Approximately 75% of infections in women and 50% in men have no symptoms, making chlamydia one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases. If left untreated, chlamydia can lead to serious complications. If you don’t treat it, chlamydia can spread easily because it frequently has no symptoms.
Symptoms
Chlamydia symptoms typically appear 1 to 3 weeks after contact if you do contract it.
Chlamydia symptoms in women
- unusual vaginal discharge that might smell
- Bleeding between periods
- Painful periods
- Abdominal pain with fever
- Having sex causes pain
- Your vagina may be itchy or burning.
- Pain when you pee
Chlamydia symptoms in men
- Small amounts of cloudy or clear discharge coming from the penis’s tip
- Painful urination
- the area around your penis’ opening is burning and itchy.
- Your testicles may be painful and swollen.
Chlamydia can spread from the genital area to the eyes, throat, and anus through unprotected sex.
- Anus:Discomfort and discharge
- Throat:generally speaking, there are none
- Eyes:Redness, pain, and discharge
Causes
Chlamydia trachomatisChlamydia most frequently spreads through unprotected vaginal, oral, or anal sex, but it can also be contracted from an infected person’s semen or vaginal fluid, or even through genital contact without sex, and pregnant women can transmit it to their unborn children during delivery.
Diagnosis
Your doctor may use a swab to collect a sample from your cervix or urethra (the tube from which urine emerges) and send it to a lab for analysis in order to diagnose chlamydia.
Complications
It’s possible for Chlamydia trachomatis to be linked to:
- Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID).PID is a uterine and fallopian tube infection that causes pelvic pain, fever, and damage to the ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterus, and cervix. Severe infections may necessitate hospitalization for intravenous antibiotics.
- Infection near the testicles (epididymitis).The epididymis (the coiled tube next to each testicle) can become inflamed from a chlamydia infection, which can cause swelling, pain, and fever.
- Prostate gland infection.Prostatitis, which can result in discomfort during or after sex, pain during urination, fever and chills, and lower back pain, is a rare complication of chlamydia infection.
- Infections in newborns.During delivery, the child may contract the chlamydia infection from the mother, which could result in pneumonia or a serious eye infection.
- Ectopic pregnancy.A chlamydia infection increases the risk of this pregnancy, which happens when a fertilized egg implants and develops outside of the uterus, typically in a fallopian tube.
- Infertility.Even undetected chlamydia infections can result in fallopian tube obstruction and scarring, which can lead to infertility in women.
- Reactive arthritis.Reiter’s syndrome, also known as reactive arthritis, usually affects the joints, eyes, and urethra, the tube that transports urine from your bladder to outside of your body, and is more common in people with Chlamydia trachomatis.
Prevention
Abstinence from sexual activity is the most effective way to avoid contracting chlamydia; however, you can also:
- Use condoms.When used properly, condoms reduce but do not completely eliminate the risk of infection during every sexual contact.
- Limit your number of sex partners.Chlamydia and other STDs are highly contagious and can be acquired through multiple sexual partners.
- Get regular screenings.Check for chlamydia and other STDs on a regular basis if someone has a sexual lifestyle, especially if they have multiple partners.
Avoid douching.Douching reduces the quantity of beneficial bacteria in the vagina, raising the possibility of infection.
HOMOEOPATHIC TRATMENT
Sepia – To Manage Vaginal Discharge
When vaginal discharge is yellow, greenish, clear like water, or milky white in color, it may get worse after urinating, be acrid and excoriating in nature, causing a burning or itching sensation in the vagina, and have a fetid odor. Frequent urges to urinate are also present with the aforementioned symptoms. Sepia is highly beneficial to manage vaginal discharge in cases of chlamydia infection.
Kreosote – For Offensive Vaginal Discharge
Kreosote is a great drug for treating unpleasant vaginal discharge associated with chlamydia infection.
Natrum Mur – To Manage Complaint of Painful Intercourse in Females
Natrum Mur is very effective at treating the complaint of painful coitus in females with chlamydia. Along with pain, burning and smarting sensations are experienced in the vagina during coitus, soreness and itching in the vagina may also be present, and dryness of the vagina may be present or, in some cases, vaginal discharges are prominent. The discharges tend to be transparent, watery, and very profuse. Intense debility also appears along with
Argentum Nitricum – For Managing Bleeding Following Intercourse
When a woman has a chlamydia infection, she may experience painful intercourse, profuse yellow vaginal discharges, and occasionally blood-stained vaginal discharges. Argentum Nitricum is a useful medication to control bleeding after intercourse.
Petroselinum – To Treat Chlamydia Infection in Males with Milky Fluid Urethral Discharge
Use of Petroselinum is being considered for treating chlamydia infection in males who have milky fluid discharge from the urethra, along with a noticeable itching and biting sensation in the urethra, as well as frequent urges to urinate and a marked urgency. Petroselinum is prepared from a plant Petroselinum Sativum, commonly known as parsley. This plant belongs to the Umbelliferae family.
Cannabis Sativa – For Yellow Watery Mucus Urethral Discharge in Males
Cannabis sativa is an effective medication for treating chlamydia infection in males who have yellow, watery urethral discharge, dragging and pain in the testicles, as well as other accompanying symptoms like burning during urination, straining to pass urine, scanty urination, and stitching pain in the urethra.
Pulsatilla – For Yellowish Green Discharges from Urethra in Males
A significant medication for treating chlamydia in males with thick, yellowish-green discharge from the urethra and symptoms of pain, swelling, and burning in the testicles, pulsatilla is made from the plant Pulsatilla Nigricans, also known as the Pasque flower or the Wind Flower.
Cantharis – For Managing Burning/painful Urination
When a chlamydia infection occurs, pain and burning during urination, as well as frequently before and after, prominent cutting pains in the urethra, increased frequency of urination, scanty urine, and occasionally jelly-like shreddy particles in the urine, are common complaints. Cantharis is a helpful medication to treat these symptoms.
Merc Sol – For Frequent Urination
When a man needs Merc Sol, yellow or green discharge from the urethra may also be present in addition to the above urinary symptoms. This is because Merc Sol is very effective at treating the complaint of frequent urination that is associated with chlamydia infection. This urine may appear almost every hour, more frequently both during the day and at night.
Rhododendron – For Pain in Testicles
As a remedy for testicular pain caused by chlamydia infection, rhododendron is made from the fresh leaves of a plant called Rhododendron Chrysanthum, also known as the “Yellow Snow-rose” and a member of the Ericaceae family. Testicles may also feel hard, and the pain can range from pressing to tearing to contusive, and sitting tends to make it worse while standing or moving around does the
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