

With gonorrhea, you may also notice rectal symptoms like itching, soreness, and pain when you defecate. Seek emergency medical help if you think you may have PID. vaginal bleeding, even if you’re not having a period.This can cause pelvic inflammatory disease (PID).

With chlamydia, women may experience more severe symptoms if the infection moves upward to the uterus and fallopian tubes. This can cause mouth and throat symptoms, including sore throat and a cough. You may also develop symptoms that affect your throat if you engage in oral sex with someone who has one of these conditions. With both gonorrhea and chlamydia, men may also experience abnormal swelling in their testicles and scrotum, and pain when they ejaculate.

With chlamydia, symptoms may not appear for a few weeks after you’ve contracted the infection. Both men and women can get chlamydia or gonorrhea and never develop any symptoms.
