Gonorrhea infection can happen in the throat. In this case it’s called pharyngeal gonorrhea, oral gonorrhea or throat gonorrhea.

Sometimes, sperm laden with this bacteria can gain access to the eyes leading to a dangerous eye infection. Neissseria gonorrhea is among the bacteria that are known to cause perforation of the cornea leading to blindness. This can be a possible outcome in instances where the male partner performs a facial (ejaculates on the face of her partner as part of intercourse)