Chlamydia

Chlamydia: Introduction

Chlamydia: Chlamydia is a common sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by Chlamydia trachomatis, a bacterium, which can damage a woman's reproductive ... more about Chlamydia.

Chlamydia: Common sexually transmitted disease often without symptoms. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Chlamydia is available below.

Symptoms of Chlamydia

• No symptoms - many cases are asymptomatic (as many as 85% of female cases and 40% of male cases)
• Vaginal discharge
• Penile discharge
• Anal discharge
• Pain while urinating
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 16 symptoms of Chlamydia

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Chlamydia:

• Home STD Testing
  • Home HIV Tests
  • Home Chlamydia Tests
  • Home Hepatitis Tests
  • Home Herpes Tests
  • Home Trichomonas Tests
• Menopause: Related Home Testing:
  • Home Menopause Tests
  • Home FSH Hormone Tests
  • Home Osteoporosis Testing
• Vaginal Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Vaginal Infection Tests
  • Home Vaginal PH Tests
  • Home Yeast Infection Tests
  • Home Candida Kits
  • Home Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Test Kits
  • Home Bladder Test Kits
• Sexuality & Libido: Home Testing:
  • Home Hormone Tests
  • Home Libido Tests
  • Home Menopause Testing
  • Home Andropause Tests
• Liver Health & Hepatitis: Home Testing
  • Home Hepatitis Tests
  • Home Liver Tests
  • Sexually Transmitted Disease Tests
• Breast Cancer: Related Home Tests:
  • Home Breast Cancer Test Kits
  • Home Breast Lump Detection
• more tests...»

Chlamydia: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Chlamydia:

• Pelvic inflammatory disease - about 20-40% of untreated chlamydia cases get PID.
• Scarring of the fallopian tubes (see Fallopian tube symptoms)
• Ectopic pregnancy
• Epidydimitis
• Infertility (type of Sexual Conditions)
• Subfertility (type of Ectopic pregnancy)
• Urethritis
• more complications...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Chlamydia

Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Diagnostic Tests for Chlamydia

• Pus sample analysis
• Urine tests
• more tests...»

Read more about tests for Chlamydia

Wrongly Diagnosed with Chlamydia?

• Misdiagnosis of Chlamydia
• Failure to diagnose Chlamydia
• Undiagnosed: Chlamydia

Chlamydia: Medical Mistakes

• STDs -- Health Mistakes
• Women's Health Mistakes:
  • Womens Health -- Health Mistakes
  • Contraception -- Health Mistakes
  • Fertility -- Health Mistakes
• more mistakes...»

Chlamydia: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers

Products, offers and promotion categories available for Chlamydia:

• Mom & Baby
• Pregnancy
• Womens Health
• Sexual Health
• more product offers...»

Chlamydia: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Women's Reproductive Health: diseases that are commonly undiagnosed:
  • Overactive Bladder Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
  • PCOS -- Undiagnosed
  • Chlamydia -- Undiagnosed
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Cervical Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Breast Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Ovarian Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Von Willebrand Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • more ...»
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Chlamydia

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Chlamydia: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Pregnancy & Fertility Health Specialists:
  • Maternal & Fetal Medicine
  • Obstetrics & Gynecology
  • Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility
  • Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
• Womens Health Specialists:
  • Gynecological Oncology
• more specialists...»

Other doctor, physician and specialist research services:

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• Research local specialists including ratings, affiliations, and sanctions.

Hospitals & Clinics: Chlamydia

Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Chlamydia:

• Urinary Health (Urology) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• Womens Health -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• more hospital ratings...»

Hospital & Clinic quality ratings » »

Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Chlamydia, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Outstanding Patient Experinece Award Winning Hospitals
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Chlamydia: Rare Types

Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:

• Women's Reproductive Health -- rare types of diseases:
  • Overactive Bladder Syndrome -- Rare Types
  • PCOS -- Rare Types
  • Chlamydia -- Rare Types
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease -- Rare Types
  • Cervical Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Breast Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Ovarian Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Von Willebrand Disease -- Rare Types
  • more ...»
• more rare diseases...»

Causes of Chlamydia

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Treatments for Chlamydia

• Antibiotics - though not Penicillin which does not cure Chlamydia.
  • Azithromycin
  • Doxycycline
  • Erythromycin
  • Ofloxacin
• more treatments...»

See full list of 9 treatments for Chlamydia

Latest Treatments for Chlamydia

• Doxycycline
• Azithromycin
• Erythromycin
• Tetracyclin
• Quinolones
• more treatments...»

See full list of 7 latest treatments for Chlamydia

News Archives for Chlamydia

Medical news articles related to Chlamydia include:

• Chlamydia Infection May Play Role in Type of Arthritis
• U.S. Chlamydia Infections Hit All-Time High
• U.S. Chlamydia Infections Hit All-Time High
• Less Than Half of Young Women Screened for Chlamydia
• Experimental Vaginal Gel Doesn't Ward Off HIV
• Vaginal Microbicides Might Help More Men Than Women
• Antiretroviral Drugs May Prevent Vaginal Transmission of HIV
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

Videos for Chlamydia

Patient Surveys for Chlamydia

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Prognosis for Chlamydia

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Reseach about Chlamydia

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Prevention of Chlamydia

Prevention information for Chlamydia has been compiled from various data sources and may be inaccurate or incomplete. None of these methods guarantee prevention of Chlamydia.

• Safe sex
• Condoms
• more preventions...»

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Statistics for Chlamydia

• Medical statistics for Chlamydia
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Chlamydia
• Death and Mortality statistics for Chlamydia
• Society statistics for Chlamydia

Chlamydia: Broader Related Topics

• Sexually Transmitted Diseases
• Male sexual conditions
• Adolescent conditions
• Under-diagnosed conditions
• more types...»

Types of Chlamydia

Types of Chlamydia

• Chlamydia pneumoniae
• Chlamydia psittaci - causes psittacosis
• Lymphogranuloma venereum
• more types...»

Read more about Types of Chlamydia

Stories from Users Related to Chlamydia

• How do I get chlamydia and my partner was not infected with it?
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• External Vaginal Sores
• Vaginal Foul Scent
• Could I be infertile due to PID, chlamydia, undiagnosed???
• unending vaginal symptoms
• Vaginal Issues...
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• Internal Vaginal Bump
• Vaginal Troubles
• Vaginal blisters
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• Embaressing! vaginal flatulence
• My boyfriend had sex with a girl with Chlamydia..what are the chances that I got it?
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• Vaginal peeling - ?
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Article Excerpts about Chlamydia

Chlamydia is a common sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by Chlamydia trachomatis, a bacterium, which can damage a woman's reproductive organs. Because symptoms of chlamydia are mild or absent, serious complications that cause irreversible damage, including infertility, can occur "silently" before a woman ever recognizes a problem. (Source: excerpt from Chlamydia-Disease Information: DSTD)

Definitions of Chlamydia:

Type species of CHLAMYDIA causing a variety of ocular and urogenital diseases. - (Source - Diseases Database)

A sexually transmitted infection caused by bacteria of the genus Chlamydia - (Source - WordNet 2.1)