Did you know that...? - Gonorrhoea is also known as clap, drip or sting.
What will a woman notice if she has it? - Women often have no symptoms at all. They may notice vague ones such as some pain when passing urine or a slight increase in vaginal discharge.
- You can also get a gonorrhoea infection in your throat (through oral sex) or anus (through anal sex). This doesn't usually cause any symptoms.
What could the complications be for a woman? - If you are not treated for gonorrhoea you could develop an inflammation in your uterus or a fallopian tube. This could make it more difficult to get pregnant or make you infertile.
- It can also cause a higher risk of something going wrong during pregnancy such as you having an ectopic pregnancy (outside the uterus).
- Gonorrhoea can be completely cured. So it's important to go and see the doctor if you have had unsafe sex.
What will a man notice if he has it? - Most men notice the first symptoms after a couple of days or weeks.
- This could be discharge from the penis, or pain when passing urine.
- You can also get a gonorrhoea infection in your throat or anus. This doesn't usually cause any symptoms.
What could the complications be for a man? - Sometimes men develop an inflammation in an epididymis (in the testicle). But mostly they won't notice much at all.
- Even if men have no symptoms, they can still pass on gonorrhoea.
Do you have any symptoms? Or do you think you might have been exposed to unsafe sex? It is important to have yourself tested as soon as possible. For assistance, you can go to: your general practitioner (GP, huisarts in Dutch), the GGD or the AIDS STI Help Line (0900 20420440 (10 ct/min); Monday 10:00-22:00. Tuesday-Friday 14:00-22:00. Mail: infolijn@soaaids.nl) |
