For Treatment

Prevention
-Practice abstinence
-Limit partners, but make
sure your new partner does
not have an infection
-Use condoms from
beginning to end of any
sexual activities

-Your primary physician can usually test

and treat you for chlamydia but if you feel
you want to go somewhere else here are
some nearby clinics for testing and
treatments for chlamydia and other STDs
and STIs.

References
-Chlamydia. (n.d.). Retrieved
April 24, 2016, from Center for
Disease Control and
Prevention
website:
http://www.cdc.gov/std/chlamyd
ia/default.htm
-Chlamydia [Image]. (2005).
Retrieved from http://www.stdgov.org/stds/std_list.htm
-Chlamydia at a glance. (n.d.).
Retrieved April 24, 2016, from
Planned Parenthood website:
https://www.plannedparenthood
.org/learn/stds-hiv-safersex/chlamydia
-Chlyamydia. (n.d.). Retrieved
April 24, 2016, from STD
website: http://www.stdgov.org/stds/std_list.htm
-STD testing in Easton MD.
(n.d.). Retrieved April 24, 2016,
from Youth Aids Coalition
website:
http://www.youthaidscoalition.or
g/std-testing-in-easton-md.html

Choptank Community Health

System Incorporated Denton
Medical Center
609 Daffin Ln
Denton, MD, 21629
410-479-2650
Planned Parenthood of Maryland
Incorporated Easton Health
Center
8579 Commerce Dr Suite 102
Easton, MD, 21601
410-820-9067
Planned Parenthood of Maryland
Incorporated Annapolis Health
Center
929 W St. Suite 305
Annapolis, MD, 21401
410-263-2100
Any Maryland Department of
Health and Mental Hygiene
Health Department near you

Everything
Students Need to
Know About
Chlamydia
The most widespread
sexually transmited
disease in the U.S.

Resource: Chlamydia [Image]. (2005).

Retrieved from http://www.stdgov.org/stds/

If you believe you might be infected,

please get tested.

Brochure Created by:

April Todd

What is chlamydia?
-Chlamydia is an infection caused by
bacteria and the most common STI in
the U.S.
-It is passed through sexual contact,
sharing sex toys, from mother to
newborn during vaginal birth, and
possibly through transferred on fingers
from the genitals.
-Commonly infected people are men
and women under twenty-five years
old.
-The penis, vagina, cervix, anus,
urethra, and throat can be infected by
chlamydia.
-When infected, most do not show
symptoms and is easily passed to
other partners with unprotected sexual
activities.

Statistics
-More than 90 million cases of
chlamydia are reported each year.
-About 70-95% women and about 90%
of men do not notice the symptoms of
chlamydia.
-When being treated for chlamydia
most patients receive treatment for
gonorrhea because 50% patients have
a combination of the two diseases.

Signs & Symptoms

Testing

-Known as the silent disease

because when people become
infected they show very little to no
symptoms.

-Chlamydia is easily curable, but

you need to get tested sooner
rather than later.

-Even though some people do not

show symptoms, others may begin
to show symptoms between five
and ten days after being infected.

-Urine and swab tests of the

penis, cervix, urethra, or anus are
the two ways to detect if a person
is in infected with chlamydia.

-The symptoms of chlamydia are

very similar to gonorrhea.

Symptoms in Women
-Frequent pain while urinating
-Heavy periods or bleeding between
periods
-Unusual or abnormal vaginal
discharge (smelly and yellowish)
-Swelled skin around the vagina or
anus
-Painful sex or bleeding after sex

Symptoms in Men
-Pain while urinating
-Discharge from the penis
(white/cloudy, watery)
-Swollen skin around the anus
-Testicular swelling

-The swab test for women and

men causes discomfort and a
burning feeling, but it is the most
reliable test out of the two.
Treatments
-After having a positive test result for
chlamydia you can start treatment
right away.
-The treatment for chlamydia is an
antibiotic.
-Some cases of chlamydia can be
treated in one dose or seven days.
-Your partner must be treated also
before you have sex again so the
infection wont return.
-You may want to be retested in
about three to four months after
youve been treated the first time.