The treatment was discontinued in 1985, and is only used today if an inflammation of the eyes actually develops. Of those infected, approximately half the women and a third of the men do not show any symptoms. In men, the primary symptom is painful urination. Levels of pain can often be extremely severe. At first, this discharge is slimy and of limited quantity but it quickly develops into a more substantial yellowish substance.
Homosexual men can develop gonorrhoea in the rectum.
This varies from being symptom-free to involving the painful discharge of bloody pus from the rectum. In women, the symptoms tend to be more limited, normally consisting of painful urination and an increasing amount of discharge from the vagina. In both sexes, a throat infection can occur as a result of oral sex with an infected partner. In most cases there are no further symptoms but sometimes a sore throat is accompanied by fever. If you think you may have been infected, contact your doctor who will examine you and your partner or partners and provide treatment if necessary.