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Chlamydia is a very common sexually transmitted disease that can infect sexually active men or women who have unprotected vaginal, anal, or oral sex. Both bisexual and gay individuals are also at risk of contracting chlamydia.
Chlamydia is an infection of the bacteria chlamydia trachomatis, which can live in the rectum, genitals, and urinary tract, as well as the throat mucous membrane
Chlamydia can be transferred from any direct genital, rectal or oral contact with an infected individual.
Unfortunately, most people who have chlamydia have no noticeable symptoms. If symptomatic, men or women may have any of the following complaints:
Usually, several weeks after having sex with an infected sex partner, you may begin to show symptoms of infection. BUT remember that you and your sex partner may have absolutely NO symptoms whatsoever and still be infected with chlamydia.
CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention) recommends that high-risk individuals be tested for chlamydia regularly even if they have no symptoms of infection.
Young sexually active people are at higher risk for contracting a chlamydia infection due to common behavioral and biological factors. Therefore, CDC recommends that all women younger than 25 years of age and older women with risk factors be tested every year. Of course, at any time any woman or man with STD symptoms should be checked for chlamydia.
Any known symptomatic or asymptomatic individual infected with chlamydia must be treated due to the following reasons:
Testing is as simple as a cotton swab from the vagina or through a urine or blood test.
The treatment of chlamydia is very easy and highly successful with just a short course of antibiotics by mouth.
It is recommended to remain abstinent during chlamydia treatment.
Yes. However, you can be re-infected if you have sex with an infected sex partner. Therefore we recommend that your sex partner also gets tested and treated if one of you is positive for a chlamydia infection.
Abstaining from vaginal, anal, or oral sex completely eliminates the risk of chlamydia infection. If you are sexually active, you can do the following to diminish your risk:
Be in a long-term, mutually monogamous relationship with a sex partner that has been tested negative for chlamydia.Use latex condoms every time you have any type of intercourse
As mentioned above, most people who have chlamydia are unaware that they are infected since the disease has no symptoms. Therefore, in a sexual relationship, it is difficult to find out who gave it to whom and when. Dr. Shafa recommends that sex partners be open-minded regarding this very common STD and be happy that the treatment of chlamydia is very easy and successful.
Dr. Shafa recommends that both sex partners be tested and treated at the same time. Both sex partners should also be retested 3 months after the treatment of chlamydia infection to ensure it completely resolved.
There is a high chance that one is infected with chlamydia and gonorrhea at the same time. Therefore, we usually treat the patient for both infections simultaneously.
Dr. Shafa recommends that any patient with one STD be tested for all other common STDs. This is done to ensure peace of mind for both the patient and doctor.
If you have any concerns or symptoms regarding possible STDs, call us to make a medical appointment to be evaluated, educated, diagnosed, and treated if needed. Feel free to ask questions or Call us to make an appointment to see Dr. Parvin Shafa.
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