With 10,600 diagnoses, this is an increase of 33 percent compared to 2021, when there were 7,964 cases. The number of women and heterosexual men with gonorrhea has increased sharply. Among women, the percentage of tests that were positive rose from 1.5 percent in 2021 to 2.3 percent in 2022, among men that percentage rose from 1.8 percent to 2.4 percent. The RIVM figures also show that this is the highest percentage for women since 2013. The increase was mainly seen in the second half of 2022. When men have gonorrhea, they sometimes experience painful urination, or mucus or pus coming out of the penis. It is possible that women do not notice anything. The STI can cause inflammation.
Rising number of STIs, especially gonorrhea; young people receive condoms at a festival and introduction
