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Chlamydia affects people of all ages but is most common in young women. It is caused by infection with Chlamydia trachomatis. Many who have chlamydia don't develop symptoms, but they can still infect others through sexual contact. It can cause serious, permanent damage to a woman’s reproductive system. It can be easily cured, but if left untreated, chlamydia can make it difficult for a woman to get pregnant.

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Most people who have chlamydia have no symptoms. If you do have symptoms, they may not appear until several weeks after you have sex with an infected partner. Some may include:
-Painful urination
-Vaginal discharge in women
-Discharge from penis in men
-Pain during intercourse
-Often bleeding for women
If chlamydia infects your eyes, you may have redness, skin discoloration around your eye, itching, or discharge. Sometimes chlamydia infections in the throat cause soreness, but it’s rare.

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Chlamydia can be easily cured with antibiotics. Persons with chlamydia should abstain from sexual activity for 7 days after single dose antibiotics or until completion of a 7-day course of antibiotics, to prevent spreading the infection to partners. The two most commonly prescribed antibiotics for chlamydia are: Azithromycin – given as 2 or 4 tablets at once. Doxycycline – given as 2 capsules a day for a week. Make sure you get retested after three months to be certain the infection is gone. With treatment, the infection should clear up in about a week.

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Pregnant women who are infected with chlamydia have an increased risk of their waters breaking prematurely, causing the baby to be born early. If a woman has chlamydia when giving birth, the baby might become infected during delivery. Having chlamydia can cause stress to the pregnancy. The newborn may also become infected during delivery as the baby passes through the birth canal. These babies can develop an eye infection (conjunctivitis) or pneumonia, and might need antibiotics.

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If untreated, chlamydia can develop into serious reproductive and other health problems with both short-term and long-term effects. Like the disease itself, the damage is often “silent.” In women, untreated infection can cause pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). PID can damage the fallopian tubes enough to cause infertility or increase the risk of ectopic pregnancy (life-threatening pregnancy outside the uterus). Chlamydia infection can cause reactive arthritis, formerly known as Reiter’s syndrome, although this is rare.

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You can help to prevent the spread of chlamydia by: using a condom every time you have intercourse. Limit your number of partners. Get regular screenings. Talk with your doctor about how often you should be screened for chlamydia and other sexually transmitted infections. Douching decreases the number of good bacteria in the vagina, which can increase the risk of infection.