Chlamydia is a sexually transmitted disease caused by a bacterium called ‘Chlamydia Trachomatis’. It can be easily transmitted and it can be transmitted through oral, anal, vaginal sex and through skin-to-skin contact. There are horrible pictures of the STD and STI flooded all around. It is essential to know that those Chlamydia pictures are not gender-specific. The reason why this ‘gender’ factor is important is that the symptoms for chlamydia are different for men and for women.
The symptoms of chlamydia in men are as follows
1. Painful urination: Often ‘burning sensation’ when urinating
2. Fever
3. Urethritis: Inflammation of the urethra
4. Reactive arthritis: Inflammation of joints
5. Unusual Discharge through the penis (usually white or cloudy discharge) Graphical Image: Watch the photo of discharge through Penis
6. Sore testicles (also known as epididymis in medical terms) : Epididymitis: Painful inflammation of the testicular tube system, which can lead to sterile and infertile. Graphical Image: Watch the photo of the swollen testicles due to Epididymis
7. Chlamydia in the eyes (Reiters syndrome)
Also read: For other STD pictures, refer the STD pictures page
Chlamydia symptoms for Men having sex with Men (MSM)
Besides the above-stated symptoms, MSM may also have the following symptoms 1. Bleeding Anal discharge Chlamydia can also infect the rectum. If symptoms of a rectal infection do occur they may include rectal pain, discharge, or bleeding.
2. Chlamydia in mouth and throat Another type of Oral Chlamydia, often this type of Chlamydia goes unnoticed, it brings low fever and swollen lymph nodes around the neck.
The symptoms of chlamydia in female pictures are as follows
The symptoms of chlamydia in women are very bleak. Most women don’t have any symptoms at all. This is why there could be a problem, as the disease is asymptomatic (have no signs) in most of the cases, the diagnose or the treatment happens late or in the advanced stages of the disease. However, there are cases in some women where chlamydia does indicate symptoms and they are as follows:
1. Unusual Discharge through the vagina (usually green, white or yellow discharge)
The majority are asymptomatic, local signs of infection when present includes. Mucopurulent endocervical discharge. Edematous cervical ectopy with erythema and friability.
2. Unusual discharge: Cramping or aching Pain in the pelvic area
3. Bleeding between your periods
4. Pain during sex
5. Urethritis in women: Dysuria, frequency, pyuria
6. Abnormal bleeding after sex
Common symptoms of Chlamydia
1. Chlamydia on the tongue
2. Chlamydia around the neck
3. Chlamydia on mouth/lips Another type of oral chlamydia, mostly the result of oral sex, chlamydia on lips is often accompanied by low fever.
Why should I get tested for Chlamydia?
The following are the reasons for getting tested for Chlamydia
1. Shocking Chlamydia facts As per the latest CDC’s report on STD, it has been noticed that there were 1,758,668 cases of Chlamydia, which is the highest number of any other STD, with an increase of 2.9% since last year. Women under the age of 25 and older women are at the highest risk of getting contracted by Chlamydia.
2. Easily treatable Chlamydia is completely treatable with a dose of azithromycin or taking doxycycline twice daily for 7 to 14 days.
3. Increases the chances of HIV Untreated chlamydia also increases the chances of contracting HIV and/or Gonorrhea.
4. Effects of Untreated Chlamydia: Untreated chlamydia can result in PID (pelvic inflammatory disease) which can lead to damage to the fallopian tubes and can cause the loss of fertility in women. In men, untreated chlamydia can cause urethral infection and complications such as swollen and tender testicles.
There are several reasons to get tested for STD, moreover, discrete testing for Chlamydia costs only $49, with state of the art STD testing facility near you