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.
Even when chlamydia causes no symptoms, it can damage your reproductive system. Men and women can also get infected with chlamydia in their rectum. This happens either by having receptive anal sex, or by spread from another infected site such as the vagina.
While these infections often cause no symptoms, they can cause. You should be examined by your doctor if you notice any of these symptoms or if your partner has an STD or symptoms of an STD. STD symptoms can include an unusual sore, a smelly discharge, burning when urinating, or bleeding between periods.
Laboratory tests can diagnose chlamydia. Your health care provider may ask you to provide a urine sample or may use or ask you to use a cotton swab to get a sample from your vagina to test for chlamydia. Yes, chlamydia can be cured with the right treatment. It is important that you take all of the medication your doctor prescribes to cure your infection. When taken properly it will stop the infection and could decrease your chances of having complications later on.
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You're more likely to be exposed to someone with a sexually transmitted infection if you have multiple sex partners. Unprotected sex. Condom usage during sex substantially reduces the risk of getting a sexually transmitted infection, so your risk is higher if you have unprotected sex. For example, if you contract chlamydia, you could be more likely to contract gonorrhea. Gonorrhea also has some unique common symptoms.
These include:. If left untreated, both these sexually transmitted infections can cause some more serious side effects. In addition, untreated chlamydia can also trigger reactive arthritis which makes your joints and eyes swell and feel tight or painful.
It can also cause adhesions to form on your fallopian tubes. All these serious symptoms sound scary, but they only occur if these conditions are left untreated. Getting regular STI screenings to detect these conditions will ensure you treat your infections soon enough that you never have to worry about these complications. Chlamydia is the most commonly reported bacterial sexually transmitted infection in the United States.
The same steps will reduce your risk of catching chlamydia and gonorrhea. Using condoms every time you have vaginal or anal sex will prevent you from catching one of these diseases from an infected partner.
Using dental dams for oral sex will also reduce your risks. Women should also avoid odor-reduction products including vaginal douches. Chlamydia and gonorrhea can both be diagnosed with blood or urine tests, even if you are not showing any symptoms at the time. The CDC recommends women under the age of 25 and older women with new partners, multiple partners, or infected partners undergo yearly STI screenings to test for chlamydia and gonorrhea.
If you do show symptoms of one of these STIs, it may be diagnosed during a physical exam. Your care providers may also take a swab culture of any genital or rectal discharge to confirm the diagnosis.
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