Chlamydia is one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases in the United States. This infection spreads easily because it often causes no symptoms and can be unknowingly passed to sexual partners. Chlamydia mainly progresses during oral, vaginal or anal sexual contact with your partner. In fact, about 75% of infections in women and 50% in men have no symptoms. New Chlamydia infections outnumber any other sexually transmitted disease. Some estimate that the true incidence could be as high as 6 million new cases per year. For every case reported in men, more than five cases are detected in women. The low rates seen in men suggest that many of the sexual partners of women with Chlamydia go undiagnosed and unreported. Chlamydial infections of the lower reproductive tract are usually mild or asymptomatic. How do I know if I have Chlamydia? It is not easy to know if you have been infected with Chlamydia since the symptoms are not always apparent. However, when they do occur, they are usually visible within one to three weeks of contact and may include the following symptoms: Some symptoms in women are abnormal vaginal discharge which may have an odor, bleeding between periods, periods painful, abdominal pain. with fever and pain during sexual intercourse. Chlamydia infections can also increase the risk of premature and stillbirths. If a newborn is exposed to chlamydia during delivery, pneumonia or an eye infection may result. Some symptoms in men are small amounts of clear or cloudy discharge from the tip of the penis and painful urination. If you have chlamydia, you can get it treated. Your doctor may prescribe oral antibiotics appropriate for treating chlamydia to anyone with gonorrhea, because... middle of paper ...... it is an infection of the uterus and tubes of the Fallopian. It also often affects the ovaries. The substance causing the infection usually enters the uterus from the vagina or uterus. It can also lead to tissue scarring. A known cause of pelvic inflammatory disease is a sexually transmitted infection; it moves on to the person you are having sex with. Chlamydia and gonorrhea are the most common causes of pelvic inflammatory disease. Finally, Chlamydia trachomatis is a bacterial pathogen that spends the reproductive part of its life cycle inside host cells and is responsible for diseases of clinical and public health importance. It is an essential element in the life cycle of pathogens, which is why Chlamydia trachomatis is called an obligate intracellular pathogen. Chlamydia owes its name to the small bacteria that causes it, Chlamydia trachomatis...