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	Aidsmap \| BHIVA: 60% increase in drug-resistant gonorrhoea amongst UK gay men last year, HIV-positive men ...
		According to data presented by the HPA in July, the total number of new cases of gonorrhoea in the UK fell by 13% last year, from 22,350 in 2004 to 19,495 in 2005, which was the first time fewer than 20,000 new cases had been diagnosed since 1999.
		Notably, the prevalence of ciprofloxacin-resistant gonorrhoea in heterosexual men who had sex abroad was 50%, compared with a prevalence of 6% in those who did not.
		The most commonly administered treatments for gonorrhoea in 2005 are cefixime and ceftriaxone, together accounting for more than 70% of all prescriptions in individuals who are diagnosed with gonorrhoea as their only STI.
	www.aidsmap.com /en/news/39A77140-A808-4E37-92D9-DD23408C9AFF.asp (1269 words)

	BBC - Relationships - Sex and sexual health - Gonorrhoea
		Gonorrhoea is usually passed from one person to another during vaginal, oral or anal sex, or by sharing sex toys.
		Gonorrhoea can also be passed from a pregnant woman to her baby.
		Gonorrhoea is easy to treat with a single dose of antibiotics, either by tablets or injection.
	www.bbc.co.uk /relationships/sex_and_sexual_health/stis_gonorr.shtml (592 words)

	Gonorrhoea: More details/information for students
		Gonorrhoea is caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
		Of all gonorrhoea cases in 1990, 59.5% in men and 38.4% in women occurred either among Aboriginal people or were contracted from overseas or interstate sexual partners.
		Uncomplicated gonorrhoea is effectively treated with a large, single dose of an injectable short-acting penicillin, or a single dose of an oral penicillin derivative such as amoxycillin or ampicillin (other drugs are available for those allergic to penicillin).
	www.stdservices.on.net /std/gonorrhoea/details.htm (893 words)

	GONORRHOEA Symptoms, Cure, Cause, Treatment, Homeopathy for GONORRHOEA
		Gonorrhoea is a venereal disease caused by the bacteria Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
		Gonorrhoea in fat persons who are indolent and lax in fibre, with fine stinging pains in the meatus urinarius.
		This is a most valuable remedy in lingering cases with prostatic complications; and in cases of continued or oft repeated attacks of gonorrhoea, or in cases of gonorrhoea suppressed by injections.
	www.hpathy.com /diseases/gonorrhoea1-symptoms-treatment-cure.asp (1230 words)

	GONORRHOEA
		Gonorrhoea can also be passed from a pregnant woman to her baby during the birth process through a vaginal delivery.
		Gonorrhoea in the cervix or urethra can be diagnosed with a urine sample sent to a lab.
		A pregnant woman with untreated gonorrhoea may be at risk for miscarriage, preterm delivery, or having her water break too early.
	www.medic8.com /healthguide/articles/gonorrhoea.html (894 words)

	Gonorrhoea
		Gonorrhoea is a disease of the genital area caused by bacteria that are passed on during vaginal sex, anal sex or oral sex.
		Gonorrhoea (or Neisseria gonorrhoeae) is a bacteria that causes an infection in the genital area.
		Neisseria gonorrhoeae is a bacteria transmitted (passed) during sex, causing an infection in the genital area.
	www.healthinsite.gov.au /topics/Gonorrhoea (472 words)

	Gonorrhoea
		Gonorrhoea or 'the clap' as it was traditionally known is caused by a bacteria, which can affect the urethra (tube inside the penis), rectum (back passage), throat, vagina or cervix (entrance to the womb).
		If Gonorrhoea is left untreated it can cause many more serious conditions such as blindness, infertility, pain on passing urine, swollen testicles and or prostate gland.
		Use of a flavoured condom for oral sex with men, and use of a dental dam or non-microwaveable cling film as a barrier for oral sex with women or for rimming is also enough to prevent the transmission.
	freespace.virgin.net /staffs.mesmen/newsite/gonorrhoea.htm (488 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Health \| Gonorrhoea 'raises cancer risk'
		Men who have had gonorrhoea are twice as likely to develop bladder cancer, a study has found.
		Dr Michaud said: "Gonorrhoea is an infection that often recurs, causing local inflammation and symptoms such as incomplete emptying of the bladder.
		Although the number of new patients each year is falling, gonorrhoea is the second most commonly diagnosed bacterial sexually transmitted infection in the UK and the new study emphasises the importance of protecting against such infections.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/health/6244301.stm (498 words)

	HON Mother & Child Glossary, Gynaecologic Problems: Gonorrhea (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Gonorrhoea is caused by gonococcus, a bacterium that grows and multiplies quickly in moist, warm areas of the body such as the cervix, urethra, mouth, or rectum.
		Gonorrhoea is most commonly spread during genital contact, but it can also be passed from the genitals of one partner to the throat of the other during oral sex (pharyngeal gonorrhoea).
		Gonorrhoea of the rectum can occur in people who practice anal intercourse and may also occur in women due to spread of the infection from the vaginal area.
	www.hon.ch /Dossier/MotherChild/gynae_problems/std_gonorrhea.html (484 words)

	Gonorrhoea laboratory case definition
		Gonorrhoea however is unevenly evenly distributed and is said to be a “disease of the marginalised”
		Gonorrhoea thus exists as a series of ’microepidemics’ concentrated in particular subgroups of the population.
		The ideal diagnostic test for gonorrhoea is one which is rapid (so that results are available while the patient waits), easy to perform, cheap, uses samples obtained by non-invasive methods, is reliable, reproducible, robust and with high sensitivity and specificity and requires no special equipment.
	www.health.gov.au /internet/wcms/publishing.nsf/Content/cda-phlncd-gonorrhoea.htm (3764 words)

	Gonorrhoea - City University London (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Gonorrhoea is a sexually acquired infection caused by Neisseria gonorrhoea, a bacterium.
		The early signs of gonorrhoea are often mild and many young women and some young men show no symptoms and so can be unaware of their infection.
		Gonorrhoea can usually be diagnosed by a swab taken from the penis or cervix (neck of the womb).
	www.city.ac.uk /healthservice/student/sexual/gonorrhoea.html (664 words)

	Gonorrhoea Health Guide - Health Guides Online
		Gonorrhoea is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by the bacteria neisseria gonorrhoeae.
		Gonorrhoea is one of the four major curable STDs (along with chlamydia, trichomoniasis and syphilis).
		The outer cell membrane of neisseria gonorrhoeae is covered with large protein and sugar molecules and it is these components which help the bacteria to attach to and infect the host’s (infected individual’s) cells.
	www.healthguidesonline.com /Gonorrhoea.html (887 words)

	Gonorrhoea [Section Title] - Health encyclopaedia - NHS Direct
		Gonorrhoea is a sexually transmitted infection (which used to be known as 'the clap').
		Gonorrhoea is the second most common sexually transmitted infection in the UK with over 19,000 cases reported in 2006.
		If you have gonorrhoea you should also be tested for evidence of other sexually transmitted infections, as you can have more than one sexually transmitted infection at the same time.
	www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk /articles/article.aspx?articleId=516&PrintPage=1 (1220 words)

	Gonorrhoea - (GC) - Gonorrhoea
		Gonorrhoea is a sexually transmitted infection (commonly known as "the clap") caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae It can be passed on by vaginal, oral or anal sexual intercourse.
		Gonorrhoea usually causes a urethritis (inflammation of the tube carrying urine from the bladder) in men but occassionally it may spread to the heart, joints and brain.
		Gonorrhoea is treated with antibiotics and the particular treatement varies depending on where you caught the disease (locally, inter-state or overseas) due to different resistances.
	www.virtualrespiratorycentre.com /diseases.asp?did=833 (907 words)

	Gonorrhoea - Causes, symptoms and treatment (includes pictures)
		Gonorrhoea is the 'old faithful' of sexually transmitted diseases and is commonly known as 'the clap' (derived from 'les clapiers'- meaning rabbit hutches, the slang name for brothels in Paris during the Middle Ages).
		Gonorrhoea is spread by vaginal, oral or anal sex with an infected person.
		The gonorrhoea may be resistant to standard treatments (which is a result of haphazard antibiotic use in that region over the past few decades — probably starting with the Vietnam War).
	www.drthom.com /info/s_gonorr.htm (370 words)

	Gonorrhoea - Better Health Channel. (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Gonorrhoea is caused by bacteria known as Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
		Gonorrhoea affects both men and women and is easily transmitted during vaginal intercourse.
		Because gonorrhoea may not cause symptoms until PID has already developed, sexually active women who have recently had a change of sexual partner or feel they may be at risk of a sexually transmissible infection (STI) should have a test for gonorrhoea (and for chlamydia infection).
	www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au /bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Gonorrhoea?Open (654 words)

	Syphilis and gonorrhoea in the Czech Republic
		Mandatory monthly reports on ‘veneral diseases’ (syphilis, gonorrhoea, ulcus molle, and lymphogranuloma venereum) are compiled each month from outpatient departments, hospital departments and laboratories by the environmental health offices’ epidemiology departments in the 14 regions of the Czech Republic.
		Trends in syphilis and gonorrhoea in the Czech Republic from 1994 to 2003
		Regional distribution both of syphilis and gonorrhoea is related to large urban centres and regions with high level of prostitution: this is demonstrated by the higher incidence per 100 000 population [5].
	www.eurosurveillance.org /em/v09n12/0912-227.asp (1971 words)

	Gonorrhoea - Blue Book: IDEAS - Victorian Government Health Information, Australia
		Gonorrhoea (Group C disease) must be notified in writing within five days of diagnosis.
		Gonorrhoea may increase susceptibility to the sexual acquisition of HIV infection and increase HIV infectiousness.
		Gonorrhoea is transmitted by contact with exudates from mucous membranes of infected people, almost always as the result of sexual activity.
	www.health.vic.gov.au /ideas/bluebook/gonorrhoea.htm (900 words)

	Gonorrhoea
		In 1995, over 390,000 cases of gonorrhoea were reported to the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, at a cost of close to $1.1 billion.
		Gonorrhoea is a sexually transmitted infection caused by a bacterium, Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
		Gonorrhoea of the rectum can occur following anal intercourse and may also occur in women due to spread of the infection from the vaginal area.
	www.irishhealth.com /index.html?level=4&id=202 (680 words)

	Multikulti : English : Health : Gonorrhoea, Chlamydia and Syphilis Symptoms, treatment and facts
		If you are told you have gonorrhoea, you may be asked to see a health adviser who will explain the infection to you and answer your questions.
		Some types of gonorrhoea are resistant to certain antibiotics, especially if you acquired the disease abroad.
		If you're pregnant and you have gonorrhoea when your baby is born, you could pass the infection on.
	www.multikulti.org.uk /en/health/gonorrhoea-chlamydia-and-syphilis-symptoms-tre (2668 words)

	Gonorrhoea - Sexually transmitted infections - UKC Medical Centre
		Gonorrhoea (commonly known as "the clap") is a sexually transmitted infection caused by a bacteria.
		Recent incidence of gonorrhoea in the UK has fallen, however the highest rates of gonorrhoea are seen in women aged 16-19 and in men aged 20-24 years.
		A mother with gonorrhoea can pass an eye infection to her baby at birth; if untreated, this can lead to blindness.
	www.kent.ac.uk /medical/knowledge/sexual/gonorrhoea.htm (519 words)

	Gonorrhoea - Information about Gonorrhoea
		Gonorrhoea can spread from mother to baby during delivery causing an eye infection in the baby.
		Gonorrhoea is caught through having sexual intercourse with an infected person.
		If gonorrhoea is not treated then it may spread to the testicles in men and the Fallopian tubes in women.
	www.surgerydoor.co.uk /medical_conditions/Indices/G/gonorrhoea.htm (847 words)

	Epidemic homosexually acquired gonorrhoea among men in Sydney. (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Objective: To quantify the recent increase in gonorrhoea cases among homosexually active men in Sydney and to investigate the cause(s) for this increase.
		Notably, the men with anal gonorrhoea were more likely to be HIV positive (25% v 10%) or of unknown HIV status (10% v 2%) and were more likely to originate from an English-speaking country other than Australia (43% v 23%).
		Though the two clinics were the source of a minority (32%) of gonococcal isolates referred to the GRL in 1998 they were the source of most anal (60%) and pharyngeal (84%) isolates from men, indicating limited active case finding in other services.
	gateway.nlm.nih.gov /MeetingAbstracts/102242844.html (350 words)

	Gonorrhoea
		Gonorrhoea is similar to chlamydia but less common.
		Gonorrhoea passed on during oral sex does not usually cause symptoms.
		Anal gonorrhoea is more common in homosexual men and may cause an irritation or discharge from the anus.
	www.brook.org.uk /content/M2_4_2_gonorrhoea.asp (98 words)

	Gonorrhoea
		If gonorrhoea is left untreated it can develop into an inflammation of the sexual organs in women and an inflammation of the epididymis in men.
		In women, a possible long-term consequence of gonorrhoea is closure of the Fallopian tubes.
		If this happens, the passage of the fertilised egg into the uterus is made difficult and the risk of sterility and ectopic pregnancy increases.
	www.netdoctor.co.uk /diseases/facts/gonorrhoea.htm (728 words)

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