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An STI, sexually transmitted infection, is a contagious infection spread through sexual contact.

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Chlamydia is caused by a bacteria called Chlamydia trachomatis.

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Chlamydia is spread through sexual contact such as anal sex, oral sex, vaginal sex. It can also be spread from mother to child during childbirth.

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Men often experience symptoms such as painful ejaculation, penile discharge, and testicular swelling.

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For women, there are often no symptoms at all that they have chlamydia. If they do experience symptoms, it is often painful intercourse, vaginal discharge, and bleeding between periods.

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Women can spread chlamydia to their child during child birth. The baby often experiences symptoms such as eye infections and pnemonia.

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Long term effects of chlamydia in men can include prostate swelling, inflammation of urethra and epididymis, and infertility.

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Long term effects of chlamydia in women include Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, infertility, preterm birth, abnormal vaginal bleeding, and pelvic/abdominal pain.

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Chlamydia is curable.

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Antibiotics such as doxycycline or azithromycin can be used to treat chlamydia.