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  2. Gonorrhea - Wikipedia

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    Untreated gonorrhea can lead to major complications, such as: Infertility in women. Gonorrhea can spread into the uterus and fallopian tubes, causing pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). PID can result in scarring of the tubes, greater risk of pregnancy complications and infertility, and can be fatal, particularly in the immunocompromised.

  3. Fitz-Hugh–Curtis syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Fitz-Hugh–Curtis syndrome occurs almost exclusively in women, though it can be seen in males rarely. [5] It is complication of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) caused by Chlamydia trachomatis (Chlamydia) or Neisseria gonorrhoeae (Gonorrhea) though other bacteria such as Bacteroides, Gardnerella, E. coli and Streptococcus have also been found to cause Fitz-Hugh–Curtis syndrome on occasion. [6]

  4. New antibiotic shows promise for drug-resistant gonorrhea - AOL

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    Left untreated, gonorrhea poses a risk of infertility and can prove especially damaging to women, leading to pelvic inflammatory disease and ectopic pregnancy. The infection can also raise the ...

  5. Gonorrhea cases dropped 7.7% from 2022 to 2023, and fell below pre-pandemic levels. ... Increases in newborn syphilis, transmitted from mother-to-child during pregnancy, appear to be slowing in ...

  6. Why Are Sexually Transmitted Infections on the Rise? - AOL

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    HIV cases jumped 16%, while gonorrhea and chlamydia ticked up about 3% each. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said syphilis cases rose 26% in 2021 — to their highest level in more ...

  7. Neisseria gonorrhoeae - Wikipedia

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    Then in 1883, Max Bockhart proved conclusively that the bacterium isolated by Albert Neisser was the causative agent of the disease known as gonorrhea by inoculating the penis of a healthy man with the bacteria. [9] The man developed the classic symptoms of gonorrhea days after, satisfying the last of Koch's postulates. Until this point ...

  8. Pelvic inflammatory disease - Wikipedia

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    A sensitive serum pregnancy test is typically obtained to rule out ectopic pregnancy. Culdocentesis will differentiate hemoperitoneum (ruptured ectopic pregnancy or hemorrhagic cyst) from pelvic sepsis (salpingitis, ruptured pelvic abscess, or ruptured appendix). [28] Pelvic and vaginal ultrasounds are helpful in the diagnosis of PID.

  9. STI Epidemic Slows As New Syphilis, Gonorrhea Cases ... - AOL

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    More than 2.4 million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis were reported last year; the vast majority (1.6 million) were chlamydia, followed by gonorrhea (600,00) and syphilis (209,000).

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