What is the difference between non gonorrhea and gonorrhea? Will gonorrhea recur even after it has no symptoms

Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are a topic that we avoid in our daily lives. The main transmission route for STDs is due to unclean sexual activity, and the existence of this disease is embarrassing for many people. However, with the opening up of people's ideological concepts, this disease has gradually appeared in people's vision and life, especially gonorrhea and non gonococcal urethritis. Many people ask whether gonorrhea is considered non gonococcal urethritis? Is non gonococcal urethritis considered gonorrhea? In fact, this is not the case.

What is gonorrhea? What is non gonococcal urethritis?

Gonorrhea is a purulent inflammatory disease of the urinary and reproductive systems caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae, commonly manifested as gonococcal urethritis, redness and swelling of the urethral opening, purulent discharge in the urethra, painful urination, and difficulty urinating. A few cases feel slight heat and fatigue. When both inguinal lymph nodes are involved, local redness, swelling, and pain occur. However, a considerable number of patients have no symptoms and are still the source of infection. Gonorrhea usually occurs 72 hours after infection, and acute gonorrhea can easily become chronic gonococcal urethritis without complete treatment.

Non gonococcal urethritis refers to a sexually transmitted disease caused by other non gonococcal pathogens, mainly Chlamydia trachomatis and Mycoplasma. It has clinical manifestations of urethritis and is therefore called non gonococcal urethritis. Non Shower Symptoms: Male: Mild redness and swelling of the urethral opening, often accompanied by serous or purulent urethral discharge. At the onset of ejaculation, the urethral opening becomes mushy, and there is a tingling, itching, and burning sensation in the urethra. Female: Mainly due to increased secretion due to cervicitis and erosion, itching of the vagina and vulva, discomfort in the lower abdomen, difficulty urinating due to urethritis, incomplete urination, etc., completely asymptomatic.

What are the differences between gonorrhea and non gonococcal urethritis?

Patients infected with gonorrhea and non gonorrhea for the first time are often unable to correctly recognize these two diseases. However, gonorrhea and non gonorrhea are similar on the surface, but there are actually many differences. Firstly, there are differences in pathogens, followed by differences in incubation period, and there are also many differences in symptoms and manifestations, with even greater differences in cure and treatment methods.

The pathogens are different, gonorrhea is caused by gonococcal bacteria, while non gonococcal pathogens include chlamydia, mycoplasma, Candida albicans, vaginal trichomonas, etc.

The incubation period varies. The incubation period of gonorrhea is relatively short, approximately 2-10 days. The incubation period for non gonorrhea is generally 7 to 21 days, which is longer than that for gonorrhea.