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Risk factors for gonorrhea include:
- being younger than 25 years old
- having a previous gonorrhea or other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)
- having new or multiple sexual partners
- using condoms inconsistently
- doing sex work
- drug use
Any sexually active person can be infected with gonorrhea. In the United States, the highest reported rates of infection are among sexually active teenagers, young adults, and African Americans. In 2007, young women had over two times the gonorrhea rate of young men.
This answer is based on source information from The National Women's Health Information Center.
This answer is based on source information from The National Women's Health Information Center.
Any sexually active person is at risk for gonorrhea. In the United States, sexually active teenagers, young adults and African Americans have the highest reported rates of infection.
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