Find a sexual health clinic. You should also get tested if you don't have any symptoms but are concerned you could have a sexually transmitted infection STI. If you're a woman, sexually active and under 25 in England, it's recommended that you have a chlamydia test once a year, and when you have sex with new or casual partners. If you're a man, sexually active and under 25 in England, it's recommended that you have a chlamydia test once a year if you are not using condoms with new or casual partners.
Read more about chlamydia diagnosis. Call a sexual health clinic if you need help or advice. Only go to a clinic if you've been told to.
Find sexual health clinic contact details. Page last reviewed: 01 September Next review due: 01 September If your doctor prescribes a single dose of medication, you should wait seven days after taking the medicine before having sex.
If your doctor prescribes a medicine for you to take for seven days, you should wait until you have taken all of the doses before having sex.
The initial damage that chlamydia causes often goes unnoticed. However, chlamydia can lead to serious health problems. If you are a woman, untreated chlamydia can spread to your uterus and fallopian tubes tubes that carry fertilized eggs from the ovaries to the uterus. This can cause pelvic inflammatory disease PID.
PID often has no symptoms, however some women may have abdominal and pelvic pain. PID can lead to long-term pelvic pain, inability to get pregnant , and potentially deadly ectopic pregnancy pregnancy outside the uterus. Men rarely have health problems linked to chlamydia. Infection sometimes spreads to the tube that carries sperm from the testicles, causing pain and fever.
Rarely, chlamydia can prevent a man from being able to have children. Box Rockville, MD E-mail: npin-info cdc. Skip directly to site content Skip directly to page options Skip directly to A-Z link. Section Navigation. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Syndicate. Minus Related Pages.
Basic Fact Sheet Detailed Version Basic fact sheets are presented in plain language for individuals with general questions about sexually transmitted diseases. STDs Home Page. See Also Pregnancy Reproductive Health. Find an STD testing site near you. ZIP Code:. Links with this icon indicate that you are leaving the CDC website. Here are the most common symptoms of chlamydia in both people with penises and people with vulvas. Chlamydia is definitely curable , and the best treatment for a chlamydia infection is a dose of antibiotics prescribed by your doctor.
Make sure you follow your dosage instructions closely. You may need up to 2 weeks for an antibiotic to fully clear the infection and stop seeing symptoms. This can also cause the infectious bacteria to become resistant to the medication, making them harder to treat.
This will prevent you from transmitting the infection to a partner. Even protected sex carries a risk of transmitting bacterial infections. No studies support the effectiveness of these supplements specifically for chlamydia, so take them with caution. Have protected sex to help prevent the transmission of chlamydia bacteria. Chlamydia is a sexually transmitted infection STI that can affect anyone.
A common misconception is that chlamydia is transmittable through kissing. Understanding the risks and knowing the signs of common STDs is crucial for men who are sexually active.
Learn how to spot the main symptoms. Learn how to recognize the signs and symptoms of chlamydia. We'll also go over the long-term effects of untreated chlamydia infections.
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