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8: Pregnant Woman Can Pass on the Infection
If you are pregnant, then you may want to pay more attention than usual to the possible symptoms of gonorrhea because pregnant women can pass gonorrhea onto their offspring if untreated. This happens during delivery and it can cause blindness, a blood infection or a joint infection in the baby. But as long as you get treatment before the birth, then you should have no issues when it comes to avoiding transmission to your baby.
