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Fertility Glossary

Gonorrhoea

A sexually transmitted bacterial infection.

Gonorrhoea can cause discharge and pelvic pain, or no symptoms at all, and may damage the tubes. Resistance to some antibiotics is increasing, so treatment should follow current national guidance.

Related terms

STI screening

Testing for sexually transmitted infections such as chlamydia and gonorrhoea.

Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)

Infection of the upper reproductive tract.

Antimicrobial resistance

When bacteria stop responding to the antibiotics that used to kill them.

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