Chlamydia Explained

Chlamydia being a sexually transmitted disease inflicts about three million Americans each year. Caused by the bacteria called Chlamydia trachomatis, generally, people infected with the bacteria do not know that they are infected at all; having no symptoms all through its early stage, this disease causes serious damage to the reproductive system when left untreated, thus is referred to as the “silent disease.”

This disease is very common in teenagers having several sex partners that do not practice safe sex, such as using particularly polyurethane or latex condoms properly.

Once early symptom occurs, women can possibly have a yellowish vaginal discharge, an irregularity in bleeding and experience a burning sensation when urinating. Men may have penile discharge, may feel a burning sensation in the course of urination, burning and itchiness near the opening of the urethral, feel pain on the enlarged testicles and may experience fever.

There is the possibility that eyes will also catch the infection through hand contact after the hands handle the secretions of the infected area.

Even though one will surely be upset the moment he discovers he has such as disease, one should feel really fortunate to have detected it sooner before serious harm is made. If it is untreated, The disease in women is the primary cause of inflammatory pelvic diseases; it too can cause scarring in the fallopian tube, which can lead to ectopic pregnancy or to some women, infertility.

Diagnosis and findings is usually clinically made by way of exclusion or isolating the bacteria by culturing it or by finding or locating proof or confirmation of the Chlamydia DNA in a vaginal or urine sample; a cervical and pelvic exam as well as urethral swabs for gonorrhea and Chlamydia are executed also in women and a urethral swab is removed in men for analysis. Negative screenings or cultures does not totally dismiss infection.

Individuals that had contact sexually with an individual that have been documented or recorded as having infected with chlamydia must be treated without delay after cultures have been taken, even before the results are reported.

Today, new and advance urine tests having accurate results, which don't require anymore a urethral swab or a pelvic exam, are now very much available to screen males and females for chlamydial disease or infection.

Antibiotics such as doxycycline can entirely cure chlamydia. Also, a comparatively new medication, azithromycin which has a brand name of Zithromax, needs one dose only, to be taken orally. You have to finish your medication completely as instructed by your physician, even though your symptoms may have already disappeared before you have taken all your medication; this is to absolutely clear your system of the bacteria. Keep and continue your follow-up meeting and appointment with your doctor to make certain that you are absolutely treated and cured, because in very rare cases, the original medication or antibiotic could fail, needing another set or course of medication.

Even if you are fully cured, still, you are susceptible to following or subsequent infections; therefore it is very important that your mate or partner consult a doctor to also be treated. Because if not, you two may be passing or tossing the infection again and again.

As Chlamydia can be easily spread or transmitted through any form of sexual intercourse, whether vaginal, oral or anal, the best way to make sure that you do not get contaminated by the disease is to always practice safe sex through the use of a latex condom.