In 2006, as in previous years, gonorrhoea was very much more common in men than in women.1 However, the incidence of infection in teenage women led to them having the higher infection rates in these age groups. In all other age groups women showed less infection, the difference becoming greater with increasing age.1

34% of all cases were reported from London, 39% of male cases and 32% of female. Among males with homosexually transmitted infection, the proportion of cases diagnosed in London rose to 49%.1 These figures are virtually unchanged from 2005.