YOUNG-WOMEN Messages for August, 2003: Re: A virgin and infected with gonorrhea!?

Re: A virgin and infected with gonorrhea!?

From: Samir Fouad Aziz MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 12 Aug 2003 08:53:11 -0500 (CDT)

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At Mon, 11 Aug 2003, nikky wrote: >
>The first time I had a yellow/greenish discharge was about 3 months ago,
>but not until recently did I notice that the discharge was becoming more
>in amount and frequency. I went to see a doctor and was diagnosed with
>gonorrhea, which surprised both my doctor and me because I am still a
>virgin, and never once had sexual intercourse with anyone.
>
>I have thought over of all the possibilities in which I may have caught
>the disease and concluded on the fact that I caught it from hanging my
>wet (washed) underwear on top of a friend's (who is sexually active)
>moist towel. Is this a possible cause? Please advise.
>
>I learned that "untreated gonorrhea" can lead to pelvic inflammatory
>disease (PID), which causes infertility. I wonder if having gonorrhea
>for about 3-4 months means "untreated." Is there a way I can find out
>how much damage the disease has done to my reproductory organs and
>whether or not I will be infertile? Thanks in advance for any
>information given.

Gonorrhea usually give chance to other infections to spread causing pelvic inflammatory disease(PID). As long as you did not catch other infections the possibility of PID is low.

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Samir F Aziz MD
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