Risk factors include recent exposure to gonorrhea, sexual activity with multiple partners, male homosexuality, and the practice of oral sex. The incidence is 3 out of 1000 people. Safer sex behaviors may reduce the risk. A monogamous sexual relationship with a person known to be free of any STD is, in today's society, probably the most acceptable preventive measure that a person can take. The use of condoms , both male and female types, markedly decrease the likelihood of contracting a sexually transmitted disease but must be used properly.
Condoms are inexpensive considering the consequences of contracting a sexually transmitted disease.
There are two aspects of treating a sexually transmitted disease, especially one as easily spread as gonorrhea . The first aspect is to cure the affected person. The second is to locate and test all of the other sexual contacts and to treat them to prevent further spread of the disease. That is why mandatory reporting has been instituted and has, until recently, held the number of cases of gonorrhea at a low level. However, the incidence is once again rising.