Chlamydia
Chlamydia
Transmission:
- Transmitted through the following:
- Oral sex
- Anal sex
- Vaginal sex
- Vaginal delivery
Symptoms:
- Symptoms of Chlamydia mirror ones from gonorrhea
- usually develop within one to three weeks after exposure to chlamydia
If a person does have symptoms, they may include:
- Proctitis (inflamed rectum), urethritis (inflamed urethra) and conjunctivitis (inflamed eyelid)
- Soreness and redness in the throat or mouth (for chlamydia infection of the throat
- vaginal discharge
- pain or burning sensation during urination
- pus (thick yellow-white fluid) or watery or milky discharge from the penis
- pain or swelling of the testicle
If the infection spreads to the fallopian tubes, symptoms may include:
- lower abdominal and lower back pain
- pain during intercourse
- bleeding between menstrual periods
- nausea or fever
If left untreated:
Male
- Prostatitis (inflammation of the prostate gland)
- Scarring of the urethra
- Infertility
- Epididymitis (inflammation of the epididymis, which is the elongated, cord-like structure that runs along the back of each testes)
Female:
- Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), a serious infection of the reproductive organs (uterus, fallopian tubes and ovaries). Left untreated, PID can cause infertility (and inability to become pregnant or maintain a pregnancy), chronic pelvic pain, or ectopic (tubal) pregnancy.
- Cystitis (inflammation of the urinary bladder)
- A condition called mucopurulent cervicitis, characterized by a yellow discharge from the cervix
Sources:
https://www.cdc.gov/std/chlamydia/stdfact-chlamydia.htm#:~:text=Men%20rarely%20have%20health%20problems,of%20getting%20or%20giving%20HIV.