can untreated chlamydia cause hiv?
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Anyone who is sexually active can get chlamydia, but the infection is more common in some groups, including young people and gay men. If left untreated, the infection can cause complications, including infertility in women and reduced fertility in men. It can increase the likelihood of passing on HIV.
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Can I get pregnant if I have chlamydia? – yes, in many cases chlamydia causes no symptoms and you may not even know you have it when you become pregnant. Chlamydia can affect your ability to get pregnant especially if it is left untreated in the long term. Chlamydia is one of the most common causes of PID.
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Chlamydia. The sexually transmitted infection (STI) chlamydia is thought to be responsible for almost half of all cases of NSU in men. In women, about 4 out of 10 cases of NSU may be caused by chlamydia.
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Chlamydia can infect the penis, vagina, cervix, anus, urethra, eyes, and throat. Most people with chlamydia don't have any symptoms and feel totally fine, so they might not even know they're infected.
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Left untreated, chlamydia and gonorrhea can cause serious health problems like PID, infertility, and potential deadly ectopic pregnancy. Also, without treatment, your partner might pass the STD back to you.
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Chlamydia will not make a difference to this. In an HIV-negative person, having chlamydia can make it more likely that they will be infected with HIV if they are exposed to the virus. Chlamydia can also be passed on from mother to child during childbirth and can affect the baby's eyes and cause pneumonia.
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Some curable STDs can be dangerous if they aren't treated. For example, if left untreated, chlamydia and gonorrhea can make it difficult—or even impossible—for a woman to get pregnant. You also increase your chances of getting HIV if you have an untreated STD. Some STDs, like HIV, can be fatal if left untreated.
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If not treated, chlamydia can lead to damage to the reproductive system. In women, chlamydial infection can spread to the uterus or fallopian tubes and cause pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), according to the CDC. PID can damage the fallopian tubes and uterus and cause chronic pain, infertility, and ectopic pregnancy.
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Many women, and some men, are infected with chlamydia but don't know it. Even without symptoms, the disease can cause complications, particularly infertility. The longer the infection is untreated, the more damage that can be done. If symptoms do show up, they usually occur within weeks of exposure.
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Most women who have had chlamydia won't have any difficulties conceiving that are related to the infection. There may be a greater chance of chlamydia affecting fertility if you have repeated infections or if it goes untreated and causes a condition called Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID).
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Chlamydia will not make a difference to this. In an HIV-negative person, having chlamydia can make it more likely that they will be infected with HIV if they are exposed to the virus.
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Chlamydia and gonorrhea are important preventable causes of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) and infertility. Untreated, about 10-15% of women with chlamydia will develop PID. Chlamydia can also cause fallopian tube infection without any symptoms.
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An untreated chlamydia infection can persist for several years. Although this goes for both men and women, it is believed that men are less likely to carry the bacteria for several years. If you remain infected for a long time you have an increased risk of complications.
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Repeat infection with chlamydia is common. You should be tested again about three months after you are treated, even if your sex partner(s) was treated.
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Untreated chlamydial infection has been linked to problems during pregnancy, including preterm labor, premature rupture of membranes, and low birth weight. The newborn may also become infected during delivery as the baby passes through the birth canal. Exposed newborns can develop eye and lung infections.
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Although the majority of chlamydial infections (including those in pregnant women) do not have symptoms, infected women may have abnormal vaginal discharge, bleeding after sex, or itching/burning with urination.
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In women, chlamydia can spread to the womb, ovaries or fallopian tubes. This can cause a condition called pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). PID can cause a number of serious problems, such as: difficulty getting pregnant or infertility.