Chlamydia and other bacterial STDs are curable with proper diagnosis and treatment. Infections occur most often in unmarried people under age 25 who have had two or more sex partners during the previous year. Chlamydial conjunctivitis (in adults), uveitis, and reactive arthritis, including SARA.
Chlamydia is the cause of a large number of women becoming infertile and a cause of preventable blindness. Chlamydia is a common, treatable, sexually transmitted infection . However, because many people do not experience any symptoms, both men and women can carry the infection without knowing it.
Chlamydia can easily be treated. However, if Chlamydia is left untreated, it can cause health and fertility problems. Chlamydia is very common, but your chance of getting it is almost zero if you don't have sex . If you decide to have sexual intercourse, make sure you use a condom every time you have vaginal, anal, or oral sex. Chlamydia can affect infants by causing spontaneous abortion; premature birth ; conjunctivitis , which may lead to blindness ; and pneumonia . Conjunctivitis due to chlamydia typically occurs one week after birth (compare with chemical causes (within hours) or gonorrhea (2 to 5 days).
The infections of this disease may also be associated with miscarriage, stillbirth, or low infant birthweight. Chlamydia in women can infect the cervix and urinary tract and can cause pelvic inflammatory disease when it reaches the fallopian tubes. In men chlamydia can infect the urinary tract and the epididymis causing swelling or inflammation of the testicles. If left untreated, chlamydia can cause pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) in women, which can lead to chronic pain and infertility.
Chlamydia screening and testing are the most effective preventive services. It allows you to manage this kind of STD.
