Chlamydia Articles

Chlamydia in men

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Chlamydia infections in men can lead to the development of urethritis and epididymitis. Another complication arising from chlamydial infections in men can in...

What are the treatments for chlamydia?

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Following detection, standard treatment for genital infection with Chlamydia consists of a single oral dose of 1 g of azithromycin or 100 mg of doxycycline orally twice...

What are the tests for chlamydia?

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Specimens for Chlamydia testing are taken as urethral swabs in men, and endocervical or urethral swabs. Other specimen sites include the eye conjunctiva, nose and t...

What are the signs and symptoms of chlamydia?

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Approximately 70% of Chlamydia infections in women and up to 50% of those in men have no visible symptoms. Thus, a large proportion of chlamydia infections will go unde...

What is chlamydia

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Chlamydia trachomatis is the most common bacterial cause of sexually transmitted infections. In the USA in 2006, more than one million cases of chlamydial infection were report...

Epididymitis Treatment

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Most patients with mild epididymitis does not require hospitalization and can be treated at home with antibiotics. Men with intense pain complicated epi...

Epididymitis Introduction

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Epididymitis is an infection of the epididymis, which is a coiled structure located on the upper portion of the testicles. The epididymis is a structure that stores...

Chlamydia symptoms for men and women

Chlamydia sometimes referred to the “silent" disease because most women and half of men who contract the disease exhibit no symptoms.

Health problems from untreated chlamydia

It is important to treat Chlamydia as early as possible because if left untreated chlamydia can lead to other health problems some of which can damage a woman’s reproductive system.