Chlamydial Infections

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1. Chlamydial infection is not a very common sexually transmitted disease.
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2. In both men and women, chlamydial infection may cause an abnormal genital discharge and burning with urination.
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False

3. In women, untreated chlamydial infection may lead to pelvic inflammatory disease (PID).
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4. PID does not cause ectopic pregnancy or infertility in women.
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False

5. Many people with chlamydial infection have few or no symptoms of infection.
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False

6. Symptoms of chlamydia, when they occur, usually appear within one to three weeks of exposure.
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7. In women, signs can include unusual vaginal discharge or bleeding, burning during urination, or lower abdominal pain.
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8. Men may have pain during urination.
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False

9. Men may notice a burning and itching around or discharge from the penis or pain and swelling in the testicles.
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False

10. Once diagnosed with chlamydial infection, a person can be treated with an antibiotic.
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11. Chlamydia infection is caused by the chlamydia trachomatis bacteria and is transmitted during vaginal, oral or anal sexual contact with an infected partner.
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12. The age group most affected by chlamydial infections are the 15- to 19-year-olds.
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False

13. Women infected with chlamydia may have three to five times the risk of getting infected with HIV if exposed, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
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14. The national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention does not recommend annual chlamydia screening for all sexually active adolescent girls and for other females who may be at high risk
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Source(s): U.S. Food & Drug Administration U.S. Centers for Disease Control National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Readability: Flesch-Kincaide Grade Level: 12 Reading Ease: 38.1

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