Everything You Want to Know About Chlamydia

Everything You Want to Know About Chlamydia

If you are quite an active person, you must know about chlamydia, it is a sexually transmitted infection. In this post, we will check out how you get this infection, signs, how to prevent it further and more, why screening is important, and why you must get chlamydia treatment done.

How do we get chlamydia?

Generally, chlamydia is passed down through the unprotected vaginal, oral or anal sex. This can also be passed through genital contact. It means you will get chlamydia from somebody who has this infection if the genitals touch, even though you do not have sex and ejaculate.

You also can get chlamydia in case you get in contact with the infected semen or vaginal fluid, and get it in your eye. This cannot get passed through kissing, sharing towels, hugging, and using same toilet as somebody with an infection.

Signs of chlamydia

Chlamydia bacteria cause symptoms, which are quite similar to cervicitis and urinary tract infection. You will notice:

  • Pus in urine.
  • White, gray or yellow discharge from vagina that is smelly.
  • Pain and burning sensation while urinating.
  • Increased urge to urinate.
  • Painful menstruation.
  • Bleeding between the periods.
  • Dull pain in lower part of abdomen.
  • Itching and burning around vagina.
  • Painful intercourse.

What will happen if chlamydia is not treated properly?

Untreated chlamydia will put down your health at higher risk. Make sure you get the appointment with the doctor immediately in case you notice any signs of chlamydia, or get STI screenings and avoid complications.

How to prevent chlamydia?

Sexually active women above age of 25 must get screened every year for chlamydia.  With the new sexual partners and multiple partners must be screened too. The monogamous sexual relation with uninfected partner is a way you can avoid the infection. Right use of condoms prevents this infection.

Will you be reinfected with chlamydia?

It is common for chlamydia to be reinfected. Getting chlamydia once doesn’t stop you to get this again. Even after you are successfully treated, still you can get reinfected in case you have the unprotected sex with somebody who has this infection.

Even though you do not have chlamydia, it is better you learn how you must protect yourself thus you will not develop this infection in a first place. Among women, chlamydia will create some serious health issues problems, which includes infertility.