(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers at Duke University Medical Center used mice to learn why genital Chlamydia infection remains chronic in women. The findings have important implications for developing ...

Women who have had chlamydia are at greater risk of an ectopic pregnancy because of a lasting effect of the infection. A new study provides evidence for the first time of how chlamydia can increase ...

Chlamydia is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) that can affect anyone. Transmission often occurs during oral, vaginal, or anal sex without a condom or other barrier method. It’s treatable, but it ...

Chlamydia treatment may fail twice due to bacterial resistance to antibiotics, such as doxycycline, issues with the absorption of medication into the body, or not following the full course of ...

Even though chlamydia is relatively easily to diagnose and treat, I always found dealing with chlamydia patients extremely frustrating. Let me explain. Chlamydia is a very common bacterial sexually ...

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Without treatment, chlamydia can lead to a range of severe complications, including pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), which can lead to infertility. Chlamydia often has no symptoms, but regular ...

Credit: Getty Images / Rodolfo Parulan Jr. If you're sexually active, chances are you've probably worried about STIs at some point. Google is often our first port of call when we're in the midst of an ...

You’re less likely to get chlamydia in the throat than in the genital and anal areas. It’s possible, though unlikely, that you could get it from giving oral sex to a partner with chlamydia. Chlamydia ...

The only way to know for sure that you have chlamydia is through a chlamydia test. If you think you have chlamydia, your doctor may test your discharge, urine, or other body fluids for the bacteria ...

In an ideal world, sex would be all mind-blowing orgasms, babies (when you want ‘em), and animal noises. But the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 20 million new sexually ...