Can gonorrhea cause HIV

Answer 1

No it can not cause HIV.
HIV is a virus transmitted through contact with a person's infected blood, semen, vaginal fluid or breast milk. Gonorrhea does not cause a person to develop HIV, however being infected with Gonorrhea does increase a person's risk of acquiring HIV infection. Having any STD makes it easier for HIV to enter the body and infect a person.

Answer 2

Both gonorrhea and HIV can be spread by oral, anal, and vaginal sex, so they have the same risk factors. Gonorrhea can increase the risk of HIV by making it easier for the virus to pass into the body through inflamed skin.

Answer 3

HIV and gonorrhea are both spread by sex. Having multiple partners increases the risk of both infections. Infection with gonorrhea makes it easier to get HIV. All patients with one infection should be tested for the other.

Answer 4

Chlamydia and gonorrhea can't cause or turn into HIV; however, people infected with chlamydia or gonorrhea are more likely to be infected with HIV if they're exposed.

Answer 5

Being infected with an STD like Gonorrhea increases the risk of infection with other infections like HIV.