According to the World Health Organization, oral sex is producing a dangerous gonorrhoea that is untreatable, and it's due to the decline of condom use. They are warning that this type of gonorrhoea is rapidly developing a resistance to antibiotics with experts saying that there are few new drugs on the horizon, meaning that it's becoming increasingly hard - and in some cases impossible - to treat.
Gonorrhoea affects around 78 million people each year and if left untreated can have some serious effects on your health, including uncomfortable pain in the pelvis, testicles and prostate. In women, it can cause ectopic pregnancies and infertility. As well as the genitals, gonorrhoea can also affect the anus and throat - the latter of which experts are most worried about.
Dr Teodora Wi, who works for WHO, told the BBC that ingesting antibiotics for any ailments orally could lead to bacteria in the back of the throat, including gonorrhoea, leading to a resistance to treatment, which in turn can lead to a type of super-gonorrhoea that can't be taken down by antibiotics.
"When you use antibiotics to treat infections like a normal sore throat, this mixes with the Neisseria species in your throat and this results in resistance," Dr Wi said. "Thrusting gonorrhoea bacteria into this environment through oral sex can lead to super-gonorrhoea."
The symptoms of gonorrhoea in women include an unusual, yellowish vaginal discharge, bleeding between periods, and a burning sensation when you pee. A tenderness or pain in your lower abdomen might also be present, but it's less common.
The World Health Organisation are requesting that a vaccination be developed to help stop the spread of the STI, but in the meantime, just keep some form of contraception in your handbag at all times ladies - because it's always better to be safe than sorry.
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