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Gonorrhea Rate at Record Low; Other STDs Rise

Nov 22nd 2010 – 2:03PM

ATLANTA (Nov. 22) -- A new government report on sexually spread diseases shows gonorrhea in the United States has dipped to the lowest rate ever recorded. But chlamydia and syphilis infections continued to increase last year. That's according to a report released Monday by the Centers for Disease Control and...

Gonorrhea Close to Gaining Superbug Status

By Katie DrummondMar 30th 2010 – 6:13PM

(March 30) -- Unless medical experts devise a new way to treat it, gonorrhea -- the world's second most common sexually transmitted infection, after chlamydia -- will soon become a drug-resistant superbug. "This is a very clever bacteria. If this problem isn't addressed, there is a real possibility that gonorrhea will...

LA Won't Force Condom Use in Porn Films

By David KnowlesFeb 3rd 2010 – 7:08PM
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(Feb. 3) -- Health officials will not force actors to use condoms when making pornographic films, despite the urging of activist groups hoping to stop the spread of AIDS among porn industry workers. Officials in Los Angeles, where the industry is centered, said Tuesday that it would be nearly impossible to enforce such...

gonorrhea News From the Web

  • 05/30/12 NM sees spike in gonorrhea among girls Source: CBS - KRQE News 13 - Albuquerque NM Alarming new statistics have been released about a hike in the sexually transmitted disease gonorrhea in New Mexico, especially in teenage girls.
  • 05/23/12 Many Pregnant Women Not Screened For Chlamydia and... Source: PR Newswire MADISON,  N.J., May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Many women are not screened for chlamydia and gonorrhea infection during their pregnancy, and follow-up testing is not always performed as medically recommended for those who test positive for chlamydia, according to a study published online in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (AJOG).
  • 05/22/12 Health report tracks STDs Source: LancasterOnline.com The rates of chlamydia and gonorrhea are relatively high in Lancaster County, as compared to the rest of the state. •
  • 05/21/12 Research and Markets: 2012 Global Gonorrhea... Source: Business Wire Research and Markets ( http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/lt9hkz/2012_global_gonorr ) has announced the addition of the "2012 Global Gonorrhea Diagnostics Market Outlook: Test Volumes, Sales Forecasts, and Supplier Shares by Country" report to their offering.
  • 05/21/12 white discharge before period Source: Bulgarian Business Adviser It is quite common for women to experience various levels of discharge before their period.

Background on gonorrhea

Gonorrhea (also colloquially known as the clap) is a common human sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae.

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