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SYMPTOMS:
Whitish discharge from the penis or vagina.  Painful urination or frequent need to urinate.  Abdominal pain or tenderness in women.

HOW IS IT TRANSMITTED?:
Sex

IS IT CURABLE?:
Yes.

POSSIBLE RESULTS IF NOT TREATED:
Sterility. (inability to have children).  Infections that can damage joints, heart tissue,etc.  Pelvic inflammatory disease in women.

DIAGNOSIS & TREATMENT:
Gonorrhea is diagnosed through examination of secretions from the penis or cervix.  Treatment with antibiotics cures most cases of gonorrhea


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