can you have chlamydia forever?
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You Can Get Chlamydia More Than Once With some diseases, having one infection makes you immune to future infections. That's not the case with chlamydia. If you engage in sexual activity with a person who has a chlamydia infection, you can get it again, even if you've just completed treatment for it.
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It is a very common STD, especially among young people. It is estimated that 1 in 20 sexually active young women aged 14-24 years has chlamydia. Sexually active young people are at high risk of acquiring chlamydia for a combination of behavioral, biological, and cultural reasons.
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Chlamydia is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) that can affect men and women. If left untreated, it can lead to serious long-term health problems. One of the complications that chlamydia can cause is erectile dysfunction (ED).
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Many women, and some men, are infected with chlamydia but don't know it. Even without symptoms, the disease can cause complications, particularly infertility. The longer the infection is untreated, the more damage that can be done. If symptoms do show up, they usually occur within weeks of exposure.
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You can only be certain you have chlamydia if you have a test. Anyone can get chlamydia, including people who've only had one sexual partner in the last year. You're more likely to have it if you're under 25, have a new sexual partner, or more than one sexual partner in the last year, and if you haven't used condoms.
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Can I get pregnant if I have chlamydia? – yes, in many cases chlamydia causes no symptoms and you may not even know you have it when you become pregnant. Chlamydia can affect your ability to get pregnant especially if it is left untreated in the long term. Chlamydia is one of the most common causes of PID.
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As with other STI's, this is not the case: you cannot get Chlamydia from mouth-to-mouth kissing with somebody infected. Additionally, you cannot contract Chlamydia from any of the following: Sharing toilet seats with somebody infected with Chlamydia. Sharing bed linens or clothes with an infected partner.
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Effect on your baby – if you have chlamydia while you are pregnant, there is a chance you could pass it onto your baby if the infection is not treated: If chlamydia is successfully treated during pregnancy then your baby is safe from the infection.
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It can happen even if no one cums. The main ways people get chlamydia are from having vaginal sex and anal sex, but it can also be spread through oral sex. Rarely, you can get chlamydia by touching your eye if you have infected fluids on your hand.
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You'll be given a course of antibiotics for 3 or 7 days or sometimes up to two weeks. If there's a high chance you have chlamydia, treatment may be started before the results of the test are back. You'll always be given treatment if a sexual partner is found to have chlamydia.
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If you've had chlamydia and were treated in the past, you can still get infected again.
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Chlamydia can be cured with antibiotics, and as you'd expect, you should abstain from sexual activity for a full week after you finish the seven-day course of antibiotics or seven days after consuming a single dose.
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You Can Get Chlamydia More Than Once With some diseases, having one infection makes you immune to future infections. That's not the case with chlamydia.
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Just like strep, you can get it many times in your life – getting treated for it once doesn't mean you're good for life. You can prevent the spread of chlamydia and other STDs by using condoms every time you have sex. Learn more about chlamydia.
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You can get chlamydia during oral, vaginal, or anal sex with someone who has the infection. A woman can also pass chlamydia to her baby during childbirth. If you've had chlamydia and were treated in the past, you can get re-infected if you have unprotected sex with someone who has it.
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Chlamydia can lie dormant in the body for many years causing a low grade infection without symptoms. It could potentially flare up to cause a symptomatic infection, especially if there is an alteration in the persons immune system, such as a severe cold or flu, cancer or some other severe illness.
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Often the disease has no symptoms. You can pass chlamydia to others without knowing it. Chlamydia is easy to treat and cure.