Sexual Active Teens Should Notice That You May Have Chlamydia

What is Chlamydia Treatment, caused by Chlamydia Trachomatis bacteria, is one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases out there. The majority of sexually active teenagers who contract Chlamydia don't even know it. Many of them don't experience the symptoms at all, and it continually gets passed from person to person without anyone having a clue. It is passed along when people don't use protection during sex, and even through oral sex. Those who do experience a Chlamydia infection will have multiple, painful symptoms affecting their genital areas. If you have become sexually active, and are wondering if you may have contracted Chlamydia, check yourself for obvious Chlamydia symptoms. If you are male, some of the symptoms for Chlamydia are itching and burning around the penis, discharge from the tip of the penis, and rarely, swelling of the testicles.

Symptoms of Chlamydia in women usually results in pain while urinating, discharge from the vagina, and possibly pains in the lower abdomen. Some women will also experience irregular bleeding in between periods, fever-like symptoms and aches in their muscles. The signs of Chlamydia usually appear one to three weeks after a person has had sex with a person who was already infected. If you have the disease then you should undergo treatment as soon as possible. If you are a woman and it is left untreated, it will cause an infection in the urethra, and also inflammation of your cervix. It even leads to PID, pelvic inflammatory disease. It will affect your ovaries, your uterus, and sometimes the fallopian tubes. Pelvic inflammatory disease leads to infertility, or ectopic pregnancies, which means that the embryo will attach itself somewhere outside of the uterus and cause complications. If you are a man, and the symptoms chlamydia is untreated, it will result in inflammation of the epididymis, which transports sperm from testicles.

It will also cause inflammation of the urethra. As a young teenager you may have to explain to your parents that you may have a serious infection and that you need testing. Your parents can take you to be diagnosed by your family doctor or your gynecologist. Depending on your gender, your vagina or penis will be swabbed for secretions, or the doctor may take a urine sample from you to test it. If you do have Chlamydia, your doctor will prescribe antibiotics, and the infection should clear up in a week. Make sure to let your sexual partners know to get tested. Keep in mind that people can't create immunity to this disease, and a Chlamydia infection can reoccur. To lessen your chances of getting any STDs, wear protection during sex and chose your partners carefully.
Dr. Lee is good at treating female and male reproductive and urinary system diseases, such as chlamydia infection, prostatitis, cystitis, mycoplasma, etc.