Only one reliable treatment for the sexually transmitted infection still exists, because the bacteria that cause it have become resistant to common therapies.

In rarer cases, the eye can also be affected. The symptoms will differ depending on the sex of the person who has contracted gonorrhea, as well as what area of the body is affected by the infection.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also recommends routine STI screening for sexually active individuals at high risk of STI infection, even if they have no signs or symptoms. Among ...

In men, gonorrhea also can lead to infertility in rare cases. In the United States, gonorrhea and other sexually transmitted infections or STIs have become more common. Reported cases of three ...

This latest study highlights its use to specifically target gonorrhea. The company will now seek FDA approval to market Blujepa to treat men and women. If approved, it will be the first new ...

If left untreated, gonorrhea can cause serious health complications that can lead to infertility in both men and women, and it can increase the odds of contracting and passing HIV, according to ...

Alaska has long had the distinction of having the nation’s highest or nearly highest rates of gonorrhea. Now there is another troublesome trend among those who contract the sexually transmitted ...