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Gonorrhea
Risk factors for getting gonorrhea include:
- Having multiple sex partners (more than one sex partner in the past year).
- Having a high-risk partner (partner has other sex partners, unprotected sex, or gonorrhea-infected sex partners).
- Having unprotected sexual contact (not using condoms).
Any child with gonorrhea needs to be evaluated by a doctor to find out the cause and to assess for possible sexual abuse.
| By: | Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: April 15, 2011 |
| Medical Review: | Sarah Marshall, MD - Family Medicine Peter Shalit, MD, PhD - Internal Medicine | |
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