Untreated chlamydia in women can climb from the cervix into the uterus, fallopian tubes, and ovaries, causing pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) — and the inflammation that follows can scar the tubes,
Yes, chlamydia is curable. It's caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis , and the right antibiotic reliably clears it CDC. Most people take a short course of pills, and the infection is gone onc
Chlamydia discharge is usually thin and clear, cloudy, or milky-white — in men often just a single morning drop, in women an abnormal change in vaginal discharge that may come with burning urination.
Chlamydia in the eye is an infection of the conjunctiva (the clear membrane over the white of the eye) caused by the same bacterium behind genital chlamydia, Chlamydia trachomatis . In adults it's cal
No — you can't get chlamydia from kissing or from saliva alone. Chlamydia trachomatis infects the genital, rectal, and throat tissues and spreads through vaginal, anal, or oral sex, not through casual
Chlamydia can go undetected for months or even years, because most infections cause no symptoms at all — roughly three quarters of infected women and half of infected men never notice anything CDC fac
Chlamydia is a curable bacterial infection caused by Chlamydia trachomatis , spread through vaginal, anal, or oral sex. It's the most commonly reported STI in the US, and most people who have it feel
To prevent chlamydia, use condoms correctly every time you have vaginal, anal, or oral sex, get screened on schedule if you're sexually active, and make sure any partner who tests positive is treated
Rectal chlamydia is an infection of the rectum and anal canal caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis , usually acquired through receptive anal sex. It's frequently silent, but can cause rectal
Most people can get an accurate chlamydia test about two weeks after exposure. A NAAT — the recommended test — can technically detect the bacterium sooner, but enough genetic material has to build up
In 2023, the US reported about 1.65 million chlamydia cases — a rate of 492.2 per 100,000 people CDC AtlasPlus, 2023. Washington DC had the highest rate (1,228 per 100,000), followed by Louisiana (792
Chlamydia reinfection means catching Chlamydia trachomatis again after you were cured — not a treatment that failed. It usually happens because an untreated partner passes the bacteria back, often wit
Chlamydia during pregnancy is common, treatable, and worth taking seriously. Left untreated, it can be passed to your baby at birth and raises the risk of complications, but a safe course of antibioti
Chlamydia and gonorrhea are both common bacterial STIs that often cause no symptoms and, when they do, look almost identical — discharge and burning urination. The same urine test usually checks for b
Most men with chlamydia have no symptoms at all — roughly half feel completely fine while carrying it. When signs do show, they usually appear one to three weeks after exposure: a clear or cloudy drip
Untreated chlamydia can quietly damage the reproductive tract over months to years, even when you feel completely fine. In women it can climb to the uterus and tubes and cause pelvic inflammatory dise
Oral chlamydia is a throat (pharyngeal) infection caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis , picked up through oral sex with an infected partner. It almost never causes symptoms, so most people d
Chlamydia is transmitted through vaginal, anal, or oral sex with someone who carries Chlamydia trachomatis , because the bacterium passes in infected genital, rectal, or throat fluids — penetration or
Chlamydial urethritis is inflammation of the urethra caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis . In men it often causes penile discharge and burning on urination, but it's frequently silent. Left
Chlamydia is curable with antibiotics. The CDC-preferred treatment is doxycycline 100 mg by mouth twice daily for 7 days CDC, 2021. A single dose of azithromycin or a course of levofloxacin are altern
Chlamydia is curable with antibiotics. The CDC-preferred treatment is doxycycline 100 mg by mouth twice daily for 7 days CDC Tx Guidelines. Azithromycin as a single 1 g dose is an alternative. Abstain
Chlamydia is diagnosed with a nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) — a lab method that detects the bacterium's DNA. You give a first-catch urine sample or a self-collected swab (vaginal, rectal, or
Most women with chlamydia have no symptoms at all — about three quarters notice nothing CDC fact sheet. When signs do show, the common ones are abnormal vaginal discharge, burning with urination, blee
Chlamydia reinfection means catching Chlamydia trachomatis again after you were already cured — it's not your antibiotics failing. The usual cause is sex with an untreated partner. Because reinfection
Talking about chlamydia breaks the silence because the infection is itself silent: about three-quarters of infected women and half of infected men have no symptoms, so it spreads invisibly until someo
Chlamydia almost never clears on its own, and you shouldn't count on it. The infection can linger silently for months or years while quietly damaging the reproductive tract. It's curable with a short