Medical Disorders Network

When looking at what is gonorrhea we first need to talk about what causes it. The cause of gonorrhea is the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae, which grows and multiplies in moist, warm areas of the body, including the reproductive tract, oral cavity, and rectum. Sexual intercourse—vaginal, anal, oral—is the means of spread of this disease. Those who indulge in anal intercourse can have gonorrhea of the rectum, and it also occurs there in women when the infection has spread from the vaginal area.