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In respect to [[Homosexuality and Gonorrhea|homosexuality and gonorrhea]], [[Concerned Women of America]] issued an article entitled ''Health and Homosexuality''. The article stated the following regarding homosexuality and gonorrhea:
In respect to [[Homosexuality and Gonorrhea|homosexuality and gonorrhea]], [[Concerned Women of America]] issued an article entitled ''Health and Homosexuality''. The article stated the following regarding homosexuality and gonorrhea:
{{cquote|In a study published by the ''[[Canadian Medical Association Journal]]'' in 1991, "...gonorrhea was associated with urethral discharge ... and homosexuality (3.7 times higher than the rate among heterosexuals)."<ref>http://www.cwfa.org/articles/959/CWA/family/index.htm</ref>}}
{{cquote|In a study published by the ''[[Canadian Medical Association Journal]]'' in 1991, "...gonorrhea was associated with urethral discharge ... and homosexuality (3.7 times higher than the rate among heterosexuals)."<ref>http://www.cwfa.org/articles/959/CWA/family/index.htm</ref>}}
===Race and Gonorrhea===
In respect to [[race and gonorrhea]], The U.S. [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] reported in 1998 that the rate of gonorrhea infection for non-Hispanic blacks was 5.1 times higher than that found in the general U.S. population.<ref>The rate for the general population was 132.9 cases per 100,000; for non-Hispanic blacks it was 673.1 per 100,000. [http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm4924a5.htm "Gonorrhea - United States, 1998." ''Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report'' 23 Jun. 2000.]</ref>
==Symptoms==
==Symptoms==
Symptoms of gonorrhea vary with many indviduals having no symptoms at all. When they do appear, symptoms can take from 5 - 30 days to appear. According to the CDC<ref>[http://www.cdc.gov/std/Gonorrhea/STDFact-gonorrhea.htm#symptoms Gonorrhea - CDC Fact Sheet]</ref>, symptoms of gonorrhea can include:
Symptoms of gonorrhea vary with many indviduals having no symptoms at all. When they do appear, symptoms can take from 5 - 30 days to appear. According to the CDC<ref>[http://www.cdc.gov/std/Gonorrhea/STDFact-gonorrhea.htm#symptoms Gonorrhea - CDC Fact Sheet]</ref>, symptoms of gonorrhea can include:
==Tests==
==Tests==
Testing for gonorrhea is accomplished by obtaining a swab of the infected area (vagina, penis, anus, or throat) and performing a Gram stain test, which can usually be accomplished in a doctor's office.
Testing for gonorrhea is accomplished by obtaining a swab of the infected area (vagina, penis, anus, or throat) and performing a Gram stain test, which can usually be accomplished in a doctor's office.
==Treatment==
==Treatment==
Antibiotic treatments exist for gonorrhea, but there are many drug resistant strains.
Antibiotic treatments exist for gonorrhea, but there are many drug resistant strains.
==Prevention==
==Prevention==
The only sure prevention of gonorrhea is [[abstinence]]
The only sure prevention of gonorrhea is [[abstinence]]
==External Link==
==External Link==
*[http://www.cdc.gov/std/Gonorrhea/STDFact-gonorrhea.htm Information about Gonorrhea from the CDC]
*[http://www.cdc.gov/std/Gonorrhea/STDFact-gonorrhea.htm Information about Gonorrhea from the CDC]
==References==
==References==
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