Babies get chlamydia during vaginal birth to an infected mother. They don't get infected before birth. An infected baby must be treated.
Chlamydia can be treated in a woman.
Chlamydia isn't treated with a shot. It's treated with oral medication (pills). Gonorrhea is treated with an antibiotic injection.
Chlamydia trachomatis improves rapidly with erythromycin. Chlamydia psittaci infection is treated with tetracycline, bed rest, oxygen supplementation, and codeine-containing cough preparations. Chlamydia pneumoniae infection is treated with erythromycin
A baby with chlamydial conjunctivitis or pneumonia due to Chlamydia trachomatis is treated with erythromycin. Because the effectiveness of treatment is only about 80%, retesting and possible retreatment should be done.A baby born with chlamydia can be cured easily, but some are not diagnosed for years after contracting the illness.
yes it can be.
You would lower your risk of complication from untreated chlamydia.
Babies born with chlamydia that affects the lungs are more likely to have asthma later in life.
You'll need to get that treated first.
Chlamydia is a bacterial sexually transmitted infection. It is treated with antibiotics, usually 1g of azithromycin in a single dose or 100 mg doxycycline twice daily for seven days.
Rocephin is an injection used to treat gonorrhea. Chlamydia is not treated with injections.
Yes, there is no harm in using a pad or tampon during treatment for chlamydia.
Typical treatment in pregnancy is one gram of azithromycin -- the same treatment for non-pregnant people with chlamydia. In many states, the partner can be treated without an exam, but laws vary from state to state. Ask your OBGYN about the possibility in your area.