A Gram stain smear of the patient's discharge reveals the presence of Neisseria gonorrhoeae.He tells the nurse that he had sexual contact with a new girlfriend but does not think he was exposed to gonorrhea because she did not appear to have any disease.Which information should the nurse include in response to his comment?
A) "Women do not develop gonorrhea infections but can serve as carriers to spread the disease to males."
B) "When gonorrhea infections occur in women,the disease affects only the ovaries and not the other genital organs."
C) "Many women are not aware that they have gonorrhea because they often do not have symptoms of infection."
D) "Women develop subclinical cases of gonorrhea that do not cause tissue damage or symptoms."
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