(Although increases in the number of cases may also be a result of more widespread testing, according to the 2014 San Francisco Department of Public Health Annual STD Report Summary.) Pierre-Cédric Crouch, PhD, ANP-BCĪnyone having sex is at risk of getting this pesky infection. In 2014, there were 2,903 cases of gonorrhea among men compared to 1,657 in 2010-with gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men experiencing a disproportionately higher infection rate.
Although not reaching levels anywhere near to those seen in the 1970s and 1980s, the number of diagnosed gonorrhea cases in San Francisco has gone up in recent years.
