3. Issues with Odor
Issues with odor are a common symptom with certain STDs, and especially when it comes to gonorrhea, this is one of the first symptoms you’ll experience. Some people might first imagine that issues with odor are due to problems with hygiene, but once symptoms don’t go away no matter how well the area is cleaned, it becomes apparent that it might be something more than this causing it.
Problems with odor can often be combined with many of the other symptoms on this list (including pain while urinating and a discharge from the genitals), and treating the infection should be enough to make this symptom go away.
Speak to your doctor for the tests as soon as you suspect an issue, and speak to everyone you might have had sexual contact with a few weeks before you first started showing symptoms of this. No, issues with odor aren’t embarrassing – and it’s likely that leaving the problem will only make it worse.