What causes chlamydia in women?
Chlamydia trachomatis is the bacteria that causes chlamydia infection in women. Most women do not know they have contracted chlamydia in the early stages. It is because C. trachomatis is a silent infection as symptoms are mild or absent most times. Complications can arise if you do not treat c. trachomatis early. These complications can damage a woman’s reproductive organs.

How many people have chlamydia?
Chlamydia is the most common STI reported in the United States, with 1.7 million cases in 2017. About 2.86 million infections occur yearly, mostly asymptomatic. C. trachomatis affects 4.2% of women and 2.7% of men worldwide.

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Who is most at risk of chlamydia in women?
Young women between the ages of 15 to 24 years are more at risk. The infection rate in women is about twice that of men. In 2009, most of the cases noted were younger than 30 years.

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You can get chlamydia through sexual contact – vaginal, oral, or anal sex. Although you cannot get chlamydia from kissing, a person with a throat infection can transmit it. Chlamydia in women can Infect babies during childbirth.

It can infect your eyes by simply touching them. Chlamydia eye infection is rare and can occur during hand-to-eye contact. In simple terms, there are many ways you can transmit chlamydia infection. Sexual contact is the most common method of spread. Testing for chlamydia infection early can help reduce the spread and prevent complications.

Can you develop chlamydia on your own?
Fortunately, It is not possible to contract chlamydia infection on your own. Chlamydia in women spreads mostly during sexual contact.
Chlamydia does, however, thrive in semen, vaginal fluid, and pre-ejaculate. The pre-ejaculate is the fluid the penis releases before the sexual climax. So it is better to have a latex condom on during sexual intercourse and avoid unprotected contact.

[url=https://i2.wp.com/moxiber.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Chlamydia-in-women-symptoms-1.png?resize=410%2C1024&ssl=1]How is chlamydia transmitted?[/url]
The transmission of chlamydia in women is mostly through unprotected sexual contact.

The easy transmission is because chlamydia in women is often asymptomatic. So, someone you know can have the infection without knowing. Remember that only about 10% of infected persons show symptoms of chlamydia in women.