Answer.—Most common complications of Gonorrhea are: (1) Epididymitis (inflammation of the testicle), with the possibility of sterility later on. (2) Chronic Prostatitis, leading often to nervous weakness and irritability (Neurasthenia). (3) Stricture, the most dangerous complication of all. (4) Gonorrheal Rheumatism, affecting different joints. (5) Gonorrheal infection of the eye.
Question 7.—Can Gonorrhea turn into Chancroid or Syphilis?
Answer.—No, it cannot. All three diseases are produced by different germs, and for this reason none of these diseases can turn into any other. It may happen, tho, that a double infection takes place, when two diseases may coexist.
Question 8.—Can chronic Gonorrhea (Gleet) be cured?
Answer.—Unquestionably so, tho in some neglected or mistreated cases it takes many months to effect the complete cure. The only complication of Gonorrhea that may prove incurable if neglected is a stricture, yet it can be always improved or relieved.
Question 9.—How can a real Gonorrhea be distinguished from a simple catarrhal Urethritis?
Answer.—The only sure way to differentiate these two conditions is by finding Gonococci under the microscope.
Question 10.—How long does it take to cure a Gonorrhea?
Answer.—There is no way whatsoever to predict the exact duration of an individual case. In average, the cases of acute Gonorrhea, without any complications, lasts from 5–6 weeks, and these constitute a very small minority of all cases of Gonorrhea. The largest majority of Gonorrhea cases develop one of the complications and last from 2–3 months. The cases that turn into chronic, last from 6–12 months.
Question 11.—How soon can a man who has been suffering from Gonorrhea marry without danger of infection to his future family?