Chlamydia Symptoms

Chlamydia is one of the world’s most common STIs, according to a recent report published by the World Health Organisation. One of the big reasons for this is that many people have no symptoms when they have Chlamydia. Over 80% of women and 50% of men will not know they have the infection.

There are 127 million new cases of Chlamydia in the world every year. That is 240 people being told every minute that they have Chlamydia. Most of them will be unaware that they had the infection.

What are the symptoms

Where symptoms do exist they can include:

• Burning when urinating
• Pain during sex
• Unusual discharge in the genital area
• Fever
• Discomfort in the genital area.

Remember: just because you do not have symptoms, this does not mean that you do not have Chlamydia. The only way to know for sure is to get tested.

Will it just go away?

The short answer is no. Chlamydia does not just go away. The infection can cause serious damage to your health, fertility and wellbeing. The longer you have the infection the more likely you are to pass it on to a new partner.

Chlamydia Test

You should wait two weeks between any incident that you are concerned about, and getting a Chlamydia test. If you test earlier than this, then the test may not be reliable.

The test is very easy. You just need to give a urine sample. This will be sent to our laboratory for fast and accurate analysis. Women may prefer a vaginal swab.

Chlamydia is a local infection: that means that if you have an infection in your mouth, it will not show in your urine. You need to have a throat swab if you have given oral sex. You may also want a rectal swab if you have received anal sex.

You can book your test here or call us on the number above.

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