Top Ten Need-to-Know Facts about Gonorrhea

According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the most common age group for contracting the sexually-transmitted disease gonorrhea are 15-24 but that doesn’t mean that other age groups do not need to be vigilant. In fact, everyone needs to be concerned about gonorrhea. Let’s take a look at ten facts that you should be aware of when it comes to this STD so that you can keep yourself from getting it; or take care of it quickly if you ever get it.

1: You Should Tell Your Partners

First, you should definitely tell your partners that you have been diagnosed with gonorrhea. Gonorrhea symptoms usually appear within 14 days of getting the infection, but some people may not get any symptoms at all. However, not treating gonorrhea can turn a small problem into a very large one, so it is your responsibility to tell any of the partners that you have had sex with over the last 60 days that you were diagnosed with gonorrhea recommend that they get checked.