gonorrhea

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One of the biggest challenges in treating gonorrhea is antibiotic resistance.

From Science Daily • Jan. 3, 2026

In June 2024, the CDC officially recommended doxy PEP for men who have sex with men and transgender women to treat syphilis, chlamydia or gonorrhea.

From Salon • Jan. 17, 2025

While cases of other STIs, like chlamydia and gonorrhea, have decreased or seen modest increases, syphilis has jumped 80% in the four years from 2018 to 2022.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 28, 2024

The most powerful defense combines a shot of ceftriaxone with azithromycin, but some evidence hints that gonorrhea is evolving to sidestep even that treatment.

From New York Times • Nov. 10, 2023

Syphilis is much more chronic than gonorrhea and commences with a small sore indurated at its base and called the hard chancre.

From The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study by Forel, Auguste