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Chlamydia is a sexually transmitted infection. Many people do not experience symptoms, so it is difficult to know if a partner is infected or not. To reduce the risk of transmission you should use safe sex practices.

Steps

Part 1 of 2: Prevent infection during sex

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   Abstain from or limit sexual activity. The safest way to avoid chlamydia is to abstain from sex. Chlamydia is an unsafe sexually transmitted disease, back door sex, or oral sex.
   • The more people you have, the more chlamydia you will be with your partner.
   • If a person is infected with chlamydia, the bacteria will stay in semen or vaginal discharge even if they don't show any symptoms.
   • This means you can catch the bacteria if your hands get fluid and then touch the genitals or get inside the body.

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   Use condom. Condoms do not completely protect you from disease, but they can be effective. However, the material of a condom must be latex or polyurethane.
   • Wear condoms properly. Gently squeeze the tip of the condom and hold it in position while pulling on the body that covers the entire penis. The tip of the condom should have space to store semen after ejaculation.
   • After having sex, carefully remove the condom to prevent semen from leaking out.
   • If you have oral sex with a woman, use a mouth guard. This item has latex material to help reduce the risk of transmission. You can replace it with an open-mouth male condom to do this.
   • To avoid infection, you must wear a condom during back door sex.
   • Wear a condom or protector right before having sex.
   • If a condom breaks during sex, you will be at a higher risk of infection.

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   Use safe sex toys. If you share toys, you can spread chlamydia and other diseases. To prevent this, the toy must:
   • Disinfected before use.
   • Or covered with a new latex or polyurethane condom each time.

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   Do not douche. Douching affects the beneficial microbiota in the vagina and can make a woman more susceptible to infection.
   • Douching does not prevent pregnancy or prevent sexually transmitted diseases.

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   See gynecological examination regularly for early detection of sexually transmitted diseases. This is especially important if you are not taking protection, have multiple sex partners, and are under 25 years of age, or are pregnant.
   • Young people are most likely to have chlamydia. It is estimated that 1 out of 20 sexually active women under 25 years of age will get chlamydia. If you are in a high-risk group, your doctor may recommend an annual screening.
   • Pregnant women can pass chlamydia to their baby during childbirth, so this group of women should see a doctor, especially if the person or husband / boyfriend becomes infected.
   • Chlamydia can be detected through a urine test or a microbiological test. For women, a microbiological test is carried out in the cervix, while in men it is in the urethra or anus.

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   Know when not to get chlamydia. You will not get chlamydia when:
   • Kiss someone else
   • Share towels
   • Sit on the toilet seat
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Part 2 of 2: Recognize the signs of Chlamydia infection and get treatment

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   Know the symptoms of chlamydia. Not everyone develops symptoms, but if they do, symptoms will appear about a month after infection. Symptoms include:
   • Pain or burning when urinating
   • Stomachache
   • Drainage from the vagina, penis, or rectum
   • Women may experience pain or bleeding after sex or between menstrual periods. Men can experience testicular pain.
   • Bleeding a lot during menstruation
   • Symptoms may go away for a while. However, this does not mean that the infection has recovered.

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   Prevent serious complications. If you suspect that you have chlamydia, see your doctor. Otherwise, the condition can cause fertility problems in both men and women and increase the risk of HIV infection.
   • Both sexes can develop reactive sexually transmitted arthritis caused by chlamydia. This is a form of arthritis, eye and / or rectal inflammation. Most symptoms go away after a few months, but that doesn't mean you no longer have chlamydia.
   • Men can get chlamydia in the testes and vas deferens. Then fertility may be affected.
   • Women can become infected with chlamydia in the uterus, ovaries, and fallopian tubes, causing pain and fertility problems. This can cause pelvic inflammatory disease and increase the risk of a potentially fatal ectopic pregnancy.
   • Chlamydia is also dangerous to an unborn baby. They increase the risk of miscarriage, stillbirth and premature birth. If the bacteria are passed from mother to baby during childbirth, the baby can develop pneumonia or eye infection.

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   See your doctor for treatment if chlamydia is suspected. This disease can be completely cured with antibiotics. Over 95% of treated patients recover normally.
   • Your doctor may prescribe azithromycin, doxycycline, or erythromycin. You need to take enough antibiotics for the treatment to be effective.
   • Do not have sex, including using a condom, until you and your partner are both finished. If you take antibiotics a day, you still need to wait a week to make sure there are no more infections.
   • Follow-up visit after the end of treatment in case symptoms do not go away, do not take medication according to instructions, have sex before the end of treatment, or become pregnant.
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