A woman diagnosed with gonorrhea is astounded and states that she had no idea that she had an STI. What should the nurse explain about gonorrhea?
a. It produces no symptoms in half of those in the early stages of the infection.
b. It always produces a foul vaginal dis-charge.
c. It causes a vaginal chancre that is not eas-ily detected.
d. It may appear to be an upper respiratory infection in the early stages of the infec-tion.
A
More than half of those in the early stages of gonorrhea have no symptoms at all. Symptoms of gonorrhea typically occur 3 days to 3 weeks after exposure and are more apparent in men than in women. No chancre is exhibited, as with syphilis, and gonorrhea does not produce a foul dis-charge.
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