Chlamydia

Testing is really the only way. Here are signs and symptoms:

Chlamydia is known as a 'silent' infection because most infected people have no symptoms. If symptoms do occur, they may not appear until several weeks after exposure. Even when it causes no symptoms, chlamydia can damage a woman's reproductive organs.

Some infected men have discharge from their penis or a burning sensation when urinating. Pain and swelling in one or both testicles (known as "epididymitis") may also occur, but is less common.

Chlamydia can also infect the rectum in men and women, either through receptive anal sex, or possibly via spread from the cervix and vagina. While these infections often cause no symptoms, they can cause rectal pain, discharge, and/or bleeding (known as "proctitis").

Chlamydia trachomatis is coccoid and gram negative.

Depending on the lab facilities at your doctor's office, they can get test results within one or two days. It may be that the evidence based on the physical exam is so compelling that the gynecologist offers presumptive treatment -- treatment before the results are back.

You can't get chlamydia from drinking alcohol, even if you share a glass with someone who is infected. Chlamydia is spread by sexual contact with someone who is infected.

Chlamydia is the most common bacterial STD among teens. Teens have more sex with a greater number of partners, which increases the risk of STDs. In addition, the immature cervix of teen females makes it easier to get chlamydia and other STDs.

In babies who get chlamydia after birth to infected mothers, babies may have conjuncitivitis (pinkeye) that shows up after a week or so. Those with pneumonia caused by chlamydia trachomatis can have a cough, rapid breathing, and abnormal x-ray. Children with chlamydia trachomatis pneumonia appear to be more likely to have asthma later in life.

Children who get chlamydia from sexual abuse have the same types of symptoms, or, more commonly, lack of symptoms, as adults with chlamydia.

In females, 80-90% have no symptoms at all. Many men have chlamydia without having symptoms. For this reason, annual screening is recommended for females under 26 years old, and for anyone with a new partner or multiple partners.

Females with symptoms may have discharge, pelvic pain, irregular bleeding, bleeding after sex, painful sex, painful urination,

Males may have penile discharge, itching, pain with urination, pain the the testicles, redness at the tip of the penis, or pain between the scrotum and anal area and difficult and frequent urination (prostatitis).

On rare occasions, chlamydia infection in men and women can develop outside of the genital areas. These patients may have infections at the following sites:

* the eyes (due to a contaminated hand touching the eyes): itching, redness and itching of the eyelids

* the throat (following oral sex with infected men): throat irritation or no symptoms

* the anus (following anal intercourse with infected men): rectal bleeding, mucous rectal discharge, diarrhea, and pain with bowel movement.

It's possible to develop symptoms after having chlamydia for a long time.

According from the research conducted at the Arkansas Children's Research Institute, it has been found out that chlamydia can survive in a person's stomach, even after it has been cleared away from the genitals by antibiotics, it can re-infect the person. A thorough testing needs to be done in order to ensure a clear bill of health.

Nitrofurantoin does not cure chlamydia. You should see a doctor and have a treatment. Typical treatments for chlamydia include doxycycline, azithromycin or herbal medicine called Diuretic and Anti-inflammatory Pill.

Chlamydia becomes active as soon as it enters the body.

If you had chlamydia for a long period, you may have experienced complications of chlamydia such as pelvic inflammatory disease or epididymitis. Most people with chlamydia do not experience long-term complications. Talk to your health care provider for advice specific to your situation.

Chlamydia testing is painless, and treatment is easy. Putting off a chlamydia test will complicate your life, not make it easier. Bring a friend with you for moral support.

Also, consider whether you need to avoid having sexual contact until you are ready to deal maturely with the consequences. STDs and pregnancy are problems that don't get better from lack of courage to get help. If you're not able to deal with these possibilities in an adult way, you are not ready to have a sexual relationship. Wait for another year to resume sexual activity, and then consider whether you're ready.

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Chlamydia responds well to treatment and is not usually fatal.

Chlamydia is the most frequently reported bacterial sexually transmitted infection in the United States. In 2011, 1,412,791 cases of chlamydia were reported to CDC from 50 states and the District of Columbia, but an estimated 2.86 million infections occur annually. A large number of cases are not reported because most people with chlamydia do not have symptoms and do not seek testing. Chlamydia is most common among young people. It is estimated that 1 in 15 sexually active females aged 14-19 years has chlamydia.

Chlamydia can damage the body, but the germ is gone after effective treatment is completed. Patients being treated should avoid oral, anal, and vaginal intercourse -- even with a condom -- until seven days after single-dose treatment, or until seven-day treatment is complete.

Yes, chlamydia trachomatis can cause conjunctivitis. It's usually spread from someone touching their own infected genitals and then touching their eyes. Babies born to women infected with chlamydia can also get it.

Inconclusive urine tests are no longer reported, but used to be common. At that time, the inconclusive result meant that on an arbitrary scoring range created for the test, the result was in the middle -- neither positive nor negative. Since then, all results previously labeled inconclusive have now been labeled positive.

Chlamydia is a sexually transmitted bacterial infection. It is caused by Chlamydia trachomatis, a gram-negative bacteria with a coccoid shape that is an obligate intracellular parasite. It is curable.

Yes - you can have chlamydia and not have any symptoms and it is an STD which of course can be passed on. This does not and will not go away without proper treatment and if not treated properly it can cause serious problems for your future such as not being able to conceive. You as well as anyone you have slept with must be tested and treated. The following link is information on chlamydia that you must read: http://www.cdc.gov/std/Chlamydia/STDFact-Chlamydia.htm

It is not likely to get chlamydia in your urethra without also being infected in your vagina. The exception is a woman who had a hysterectomy or had her cervix removed. Luckily, the treatment for both is the same.

Chlamydia does not affect your lips. You can get chlamydia infection of the throat, though.