What is chlamydia?
Chlamydia is a bacterial infection called Chlamydia trachomatis. — a disease you can get from having unprotected sex.

What are the symptoms of chlamydia?

Most people who have chlamydia show no symptoms at all.
This means you won’t be able to tell if you or your partner has it.
If you do get symptoms, they tend to appear 7 to 14 days after you have unprotected sex.

For men, symptoms of chlamydia might include:
• a clear or ‘milky’ discharge from the penis
• redness at the opening of the penis
• a burning or stinging feeling when urinating
• pain or swelling in the testicles

How do people get chlamydia?

Chlamydia can spread when you have unprotected sexual contact with someone who already has the infection.
This means vaginal, oral or anal sex without using a condom.Transmission occurs because the bacteria that cause chlamydia live and grow in the fluids that are secreted during sexual activity.
If you have chlamydia, there is a 30% to 50% chance of your partner catching it every time you have unprotected sex.
Since chlamydia often has no symptoms, you probably won’t know whether your partner has it.

Chlamydia can’t spread from toilets, swimming pools or usual contact with people. It only spreads through the sharing of genital fluids.
Newborn babies, however, can get chlamydia through their mother during childbirth.
Chlamydia infections can live in the nose, genitals or rectum for more than 2 years.

How is chlamydia treated?
Once confirmed, chlamydia is easy to treat with antibiotics (such as doxycycline or azithromycin). Normally, only a single course is needed to clear the infection.
You may be asked to start antibiotics even before your test results come back. If your chlamydia infection is causing symptoms, you may need a longer course of antibiotics. Both you and your partner need to be treated.
If your doctor tells you that you have chlamydia, avoid sex (vaginal, oral or anal) until you have finished the full course of treatment, and for at least 1 week after your last dose. This is to reduce your risk of spreading the disease. You should have another test 3 months after you have been treated.
You’ll also be asked to avoid sex with any partners from the past 6 months until they have been tested and treated.
Since chlamydia is transmitted through unprotected sex, your doctor may suggest you have other STI screening tests so you can be treated as necessary.
You don’t become ‘immune’ after getting chlamydia: it’s possible to be infected with chlamydia again. Your doctor may recommend follow-up testing and treatment if necessary.

Can you prevent chlamydia?
You can lower your risk of getting chlamydia and other STIs by:
• using a condom every time you have vaginal, oral or anal sex
• not having sex with someone with chlamydia, even with a condom, until they’ve finished treatment and 1 week has passed since their last dose of antibiotics
• regularly getting tested for STIs, especially if you are under 30 and sexually active
Remember that most people with chlamydia don’t show any symptoms and don’t know they have it, so feeling ‘well’ does not mean that you or your partner are not infected. If in doubt, get tested.
If you have chlamydia, you can help reduce the spread by letting your recent sexual partners know so they can get tested and treated.

อาการแทรกซ้อนของโรคหนองในเทียม
ถ้าไม่ได้รับการรักษา เชื้อหนองในเทียมจะทำให้เกิดอาการปวดข้อ ผื่น และอาการอักเสบที่ตาหรือทวารหนัก
ในเพศหญิงเชื่อหนองในเทียมจะติดเชื้อที่มดลูก
• ทำให้เกิดภาวะอุ้งเชิงกรานอักเสบ และจะมีผลต่อการตั้งครรภ์ได้ (เช่นการตั้งท้องนอกมดลูก) ผู้หญิงที่ติดเชื้อหนองในเทียมมีโอกาส 1 ใน 12 ที่จะแท้งลูก
สำหรับเพศชาย
• เชื่อหนองในเทียมจะแพร่สู้อัณฑะผ่านทางท่อปัสสาวะ ทำให้เกิดอาการปวด และทำให้เป็นหมัน
ผู้หญิงที่ตั้งครรภ์ เมื่อติดโรคหนองในเทียมจะทำให้ทารกคลอดก่อนกำหนด และเด็กที่คลอดจะมีอาการติดเชื้อในปอดและตา

Learning you have an STI such as chlamydia can be embarrassing and difficult for you emotionally. It can help to talk to a parent or a friend you trust, or to hear stories from others who have gone through a similar experience. And remember that Chlamydia is a curable disease, so don’t worry too much as long as you follow the doctor order. 

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Australian Immunisation Handbook (Hepatitis B), National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance (Hepatitis B vaccines for Australians fact sheet), Department of Health (Hepatitis B immunisation service), World Health Organization (Hepatitis B), Hepatitis Australia (Hepatitis B), NSW Health (Hepatitis B fact sheet), SA Health (Hepatitis B Frequently Asked Questions), Department of Health (Pregnancy care guidelines: hepatitis B)
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