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Chlamydia is a sexually transmitted disease that can cause painful short and long term effects to the victims infected. Symptoms of chlamydia include unusual discharge (women), burning/pain during urination (both), discharge from penis (men), painful intercourse (women), or testicular pain (men), etc. Sadly, most people have no idea they have been infected with chlamydia because most of the time, symptoms are not obvious or do not show at all. Prevention of the sexually transmitted infection of chlamydia is quite simple, meaning that there are only 2 ways of prevention including complete abstinence from sexual acts and the use of a condom when performing vaginal, anal, or oral sex. The treatment option for chlamydia include the use of antibiotics prescribed by a doctor. Also, people infected with chlamydia should continue to abstain from sexual intercourse for 7 days after a dose of antibiotics.