Symptoms of Gonorrhea
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Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted disease caused by Neisseria gonorrhea. Gonorrhea symptoms can be characterized by pain with urination, difficult urination, and urinary frequency.

People can develop penile discharge or vaginal discharge. Gonorrhea is associated with infertility and increased risk of miscarriage.


A condition known as pelvic inflammatory disease can be seen in women with gonorrhea symptoms. Other symptoms of gonorrhea include arthritis, endocarditis, and skin lesions.


Gonorrhea symptoms generally develop within 5 days after exposure. Sometimes it can take 25-30 days to develop gonorrhea symptoms.

Other symptoms generally include abdominal pain, abnormal vaginal bleeding, and fever. Patients can develop gonorrhea of the rectum which can be associated with itching and pain with bowel movements.

Sometimes patients with gonorrhea will have little or no symptoms.

 
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Symptoms of gonorrhea often do not lead directly to the underlying diagnosis and many symptoms can be misleading. Please review all concerns and information found on this website with your health care provider.