Untreated gonorrhea can lead to a host of potentially serious complications.
This most often pops up if the infection damages reproductive organs, leading to chronic pelvic pain andinfertility.
DGI is a rare complication more commonly seen in females and those with prolonged, untreated gonorrheal infections.
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gonorrhoeaare more likely to cause DGI.
Unlike STIs likesyphilisthat cause ulcers through whichN.
gonorrhoeaecan enter the body, gonorrhea increases the risk by causing inflammation in the genitals or rectum.
Treatment and Prevention of Gonorrhea
Gonorrhea is treated with antibiotics.
However, increasing rates ofantibiotic resistanceworldwide mean that some antibiotics have become less effective against gonorrhea.
Untreated gonorrhea also increases the risk of getting and passing HIV.
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