What is Gonorrhoea?
Gonorrhoea is bacterial infection passed from one person to another during sex. Gonorrhoea is much less common than Chlamydia, but about 1% of people under 25 tested will have it.
Gonorrhoea symptoms
10% of men and 80% of women have no symptoms but symptoms may include;
In women
- Vaginal discharge
- Pain when passing urine
- Lower abdominal pain
In men
- A white, yellow, or green discharge from the tip of the penis
- Pain when passing urine
- Pain or tenderness in the testicles
In Greater Manchester when you are screened for Chlamydia you will also be tested for Gonorrhoea.
What is the treatment ?
If your test is positive for Gonorrhoea you will be asked to attend a specialist sexual health clinic where your will have another test to check that the infection responds to the antibiotic you have been given.
