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trinityparson — 2023-11-14 20:42:08 UTC

Chlamydia is a common STD that can cause infection among both men and women. It can cause permanent damage to a woman's reproductive system. This can make it difficult or impossible to get pregnant later.

trinityparson — 2023-11-14 20:45:16 UTC

Symptoms of Chlamydia trachomatis infection can include:

Painful urination.
Vaginal discharge.
Discharge from the penis.
Painful sexual intercourse in women.
Vaginal bleeding between periods and after sex.
Testicular pain.

trinityparson — 2023-11-14 20:46:22 UTC

Chlamydia often has no symptoms, but it can cause serious health problems, even without symptoms. If symptoms occur, they may not appear until several weeks after having sex with a partner who has chlamydia. A burning sensation when peeing.

trinityparson — 2023-11-14 20:47:54 UTC

You can get chlamydia in the cervix (opening to the womb), rectum, or throat. You may not notice any symptoms. But if you do have symptoms, you might notice: • An unusual discharge, with a strong smell, from your vagina. Discomfort when you urinate and when you have sex.

trinityparson — 2023-11-14 20:49:31 UTC

The two most commonly prescribed antibiotics for chlamydia are: doxycycline – taken every day for a week. azithromycin – one dose of 1g, followed by 500mg once a day for 2 days.

trinityparson — 2023-11-14 20:51:22 UTC

With treatment, chlamydia should go away within a week or two, however, the test may remain positive for 4 weeks after treatment. It's important to take all antibiotics to fight the infection. Don't have sex during treatment, or you could get reinfected.

trinityparson — 2023-11-14 20:52:39 UTC

Chlamydia is a bacterial infection (like strep throat or an ear infection), which means that once you've been treated and tested negative for it (to make sure the antibiotics worked), it's gone.

trinityparson — 2023-11-14 20:54:13 UTC

Chlamydia bacteria often cause symptoms that are similar to cervicitis or a urinary tract infection (UTI). You may notice: White, yellow or gray discharge from your vagina that may be smelly. Pus in your urine (pyuria).

trinityparson — 2023-11-14 20:56:42 UTC

As most people do not have symptoms, it is possible the person (who tested positive) could have had chlamydia/gonorrhea from a previous relationship and has not passed it to their partner yet. It is never 100% that you will pass an STI when you have sex.

trinityparson — 2023-11-14 20:58:55 UTC

After exposure, symptoms appear in 1 to 4 weeks. Someone with chlamydia is contagious until the infected person completes a 7-day course of antibiotics or 7 days after taking single-dose antibiotics. Most people do not clear chlamydia without antibiotic treatment.