result in sterility, women, contracted gonorrhea should request testing, sexually transmitted diseases, aids, vaginal discharge, pain, burning on urination, urinary hesitancy, sore throat, painful sexual intercourse, mouth sores, cervical gram stain, endocervical culture, gonorrhea, throat swab culture, skin lesion aspiration, rectal culture, gonorrhea, identified in women most rapidly, the organisms, seen under the microscope, sample, cervix, this method, fastest, not the most certain, cultures provide absolute proof of infection, neisseria gonorrhea organisms, grow in any tissue, cultured from most areas using standard culture techniques, in suspected cases of gonorrhea, cultures, cervix, vagina, anus, urethra, throat, pharynx, laboratories, give a preliminary diagnosis often, a confirmed diagnosis, 72 hours, two important steps to treating a sexually transmitted disease, spread, gonorrhea, cure the infected person, second, locate, the person's other sexual contacts, to treat them, prevent further spread, why mandatory reporting has been instituted, has, held the number of cases of gonorrhea at a low level, number of infections is once again rising, though penicillin is effective against gonorrhea, have been increasing numbers of strains, resistant to penicillin, don't respond to penicillin treatment, gonorrhea is now treated by a large number of new, very potent antibiotics, resistance to antibiotics such a ciprofloxacin, ofloxacin, levoflaxacin, enoxacin has, become a problem, common prescriptions, ceftriaxone 125 mg injected into a muscle, one time, cefixime 400 mg by mouth, one time, ciprofloxacin 500 mg by mouth, one time, ofloxacin 400 mg by mouth, one time, cefuroxime axotal 1 g by mouth, one time, cefpodoxime proxetil 200 mg by mouth, one time, enoxacin 400 mg given by mouth, one time, a follow-up visit 7 days after treatment to recheck cultures, confirm the cure of infection is important, not have symptoms associated, the infection, gonorrhea is treated immediately upon onset, outcome is likely to be good, meaning that no permanent scarring, have taken place, fertility, treatment is delayed, greater likelihood of complication, a high probability of sterility, untreated gonorrhea, spread to other parts, the body causing disseminated infection, list of possible complications, salpingitis, pelvic inflammatory disease, peritonitis, bacteremia, gonococcemia, gonococcal arthritis, gonococcal pharyngitis, ophthalmia neonatorum, gonococcal conjunctivitis, vulvovaginitis, sterility, dyspareunia, have symptoms suggestive of gonorrhea, should call health care provider, short of funds, uninsured, state sponsored sexually transmitted disease clinics, diagnose, treat stds, charge, using a state sponsored clinic allows the state to keep accurate statistics on the number of cases, to treat other infected contacts who would otherwise spread the disease, women, engaged in high risk sexual practices, unprotected sex, multiple partners, unknown partners, periodically examined to check, asymptomatic disease, abstinence, absolute method of preventing gonorrhea, a monogamous sexual relationship, an individual known to be free of any std, reduce risk, use of condoms, male, female types, markedly decrease the likelihood of contracting a sexually transmitted disease but they must be used properly, condom, in place, beginning to end of sexual activity, used every time the person engages in sexual activity, a nonmonogamous partner, suspect partner, condoms, inexpensive, considering the consequences of contracting a sexually transmitted disease, treatment of all sexual partners is essential, prevent reinfection, primary reason that the government has implemented mandatory reporting, gonorrhea is still relatively cured, total eradication, the disease, in theory, at least possible, the gonorrhea organism appears to exist only on the mucous membranes of humans.