What are the Symptoms of Chlamydia?
The guys and the girls experience different symptoms of Chlamydia from each. Usually the symptoms develop a week later if anyone is exposed to Chlamydia. Many people never develop any symptoms while in some people it takes up to three weeks to appear. About three quarters of infected women and about half of men show no symptoms of the Chlamydia, and thus is also known as a “silent” disease. Even if the symptoms do occur, they occur a little lately. The symptoms generally tend to appear within 1 to 3 weeks after exposure to the disease.
What are the symptoms in a girl?
It can be hard for a girl to know whether or not she is infected with Chlamydia since most of the infected girls don’t show any symptoms at all. Chlamydia primarily infects the cervix and the urethra (urine canal) of the women. An abnormal vaginal discharge or pain while urinating may be caused by the bacteria and is one of the significant symptoms of Chlamydia in the infected women. Pain in the lower abdomens, pain during sexual contact, or bleeding between menstrual periods are some of the symptoms which a woman may experience during Chlamydia. Some of the women may still show no signs or symptoms even if the infection has spread from the cervix to the fallopian tubes (the tubes that carry the fertilized eggs to the uterus through the ovaries).
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Some women may experience a mild fever, muscle aches, or headache. Some others may have low back pain, lower abdominal pain, fever, nausea, pain during sexual intercourse, or bleeding between the menstrual periods. Chlamydia can also spread from cervix to the rectum.
What are the symptoms in a guy?
Similar to a girl it is difficult for a guy to tell whether or not he is infected with Chlamydia. The symptoms of Chlamydia in a guy includes discharge from the tip of the penis (the urethra — where urine comes out), or itching or burning feelings around the penis. Men might also experience burning and itching around the opening of the penis. Rarely, the swelling of the testicles have been found. Most of the times a guy may not even know that he is infected as there are no signs or symptoms of the disease. Thus he may spread the disease to his sex partner.
Men or women who are active in anal sex may be infected with Chlamydia infection in the rectum. The Anal infection may cause rectal pain, discharge, or bleeding. Chlamydia is also found in the throats of women and men who are active in oral sex with an infected partner.
