Typical gonorrhagic symptoms are the inflammation of the urinary and genital organs and a purulent discharge from the urethra. In many cases, however, there are no complaints of a gonorrhagic infection (silent infection). Read here how you can recognize a gonorrhea infection.
Tripper causes only about one-tenth of all infected men no complaints. In contrast, only about half of all infected women diagnose the typical gonorrhea symptoms. The problem: who does not feel gonorrhea symptoms, does not know that he has an infectious disease. Thus, gonorrhea is often passed on unknowingly. This means a high risk for the unrecognized spread of gonads.
Gonorrhea symptoms are typically two to seven days after infection. A distinction is made between acute gonorrhea symptoms and chronic complaints
Acute gonorrhea symptoms man:
- Burning pain when urinating. At worst, there is a feeling that there are “broken glass in the urethra”.
- Redness and painful swelling of the penis and foreskin
- Purulent discharge from the urethra. Initially, only small amounts are produced, which are slimy. The amount increases but very quickly, the discharge looks yellowish-creamy.
- In anal intercourse, gonorrhea may cause inflammation in the rectum (rectal gonorrhea). It can be manifested by slimy-purulent admixtures in the stool and pain during bowel movements.
- Oral sex can cause inflammation with sore throats in the throat (pharyngeal gonorrhea). However, infection of the throat with gonorrhea causes no symptoms in 90 percent of the cases.
Acute gonorrhea symptoms in women:
- In the early phase, the gonorrhea symptoms can be very mild. There may be discharge and a slight burning sensation while urinating. The discharge from the vagina can be foul-smelling.
- An inflammation of the cervix (cervicitis) may show a purulent or bloody discharge.
- Sometimes gonorrhea spreads within the internal genitalia, which can lead to inflammation of the uterus, fallopian tubes and ovaries. Fever, lower abdominal discomfort, discharge and spotting.
- Rectal gonorrhea often occurs in women when the pathogen spreads from the genital tract to the rectum (secondary infection).
Without treatment, chronicity of gonorrhea symptoms may occur. The local symptoms on the mucous membranes disappear predominantly, but the pathogens invade deeper tissue layers where they can cause chronic inflammation. In men, it can lead to chronic prostatitis (prostatitis) and / or epididymitis (epididymitis). Pus production is low. Overnight only, a drop of pumice forms, which typically flows from the urethra before the first morning urination (“bonjour droplets”). Chronic inflammation is difficult to access for antibiotics and can lead to strictures in the urethra (urethral stricture).
Chronic symptoms of gonorrhea can cause long-term complications for women: Inflammation of the fallopian tubes and ovaries (adnexitis) can lead to adhesions and hence infertility. The symptoms often become worse during menstrual bleeding.
In both sexes, the gonorrhea infection can spread over the entire body and gonorrhea symptoms also occur in other parts of the body. In these rare cases (about one to three percent), the gonorrhea symptoms include fever, skin lesions, painful joint inflammation, and tendonitis. Only exceptionally does the gonorrhea spread to the brain (meningitis) and the heart (endocarditis). If a gonorrhea infection occurs during childbirth, neonatal infection of the conjunctiva may occur in the eyes. ( “Neonatal blennorrhoea”).
If you are with yourself or your partner Gonorrhea symptoms suspect, do not be afraid to see a doctor!