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In men this infection can cause burning when passing urine and a yellow discharge from the penis. Some men may have the disease without any symptoms.

In women there is often no sign of infection, but some women may have a yellow vaginal discharge, low abdominal pain, or irregular menstrual bleeding.

In both sexes infection of the rectum may follow anal sex and infection of the throat may follow oral sex. Gonorrhoea usually causes no symptoms in either of these sites.

Gonorrhoea is cured by antibiotics. If untreated, this infection can cause infertility in women and (less commonly) in men. The infection can spread to the reproductive organs in women and cause pelvic inflammatory disease (PID).

The condition can only be reliably diagnosed by a swab test taken by a health care worker. A swab test is taken from the urethra (or rectum or throat if infection in those areas is suspected). If gonorrhoea is present in the urethra or cervix, it can usually be detected under the microscope within a few minutes. Effective treatment can be provided on the spot as either an injection or tablets.

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