Chlamydia Infections Summary Chlamydia is a common sexually transmitted disease caused by bacteria. You can get chlamydia during oral, vaginal, or anal sex with an infected partner. Both men and women can get it. Chlamydia usually doesn’t cause symptoms. If it does, you might notice a burning feeling when you urinate or abnormal discharge from your vagina or penis. In both men and women, chlamydia can infect the urinary tract. In women, infection of the reproductive system can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). PID can cause infertility or serious problems with pregnancy. Babies born to infected mothers can get eye infections and pneumonia from chlamydia. In men, chlamydia can infect the epididymis, the tube that carries sperm. This can cause pain, fever, and, rarely, infertility. A lab test can tell if you have chlamydia. Antibiotics will cure the infection. Correct usage of latex condoms greatly reduces, but does not eliminate, the risk of catching or spreading chlamydia. Experts recommend that sexually active women 25 and younger get a chlamydia test every year. NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Find an Expert Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Start Here Chlamydia Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Array Chlamydia Chlamydia Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Chlamydia infections in women Chlamydial infections – male Endocervical gram stain Lymphogranuloma venereum Urethral discharge culture Women Chlamydia Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women’s Health Pregnancy Complications: Chlamydia March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation Images Chlamydia Logical Images Teenagers Chlamydia Nemours Foundation Children Chlamydia (For Parents) Nemours Foundation Diagnosis and Tests Chlamydia Test American Association for Clinical Chemistry Clinical Trials ClinicalTrials.gov: Chlamydia Infections National Institutes of Health Patient Handouts Condom Fact Sheet in Brief Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Related Issues Epididymitis Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Trachoma Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Statistics and Research FastStats: Sexually Transmitted Diseases/STD National Center for Health Statistics NCHHSTP Atlas Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Sexually Transmitted Diseases Surveillance, 2012: Chlamydia Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Prevention and Risk Factors Male Condoms Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Journal Articles Chlamydia Infections
