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What is Chlamydia?

ekwhite01 — 2023-04-27 02:02:25 UTC

Chlamydia is a common sexually transmitted infection that is most common in young women. This STD is caused by infection with Chlamydia Trachomatis. This infection is spread by sexual contact but can also be treated by a medical professional.

Symptoms

ekwhite01 — 2023-04-27 02:14:47 UTC

Symptoms of Chlamydia can cause pain in the eyes, lower abdomen, pelvis, testicle, vagina, or during urination. Signs that lead to Chlamydia is pain during sex and bleeding after sex. Although symptoms vary some people have no symptoms at all.

Effect on Newborns

ekwhite01 — 2023-04-27 02:27:54 UTC

If a woman has chlamydia when giving birth, the baby might have a chance becoming infected during the delivery. If a baby is infected with chlamydia it may develop an eye infection, if so the baby would need antibiotics to cure. Having chlamydia while giving birth can also cause preterm labor and premature rupture of membranes. The baby could also be born with a low birth weight.

Long Term Effects

ekwhite01 — 2023-04-27 02:42:11 UTC

Chlamydia can have long term effects such as pelvic inflammatory disease, this disease affects the female reproductive organs. This can occur when the bacteria that causes chlamydia spreads into the uterus, fallopian tubes, and ovaries. Another long term effect is epididymitis, this effect is in men and is rare. This would cause inflammation in the epididymitis. Chlamydia can also cause reactive arthritis, which may cause inflammation in the joints.

Treatment

ekwhite01 — 2023-04-27 02:54:09 UTC

Chlamydia can be treated but is hard to wipe out. Antibiotic therapy is recommended to help treat the infection. The two most prescribed antibiotics are doxycycline which is taken everyday for a week. The other antibiotic is azithromycin which is one dose of 1g followed by 500mg once a day for two days.

ekwhite01 — 2023-04-27 03:01:44 UTC

Chlamydia can effect women and men, but it is known to effect women more than men. The reason for this is because the lining of the vagina is thinner than the skin on the penis, so that makes it easier for bacteria to penetrate.

ekwhite01 — 2023-04-27 03:09:57 UTC

When getting infected with chlamydia the eyes is one of the first places to be noticeable. The eyes will become red and will include itching and inflammation.

ekwhite01 — 2023-04-27 03:14:23 UTC

Men and women have different symptoms when having chlamydia.

ekwhite01 — 2023-04-27 03:17:07 UTC

Chlamydia can also infect the mouth.

ekwhite01 — 2023-04-27 03:24:49 UTC

This is the life cycle of chlamydia and how long it takes to infect the body.