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male reproductive anatomy, male reproductive system, clap, male, gonorrhea, sexually transmitted disease, commonly known, "the clap", bacterium neisseria gonorrhoeae, gonorrhea, female, gonorrhea is one, the most common infectious bacterial diseases, most frequently transmitted, sexual intercourse, vaginal, 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, important, an estimated 90% of an infected male's sex contacts, become infected, male, risk of acquiring gonorrhea following one episode of vaginal intercourse, an infected female is approximately 20%, 1 in 5, 400,000 cases of gonorrhea a year reported, cdc, centers, disease control, many cases, diagnosed, 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 in every 687 americans has gonorrhea, a rate of 2 million means that 1 in every 130 americans, infected, higher prevalence in large metropolitan areas, inner city areas, populations, lower overall levels of education, a lower socioeconomic status, gonorrhea, prevalent in people 15 to 29 years old, risk factors include having multiple sexual partners, a partner, a past history of any std, unprotected sex, sex, the use of a condom, female condom, causative organism, infect the throat, producing a severe sore throat, gonococcal pharyngitis, infection, the urethra, urethritis, burning, painful urination, a discharge, infect the anus, rectum, producing a condition, proctitis, organism, spread, the urethra to other portions, the reproductive tract producing epididymitis, infection, the epididymis, a structure attached, testicle, prostatitis, inflammation, the prostate gland, various other conditions periurethral abscess, a collection of pus around the urethra, untreated gonorrhea, lead to urethral stricture, narrowing, the urethra, scarring, result in decreased urine flow, incomplete emptying, the bladder, urinary tract infection, ultimately kidney failure, average incubation, gonorrhea is approximately 2 to 5 days following sexual contact, an infected partner, appear, 2 weeks, most common initial symptom, discharge, urethra that is either mucus-like, whitish discharge, purulent, thick, yellowish, pus-like discharge, appears, opening, the penis, stain the underwear, initial symptoms include painful urination, urethral burning, a small number of men, asymptomatic, sites of infection, relatively common, gonorrhea infection, the rectal area, anorectal gonorrhea, occur in men, anal intercourse, found in approximately 50% of women, gonorrhea, a majority of people, anorectal gonorrhea, symptom-free, present they, typical of proctitis, a small percentage of people, gonorrhea have only a throat infection, gonococcal pharyngitis, ten to 25% of homosexual men, gonorrhea, pharyngeal infection, 10 to 20% of women, gonorrhea have pharyngeal gonorrhea, gonococcal conjunctivitis, eye infection, very rare in adults, seen only in infants delivered to mothers, gonorrhea, ophthalmia neonatorum, gonorrhea, transmitted simultaneously, sexually transmitted diseases, increased urinary frequency, urgency, incontinence, urethral discharge, pain on urination, red, swollen opening of penis, urethra, tender testicles, a preliminary diagnosis of gonorrhea, time of examination, a smear of urethral discharge taken, stained, examined under the microscope, neisseria gonorrhoeae organisms appear, the cells present, in the discharge, cultures provide absolute proof of infection, neisseria gonorrhoeae organisms, grow on any, the mucous membranes, culture sites, determined depending on the person's gender, sexual practices, generally, cultures, obtain, urethra, anus, throat, laboratories, give a preliminary diagnosis often, a confirmed diagnosis, 72 hours, gram stain of urethral discharge, urethral discharge culture, gonorrhea, rectal culture, throat culture, two aspects of treating a sexually transmitted disease, spread, gonorrhea, first aspect, cure the affected person, second, locate, the other sexual contacts, to treat them, prevent further spread, mandatory reporting has, held the number of cases of gonorrhea at a low level, incidence is rising, beginning, the time, the vietnam war, antibiotic-resistant strains of gonorrhea appeared, resistant strains have been increasing over the last few years, new treatments have now been recommended by the centers, disease control, cdc, the standard penicillin treatment, gonorrhea is now treated by a large number of new, very potent antibiotics, resistance to antibiotics ciprofloxacin, ofloxacin, levofloxacin, enoxacin has started to, become a problem, treatment regimen includes using one, ceftriaxone, 125 mg, milligrams, injected into a muscle, one time, cefixime, 400 mg by mouth, one time, ciprofloxacin, oral, 500 mg by mouth, one time, ofloxacin, oral, 400 mg by mouth, one time, cefuroxime axotal, 1 gram by mouth, one time, cefpodoxime proxetil, 200 mg by mouth, one time, enoxacin, 400 mg given by mouth, one time, important, follow-up visit 7 days after treatment to recheck cultures, confirm the cure of infection, gonorrhea is treated immediately upon onset, outcome is likely to be good, meaning that no permanent scarring, the urethra, take place, spread, the infection to other areas, not occur, treatment is delayed, greater likelihood of complications, disseminated infection, very serious, periurethral abscess, collection of pus around the urethra, gonococcal arthritis, joint infection, gonococcal pharyngitis, sore throat, gonococcal conjunctivitis, eye infection, infection, inflammation, the male reproductive system, 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 enables the state to keep accurate statistics on the number of cases, to treat other infected contacts who would otherwise spread the disease, have engaged in high-risk sexual practices, multiple partners, unknown partners, high-risk partners, unprotected sex, periodically examined to detect, asymptomatic disease, stds other than gonorrhea, sexual abstinence, way to completely, prevent gonorrhea, safer sex behaviors, reduce risk, use of condoms, male, female types, markedly decrease the likelihood of contracting a sexually transmitted disease, must be used properly, condom, in place, beginning, end of sexual activity, used every time the person engages in sexual activity, 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.