Chlamydia

WHAT IS
CHLAMYDIA?
Chlamydia is a common sexual transmitted
disease. It is caused by bacteria called
Chlamydia trachomatis. It can infect both men
and women. Women can get chlamydia in the
cervix, rectum, or throat. Men can get
chlamydia in the urethra (inside the penis),
rectum, or throat.
How do you get Chlamydia?
You can get chlamydia during;

Oral sex Vaginal sex

Anal sex
Who is at risk of getting chlamydia?
Chlamydia is more common in young people,
especially;

Multiple partners
Young women
What are the symptoms of
chlamydia?
Chlamydia doesn't usually cause any
symptoms. So you may not realize that
you have it. People with chlamydia
who have no symptoms can still pass
the disease to others. If you do have
symptoms, they may not appear until
several weeks after you have sex with
an infected partner.
Symptoms in women include:

Pain during intercourse

Abnormal vaginal A burning sensation
discharge, which when urinating.
may have a strong
smell
If the infection spreads, you might get lower abdominal
pain, pain during sex, nausea, or fever.
Symptoms in men include;

A burning sensation when

Discharge from your penis
urinating
Burning or itching around the opening of your penis

Pain and swelling in one or both testicles

(although this is less common)

If the chlamydia infects the rectum (in men or women), it can cause
rectal pain, discharge, and/or bleeding
How is chlamydia diagnosed?

There are lab tests to diagnose

chlamydia. Your health care provider
may ask you to provide a urine sample.
For women, providers sometimes use
(or ask you to use) a cotton swab to get
a sample from your vagina to test for
chlamydia.
Who should be tested for
chlamydia?
You should go to your health
provider for a test if you have
symptoms of chlamydia, or if you
have a partner who has a sexually
transmitted disease. Pregnant
women should get a test when they
go to their first prenatal visit.
People at higher risk should get
checked for chlamydia every
year:

• Sexually active women 25 and younger

• Older women who have new or multiple
sex partners, or a sex partner who has a
sexually transmitted disease
• Men who have sex with men (MSM)
What other problems can
chlamydia cause?
In women, an untreated infection can spread to your
uterus and fallopian tubes, causing pelvic inflammatory
disease (PID). PID can cause permanent damage to your
reproductive system. This can lead to long-term pelvic
pain, infertility, and ectopic pregnancy. Women who have
had chlamydia infections more than once are at higher risk
of serious reproductive health complications.
Men often don't have health problems from chlamydia.
Sometimes it can infect the epididymis (the tube that
carries sperm). This can cause pain, fever, and,
rarely, infertility.
Both men and women can develop reactive
arthritis because of a chlamydia infection.
Reactive arthritis is a type of arthritis that
happens as a "reaction" to an infection in the
body.
Babies born to infected mothers can get eye
infections and pneumonia from chlamydia. It
may also make it more likely for your baby to
be born too early.
Untreated chlamydia may also increase your
chances of getting or giving HIV/AIDS.
What are the treatments
for chlamydia?
Antibiotics will cure the infection. You may get a one-time dose of the
antibiotics, or you may need to take medicine every day for 7 days.
Antibiotics cannot repair any permanent damage that the disease has
caused.

To prevent spreading the disease to your partner, you should not have
sex until the infection has cleared up. If you got a one-time dose of
antibiotics, you should wait 7 days after taking the medicine to have sex
again. If you have to take medicine every day for 7 days, you should not
have sex again until you have finished taking all of the doses of your
medicine.

It is common to get a repeat infection, so you should get tested again

about three months after treatment.
Can chlamydia be prevented?

The only sure way to prevent chlamydia is

to not have vaginal, anal, or oral sex.

Correct usage of latex condoms greatly

reduces, but does not eliminate, the risk of
catching or spreading chlamydia.
Genital
Herpes
WHAT IS genital Herpes?

• Genital herpes is a common sexually transmitted infection caused by

the herpes simplex virus (HSV). Sexual contact is the primary way that
the virus spreads. After the initial infection, the virus lies dormant in
your body and can reactivate several times a year.

• Genital herpes can cause pain, itching and sores in your genital
area. But you may have no signs or symptoms of genital herpes. If
infected, you can be contagious even if you have no visible sores.

• There's no cure for genital herpes, but medications can ease

symptoms and reduce the risk of infecting others. Condoms also
can help prevent the spread of a genital herpes infection.
What are the symptoms of
genital herpes?
• Most people infected with HSV don't know they
have it because they don't have any signs or
symptoms or because their signs and symptoms
are so mild.

• When present, symptoms may begin about two

to 12 days after exposure to the virus. If you
experience symptoms of genital herpes, they may
include:
Pain or Small red bumps or
tiny white blisters.
itching.

You may These may appear a few days to a

few weeks after infection.
experience pain
and tenderness in
your genital area
until the infection
clears.
Ulcers. Scabs.
Skin will crust over and
These may form when blisters
form scabs as ulcers heal
rupture and ooze or bleed. Ulcers
may make it painful to urinate.

During an initial outbreak, you may have flu-like signs and

symptoms such as swollen lymph nodes in your groin,
headache, muscle aches and fever.
Differences in symptom location

Sores appear where the infection

entered your body. You can spread the
infection by touching a sore and then
rubbing or scratching another area of
your body, including your eyes.
Men and women Women can also
can develop develop sores in
sores on the: or on the:
• Buttocks and thighs • Vaginal area
• Anus • External genitals
• Mouth • Cervix
• Urethra (the tube that
allows urine to drain from Men can also
the bladder to the outside) develop sores in or
on the:

• Penis
• Scrotum
 The End
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