Chlamydia – common STD
Chlamydia is the most common sexually transmitted disease in the USA.It is caused by bacterium, Chlamydia trachomatis. The bacterium can damage reproductive organs in women. Symptoms of chlamydia are often undetectable, varying from mild or absent. The disease can cause some serious complications in the reporductive organs, including infertility. Between 50%-75% of all women infected have no symptoms. The bacteria can affect other parts of the human body, for instance, infection of the eye.
Chlamydia trachomatis can cause the following conditions:
- Cervicitis
- Conjunctivitis
- Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome
- Lymphogranuloma venereum
- Pelvic inflammatory disease
- Pneumonia in infants
Chlamydia symptoms can include: vaginal discharge
- cystitis
- the need to urinate more frequently
- pain whilst passing urine
- fever
- low back pain
- pain during sexual intercourse
- bleeding after sexual intercourse
- mild lower abdominal pains
- irregular menstrual bleeding
- a painful swelling and irritation in the eyes .
- a white and watery discharge from the penis
- a burning sensation or pain when passing urine
- a painful swelling and irritation in the eyes.
- swollen or tender testicles
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