Chlamydia

 

Chlamydia

• It is a disease of common sexual contact that causes infection between men and women, which can cause permanent harm to a woman's reproductive system, this can make it difficult or impossible to carry at a later time, and is known as "silent" infection; Because most women with it do not have symptoms.

Methods of transition

• Vaginal, anal or oral sex can be infected with a person with chlamydia.
• Chlamydia can be infected even if the ejaculation of a man is not done.
• A pregnant woman with chlamydia can transmit infection to her child during birth.

Pregnancy and chlamydia

• A pregnant woman can transmit the infection to the child during childbirth, and this may cause an infection with the eye or pneumonia, and may also lead to an increase in the possibility of the birth of the fetus early.

Categories most vulnerable to infection

• Hero sex.
• Multiple sex partners.

Symptoms

Often the symptoms of chlamydia do not appear, but they may cause serious health problems even without symptoms. If the symptoms appear, they may not appear until several weeks after having sex with a partner infected with it, women may notice.

• Abnormal vaginal discharge.
• A burning feeling when urinating.
• Vaginal bleeding between menstruation periods.
• Lower back or abdomen pain.
• Pain during sexual intercourse.

Symptoms can include men

• Penis secretions.
• A burning feeling when urinating.
• Pain and swelling in one or both testes (less common).
• Men and women can also develop chlamydia in the rectum, and this occurs either by having anal sex, or by spreading from another infected location (such as the vagina), while this infection often does not cause any symptoms but it can cause pain in the rectum or secretions and bleeding from the anus, chlamydia can cause conjunctivitis in the eye, and this occurs due to exposure to the fluid fluid (such Demand or vaginal discharge) from a person with bacteria.

When should the doctor be seen

• When noting any of these symptoms.
• If the partner has one of the diseases transmitted sexually or one of its symptoms.

Complications

The initial damage caused by chlamydia often passes without anyone noticing, however it can lead to serious health problems, in women that can cause non -treated chlamydia pelvic inflammation disease

• The formation of a scar tissue that blocks the fallopian tubes.
• External pregnancy.
• Infertility (inability to become pregnant).
• Pelvic pain/ long -term abdomen.
• Men rarely suffer from healthy problems from chlamydia, infection can cause fever and pain in the tubes connected to the testes, and this in rare cases leads to infertility.

Treatment

• Chlamydia can be treated, but it is important to take all prescribed medications from the doctor to treat infection, and medications should not be shared with anyone else, and although the drug will stop the infection, it will not treat any permanent damage resulting from the disease.
• Repeat the infection with chlamydia is common, so a check must be done again after about three months of treatment even if your partner receives treatment.

Having sex after treating chlamydia

• You should not have sex until you and your partner are complete.
• If you are given a single dose of the medicine, you should wait seven days after taking the medicine before having sex.
• If you are given a medicine to take it for seven days, then you should wait until all doses are completed before sex.
• When previously infected with chlamydia and taking medications in the past, it is still possible to develop it again, and this can happen when sex without a condom with a person with chlamydia.

Prevention

The only way to avoid completely transmitted sexual diseases is not to have vaginal, anal or oral sex, but the chances of developing chlamydia can be reduced by

• To be in a long -term "marriage" relationship with a partner who was examined and does not suffer from chlamydia.
• Annual examination if the sexual partner has sexually transmitted infection.
• Use a condom in the right way; It is the best way to prevent sexual contact with sexual intercourse when having sex (a man does not need to ejaculate to have a partner with chlamydia).
• Other methods do not protect women from sexually transmitted diseases (such as: birth control pills, injections, implants, and others).
• Ensure that the examination is done for you and your partner for sexually transmitted diseases.
• Not having sex when ignorance of the partner's health condition, to avoid sexually transmitted diseases.
• Avoid increasing the number of your sexual partners; Because of the high risk of sexually transmitted diseases with multiple partners.
• Avoid alcohol or drug use; For the possibility of sexually transmitted diseases.
• Steps work better when used together, and there is no single step that can protect from every type of sexually transmitted.

Condition for chlamydia

• When there is a new sexual partner.
• If you have chlamydia, or another sexually transmitted disease in the past.
• When you do not use a condom during sex.
• When developing any symptoms of chlamydia.

Guidelines for those with chlamydia

• Visit the doctor for treatment immediately; Where they are active antibiotics, but they will not fix any permanent damage to the genitals.
• End all prescribed medications even when symptoms are disappeared.
• Tell the sexual partner to be able to examine and treat.
• Avoid sexual intercourse until treatment is permanently for you and your partner.
• Chlamydia can be injured again when sex with a person with it.
• See a doctor when there are symptoms that do not disappear within a few days after the completion of antibiotics