What it means
A bacterial sexually transmitted infectionSEK-shoo-uh-lee trans-MIT-id in-FEK-shunAn infection passed from one person to another mainly through sexual contact.Full entry that can infect the genitals, rectum and throat. Many people, especially women, have no symptoms; others have a discharge and pain when urinating. Untreated, it can cause pelvic inflammatory diseasePEL-vik in-FLAM-uh-tor-ee dih-ZEEZInfection of the female upper reproductive organs: the uterus, fallopian tubes and ovaries.Full entry and infertilityin-fer-TIL-ih-teeNot being able to become pregnant after a year of regular sex without birth control, or after six months for women over 35.Full entry , and it can pass to a baby during birth and infect the eyes. It often occurs together with Chlamydiakluh-MID-ee-uhA sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis; also the name of the bacterium.Full entry .
For the nurse
Treatment is an antibiotic injection. Teach the client that sexual partners must be tested and treated, to avoid sex until treatment is finished, and to use condoms. Newborns get antibiotic eye ointment after birth to prevent eye infection.
At a glance
| Spanish | gonorrea |
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| Also written | gonorrhoea, gonococcal |
Related terms
sexually transmitted infection
An infection passed from one person to another mainly through sexual contact.
pelvic inflammatory disease
Infection of the female upper reproductive organs: the uterus, fallopian tubes and ovaries.
syphilis
A bacterial infection, spread mainly through sex, caused by Treponema pallidum.
Chlamydia
A sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis; also the name of the bacterium.