Chlamydia is a common bacterial STI. Chlamydia affects both men and women. Chlamydia is spread through unprotected vaginal or anal sex and more rarely through oral sex. It can also be passed from mom to baby during childbirth.
Chlamydia is a common bacterial STI. Chlamydia affects both men and women. Chlamydia is spread through unprotected vaginal or anal sex and more rarely through oral sex. It can also be passed from mom to baby during childbirth.
To completely avoid STIs, abstain from vaginal, anal, and oral sex.
If you are sexually active, reduce your risk of chlamydia by:
Most people who have chlamydia do not have symptoms. When symptoms occur, they may include abnormal discharge from the vagina or penis and a burning sensation when urinating.
Chlamydia is easy to cure, but because most people have no symptoms, it often goes untreated – sometimes for a long time. The infection is treated with antibiotics – either one dose or over seven days. Both partners must be treated. If your symptoms continue for more than a few days after treatment, you’ll need more medication.
Without treatment, chlamydia can cause serious reproductive health problems, such as pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) in women and epididymitis in men, which can lead to infertility.
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