Sunday, March 23, 2008

Beware of Chlamydia - It can cause Infertility: Part 1

When talking about STD Chlamydia does not come up, but it most certainly should. Many young people in the United Kingdom had not even heard of chlamydia. Recent studies show that Chlamydia infections are rising at an alarming rate in the United Kingdom. Researchers estimate that 10 percent of all sexually active young people, Chlamydia infection. Most people do not realize that they have contracted infections, because they do not display any symptoms. For this reason, not many treatment, this also explains why the spread of the disease has been very common. Women, the symptoms may experience an unusual vaginal discharge or burning feeling, defecate in public areas. When the infection spread from the cervix to the fallopian tubes, some women may still have no symptoms. Other people may have nausea, fever, lower abdominal pains, back pain, pain, the process of sexual intercourse, or bleeding and menstrual cycle. Cervical chlamydia infection may also spread to the rectum.

What is chlamydia

Chlamydia is sexually transmitted infections (STI) caused by a very small bacteria called Chlamydia trachomatis can cause damage to a woman's reproductive organs. Even if the symptoms of chlamydia are usually mild or absent, serious problem, and can cause irreversible damage, including infertility, can occur before a woman ever understand the issue. Chlamydia can cause discharge from the penis of an infected person. Although chlamydia affecting both men and women, young women are at greater risk of contracting the infection. The most common route of transmission is through sexual intercourse.

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