It also suggests that you refrain from sexual activity for at least seven days or until your chlamydia treatment is completed.Publisher: Podium Audio (Audiobook – 5 July 2022) While this will stop the infection, the CDC advises that it will not be able to heal any damage caused by the illness. For chlamydia therapy, the CDC recommends a seven-day antibiotic regimen. What is the treatment for chlamydia?Īntibiotics are an easy way to get rid of chlamydia. An STD test provider obtains a sample of cells using a little brush or cotton swab during a pelvic exam, according to the NIH. The urine test is available to both men and women, however the swab test is only available to women. According to the CDC, this test can be performed using urine or a swab. What is a chlamydia test?Ī chlamydia test is a laboratory test that looks for chlamydia bacteria in your body.

According to the CDC, if you are pregnant and have chlamydia, you can pass it on to your child during birthing. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, you can contract chlamydia even if your sexual partner has the STD and does not ejaculate during sexual intercourse. According to the CDC, if you are pregnant and have chlamydia, you can pass it on to your child during birthing.Chlamydia is transmitted by unprotected sexual contact with an infected person.

How to contract chlamydiaĬhlamydia is transmitted by unprotected sexual contact with an infected person. The CDC recommends abstaining from sex, using latex condoms, and being in a long-term mutually monogamous relationship with a partner who does not have chlamydia as the best ways to avoid contracting the disease. Many people with chlamydia have no symptoms and can inadvertently spread the disease to others, according to the National Institutes of Health. If left untreated, chlamydia can cause significant damage to a woman's reproductive system, leading to infertility or fatal ectopic pregnancy, according to the CDC. According to the National Institutes of Health, chlamydia is one of the most common STDs (NIH).Ĭhlamydia is a bacterial infection spread through vaginal, oral, or anal contact with an infected person. Chlamydia is a sexually transmitted infection that affects both men and women.

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