Sexually transmitted infections have become quite common among men and women who are sexually active. You can contract a sexually transmitted infection by having unprotected sexual intercourse with an infected partner. Sharing of sex toys with an infected person can also result into contracting of a sexually transmitted infection. Men and women who have become sexually active at a very young age are at a greater risk of contracting sexually transmitted infections. Gonorrhoea is the most common infection that affects men are 20 to 24 years old and women who are 16 to 19 years old.

Gonorrhoea is second only to chlamydia and is caused by the bacteria known as gonorrhoeae Neisseria. Many who have contracted this infection are often not aware that they have contracted a sexually transmitted infection. You can take a gonorrhoea test to diagnose whether you are suffering from this infection or not, if you experience following symptoms. Men can take the test if they experience symptoms such as coloured discharge from the penis, pain while urinating, increase in the frequency of urination, swollen or painful testicles, red or swollen urethra, incontinence, rectal discharge and anal discomfort.

Women can take the Gonorrhoea Test if they experience symptoms such as increased vaginal discharge, pain or burning sensation while urinating, vaginal bleeding, urinary hesitancy, painful sexual intercourse, pain in the abdomen or the pelvic region, sore throat, mouth sores, rectal discharge and anal discomfort. If you are taking the gonorrhoea test, you need to provide a urine sample to the laboratory, which is processed for diagnosing the infection. If the test results are positive, then it indicates that you have contracted the infection.

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