​​​​​​Gonorrhea

​​​​​​Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted disease (STD). Gonorrhea is caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae, a bacterium that can grow and multiply easily in the warm, moist areas of the reproductive tract, including the cervix (opening to the womb), uterus (womb), and fallopian tubes (egg canals) in women, and in the urethra (urine canal) in women and men. The bacterium can also grow in the mouth, throat, eyes, and anus.

For more information on gonorrhea, including signs, symptoms, complications, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention, visit the Sexually Transmitted Diseases page at the CDC.

COMMUNITY

• Gonorrhea - Fact Sheet 
• Gonorrhea: The Facts - Brochure
• Testing Sites

CLINICAL PROVIDERS

• Treatment and Care
• Surveillance Protocol
• Expedited Partner Therapy for GC
• Treatment Guidelines for EPT
• Extragenital Testing Memo

​DATA AND SURVEILLANCE

• 2022 Fact Sheet​
• 2021 Fact Sheet​
• 2020 Fact Sheet
• 2019 Fact Sheet​​
• 2013-2017 Case Distribution

CONTACT

For more information, call the West Virginia HIV/AIDS & STD Hotline: 1-800-642-8244

Trained professionals are available to speak with you weekdays (except holidays) from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. We can answer your questions about HIV/AIDS and other STDs in West Virginia, how to protect yourself, how to be tested, and how to get treatment.