B. Clinical Description Many infections occur without symptoms. Most males with urethral infection have symptoms of purulent or mucopurulent urethral discharge. Men may also have epididymitis due to N. gonorrhoeae. Most infections in women are asymptomatic. Symptoms in women can include abdominal pain, and mucopurulent or purulent cervical discharge. Women may also get urethritis. N. gonorrhoea...

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are defined as infections that spread primarily through person-toperson sexual contact. However, several of these infections, in particular HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B, can also be transmitted via mother-to-childtransmission during pregnancy and childbirth, blood products or tissue transfer. There are more than 30 different sexually transmissible bacteri...