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What Are The Chances Of Contracting Gonorrhea Besides Vaginal And Anal Sex?
Question: can you contact gonorrhea any other way besides, vaginal, oral or anal sex
Brief Answer:
Sexually transmitted only
Detailed Answer:
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Gonorrhea is a purulent infection of the mucous membrane surfaces caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae. N gonorrhoeae is spread by sexual contact or through transmission during childbirth. In nutshell, it is a sexually transmitted disease and these are the only transmissible ways.there is one other way.autoinnoculation.Autoinoculation can occur when a person touches an infected site (genital organ) and contacts skin or mucosa.
Risk factors for gonorrhea include the following:
Sexual exposure to an infected partner without barrier protection (eg, failure to use a condom or condom failure)
Multiple sex partners
Male homosexuality
Low socioeconomic status
Minority status - Blacks, Hispanics, and Native Americans have the highest rates in the United States
History of concurrent or past STDs
Exchange of sex for drugs or money
Use of crack cocaine
Early age of onset of sexual activity
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) - Use of an intrauterine device (IUD)
I hope it helps. Dont forget to close the discussion please.
Regards
S Khan
Sexually transmitted only
Detailed Answer:
Thank you for asking!
Gonorrhea is a purulent infection of the mucous membrane surfaces caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae. N gonorrhoeae is spread by sexual contact or through transmission during childbirth. In nutshell, it is a sexually transmitted disease and these are the only transmissible ways.there is one other way.autoinnoculation.Autoinoculation can occur when a person touches an infected site (genital organ) and contacts skin or mucosa.
Risk factors for gonorrhea include the following:
Sexual exposure to an infected partner without barrier protection (eg, failure to use a condom or condom failure)
Multiple sex partners
Male homosexuality
Low socioeconomic status
Minority status - Blacks, Hispanics, and Native Americans have the highest rates in the United States
History of concurrent or past STDs
Exchange of sex for drugs or money
Use of crack cocaine
Early age of onset of sexual activity
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) - Use of an intrauterine device (IUD)
I hope it helps. Dont forget to close the discussion please.
Regards
S Khan
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