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Tuesday 28 March 2023 Dublin: 8°C

# gonorrhoea

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# England
Man with world's first recorded case of treatment-resistant super-gonorrhoea cured
Drugs that are normally effective in treating the disease didn’t initially work for this man.
# Superbug
Gonorrhoea 'sometimes impossible' to treat due to antibiotic-resistance - WHO
An estimated 78 million people are infected with gonorrhoea every year.
# Teenage Kicks
The number of teenage pregnancies in Ireland has fallen by 64% - but STIs are on the rise
Instances of chlamydia, gonorrhea and herpes have all increased among young people.
# Deep clean
Listerine can help kill off gonorrhoea says new study
The mouthwash may have “serious public health implications” in controlling gonorrhoea say researchers.
# Sex
Super-gonorrhoea is a thing in England and it could become untreatable
The outbreak was first seen in Leeds.
# In Numbers
Facebook, Haughey and Love/Hate: The week in numbers
Plus: What’s the average monthly rent in Ireland?
# sexual health
Over 1,000 people in Dublin, Wicklow and Kildare have contracted gonorrhoea this year
Rates across the country have risen in the past three years, but the greater Dublin area has been particularly badly hit.
# sexual health
Gonorrhoea cases at an all-time high in Northern Ireland
Cases of gonorrhoea are up one third in Northern Ireland, with over 450 people diagnosed with the disease.
# home testing kit
Now you can test yourself for STIs in your own home
A new home testing kit for common STIs will cost from €50, compared to the usual cost of €125.
# Sex
Slight drop in STIs - but gonorrhoea at highest figures ever recorded
There were 1,110 cases of gonorrhea in Ireland last year – an increase of one third on the previous year.
# gonorrhoea
WHO warns urgent action needed to prevent spread of 'untreatable' gonorrhoea
The World Health Organisation has warned of the spread of an untreatable strain of gonorrhoea which could potentially effect millions of people.
# STIs
Rise in sexual activity leads to increase in STIs among elderly
Doctors are warning that older people should take just as many precautions as younger people do when having intercourse.