Gonorrhea : Prevention

Not having sexual intercourse (abstinence) is the only absolute method of preventing gonorrhea. A monogamous sexual relationship with an individual known to be free of any STD can reduce risk. Monogamous means you and your partner do not have sex ...

Currently, there is no vaccine for gonorrhea, but several are under development. The best prevention is to abstain from having sex or to engage in sex only when in a mutually monogamous relationship in which both partners have been tested for gono...

Currently, there is no vaccine for gonorrhea. The best prevention is to abstain from having sex, or to engage in sex only when in a mutually monogamous relationship in which both partners have been tested for STDs. The next line of defense against...

Abstinence is the act of refraining from engaging in a positively reinforced, or pleasurable, behavior. It is typically a voluntary act, but it can also be imposed, and it typically occurs when an individual experiences a sense of decreased personal control over a behavior (e.g., consumption of alcohol). Not engaging in the problematic behavior connotes increased self-control—and the hope of improved social interactions and personal health as a consequence. For example, decreased heart disease and lung cancer prevalence has occurred in the United States as a result of more smokers quitting and then maintaining abstinence from tobacco. Similarly, abstinence from alcohol reduces the risk of developing cirrhosis of the liver. S COTT J. L EISCHOW ( SEE ALSO : Addiction and Habituation ; Alcohol Use and Abuse ; Behavior, Health-Related ; Contraception ; Counseling ; Drug Abuse Resistance Education [DARE] ; Predisposing Factors ; Smoking Cessation ; Substance Abuse, Definition of )

Safe sex means taking precautions during sex that can keep you from getting a sexually transmitted disease (STD), or from giving an STD to your partner. These diseases include genital herpes, genital warts, HIV, Chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, hepatitis B and C, and others.

Detailed safer sex guidelines for sexually transmitted disease prevention

Detailed safer sex guidelines for sexually transmitted disease prevention

Detailed safer sex guidelines for sexually transmitted disease prevention

Detailed safer sex guidelines for sexually transmitted disease prevention