And if she's not in a monogamous relationship, having multiple partners increases
the risk of gonorrhea and chlamydia, which can lead to infections of the pelvis and cause infertility.
Not exact matches
«We
risk losing the last antibiotic class for the effective treatment
of gonorrhea,» says Vanessa Allen, chief
of medical microbiology at Public Health Ontario in Toronto, Canada.
This is why CDC guidelines advise that all sexually active women under age 25 be screened for chlamydia and
gonorrhea annually, as well as women who are 25 or older who are at increased
risk of infection — such as those who have a new sex partner, are not monogamous, or have a partner who already has an STD.
Recently, the Deseret News published an article reflecting on an increase
of gonorrhea cases in Utah, particularly through groups that have usually been considered low -
risk when it comes to sexually transmitted diseases.
Untreated
gonorrhea can damage your reproductive system, increase your
risk of getting or giving HIV, cause epididymitis, or lead to infertility.
Even without symptoms, if you have
gonorrhea and you don't get it treated, it can cause other health problems: Untreated
gonorrhea can damage your reproductive system, increase your
risk of getting or giving HIV, cause pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), or lead to infertility.
Jonathan Mermin, director
of the CDC's National Center for HIV / AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, warned that «if resistance continues to increase and spread, current treatment will ultimately fail and 800,000 Americans a year will be at
risk for untreatable
gonorrhea.»
«Secretory» STDs —
gonorrhea, chlamydia, and HIV — are transmitted by semen and vaginal fluids, and
risk shouldn't be affected by the presence or absence
of body hair.