Gonorrhea Case Study Analysis

Gonorrhea Case Study Analysis
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Gonorrhea Case Study Analysis
What are the signs and symptoms of gonorrhea in a male and a female?
Physical manifestations and symptoms of gonorrhea reflect infected mucosal surfaces, localized inflammation within the urogenital tract, and many other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) cause similar manifestations. Acute urethritis is predominant in men with urethral discharge symptoms and dysuria that starts within two to eight days after exposure. In women, the infection leads to urethral and endocervical infections that include altered or increased vaginal discharge, dysuria, lower abdominal pain, and occasionally menorrhagia or intermenstrual bleeding. Oropharyngeal and rectal infections in women and men are predominantly asymptomatic. Rare signs include perianal or anal discomfort or pain, anal discharge, as well as sore throat in both men and women. Accordingly, mucopurulent urethral discharge is a physical sign in men, followed by urethral meatus erythema. Women's physical symptoms include mucopurulent or a normal discharge evidenced within the cervix and occasionally accompanied by endocervix contact bleeding or hyperemia (Unemo et al., 2020).
How does gonorrhea lead to PID?
Gonorrhea could lead to pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) when Neisseria Gonorrhoeae moves upwards from a woman’s cervix or vagina into her reproductive organs. When gonorrhea remains untreated, it spreads into the fallopian tubes and uterus and thus causes PID. Also, gonorrhea is characterized by intermenstrual bleeding and increased vaginal discharge, providing an environment for bacteria that spread to fallopian tubes, ovaries, and womb and thus cause PID (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2021).
Is there any peritonitis involved?
Women infected with gonorrhea could develop peritonitis. Peritonitis delineates the inflammation of the tissue lining the abdomen’s inner walls and supporting and covering most abdominal organs. Neisseria Gonorrhoeae infection could lead to peritonitis (Khatri, 2019). If gonorrhea remains untreated, it could lead to severe complications, including PID, resulting in peritonitis (Alfouzan & Dhar, 2015). Jane is showing peritonitis symptoms, such as vomiting and abdominal pains. Abdominal pain is the most common sign of peritonitis (Khatri, 2019).
Will Jane develop infertility?
Jane could develop infertility. Neisseria Gonorrhoeae infection is extensively linked to infertility due to tubal inflammation. The bacteria could move into the fallopian tubes and ut...