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Chlamydia
Bacterial
Diseases
(curable with medication)
- Chlamydia
(pronounced kluh-MID-ee-uh) is a very common STD caused by bacteria.
- It is estimated
that there are 3 million new chlamydia infections in the United
States each year.
- Bacteria
transmitted during sex cause chlamydia.
- Many women
have no symptoms or very mild symptoms. If symptoms do appear,
they can include vaginal discharge, pain during urination (peeing),
pain during sex, pain in the lower abdomen and bleeding between
menstrual periods.
- Men often
have a discharge from the urethra, the opening in the penis. It
may also burn or hurt to urinate (pee). Symptoms can vary from
person to person -- from being mild to severe. Men also may not
have symptoms.
- If a mother
is infected, she can pass chlamydia on to her baby during delivery.
- Antibiotics
can easily cure chlamydia if is treated early. If it is left untreated,
in a woman, chlamydia (like gonorrhea) can grow into a more serious
illness called pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) and can keep
her from being able to have children in the future.
- The infection
can spread up to the fallopian tubes and cause lasting pain.
- It can scar
the tubes so a woman can never get pregnant. It can also lead
to a pregnancy in the tubes, where a baby cannot grow.
- Tell any
sex partners right away if you find out you have chlamydia. They
should also be treated -- even if they have no symptoms. If they
are not treated, they may give chlamydia back to you or to someone
else.
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