GONORRHOEA and CHLAMYDIA
Gonorrhoea
Gonorrhoea is also called the clap. It is a common STD, also among men that have sex with other men. It is a bacterium that mostly causes an inflammation of the urethra, rectum (anus) or throat. Within a few days to a couple of weeks after infection you may notice a yellow or green pus coming out from your penis or vagina and a burning sensation when you urinate. You may also experience belly cramps, irritation or itching in the genital zone and sometimes excreting might be painful. If you don’t get any treatment you may develop an inflammation of the epididymis, abdomen, anus, cervix, prostate and you may even become infertile.
Gonorrhoea is highly infectious. You can catch it by having unprotected sex (oral, anal, vaginal sex: both the giving and receiving partners), dry humping (penis against anus) or rubbing penises or vaginas on each other.
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Chlamydia
Chlamydia is one of the most common STDs. The symptoms may appear one to three weeks after infection. Very often there are no symptoms at all but if left untreated, chlamydia causes an inflammation of your urethra, rectum (anus) or sometimes your throat. This produces bloodstained faeces, irritation or itching in the genital zone and urination and excretion can be painful. Sometimes an infection can develop of the epididym, the prostate, the uterus, the cervix, the fallopian tubes and the ovaries. It is then accompanied by strong pain in the scrotum and low belly, sometimes extending to the groin. This can even lead to infertility, especially for women.
Chlamydia is passed on through unprotected sexual contact when mucus membranes come into contact. When you have unprotected anal and vaginal contact you can be infected in both directions, so from anus and vagina to penis and vice versa. The disease can also be passed on by oral sex without condom for both the giving and the receiving partners. So always use a condom!
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