many people say that alot of the people that have gonorrhea also have chlamydia. Why is this?
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The risk factors, transmission patterns and practices for contracting GC and CT are exactly the same. They are both bacterial infections; they both are spread by fluid exchange. There is significant overlap between the people who get CT and GC. Often, you find a person has BOTH infections. GC is much rarer than CT. Because of this, if you do catch GC, then statistically, you're likely to run into the other more common diseases that are spread the same way: i.e., chlamydia.
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alot of them do...especially now a days.  Plus most of them get tested for aids and other STD's weekly.
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One of the infections that is on the sharpest increase is oral STD's--gonnorrhea and chlamydia especially. If you're are a monogomist and he is as well, and you both are free, then you don't have to worry. Other than that I would stick to the flavoured condoms.
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Chlamydia (“kla-MID-ee-uh”) is a curable sexually transmitted infection (STI), which is caused by bacteria called Chlamydia trachomatis. You can get genital chlamydial infection during oral, vaginal, or butt sexual contact with an infected partner. It can cause serious problems in men and women, such as penile discharge and infertility respectively, as well as in newborn babies of infected mothers.\n\nChlamydia is one of the most widespread bacterial STIs in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that more than 3 million people are infected each year.
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There are a 1000 stds and many of them cause an odor.  visit an obgyn right away if you can smell anything.
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Hey, No need to worry this much .. Chance of getting HIV in your case is very less may be less than 1 % . Chlamidia is more present in people and very easy to catch . That doesn't mean you will have HIV also .Also when you get HIV , more than 90% people will get symptoms like high fever,swollen lymph nodes etc during primary infection . I know some people who has chlamydia , They were free from HIV . I am sure your result will be negative . Just be happy ..
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it can be\n\nPelvic inflammatory disease is caused by germs that are transmitted through sexual contact and other bodily secretions. Bacteria that cause gonorrhea and chlamydia cause more than half of cases. Other organisms found in the vagina can also cause PID but are much less common.\n\nIn some women, PID may result from a termination of pregnancy or following childbirth. Occasionally, it may be as a result of having sex with a new partner. But often no specific reason can be found. In the UK the 'bug' most commonly responsible for PID is Chlamydia.\n\nPelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is an infection that passes from the vagina through neck of the womb (cervix), the womb (uterus) and up to the Fallopian tubes. The ovaries are sometimes also involved.
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Actually, the same tests are run for men and women and they are equally sensitive, specific and valid for each gender.\n\nGonorrhea (which is usually run in conjunction with chlamydia) is a urine test. Using a sample obtained first thing in the morning provides for the most accurate results.\n\nThere are swab tests, too. But they can be painful for guys, so many clinics prefer to use the urine test.\n\nBut anyway, testing for gonorrhea is equally accurate in both men and women.
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Don't wait for symptoms to start.  You can have gonorrhea for a while without experiencing any symptoms.  If you had unprotected sex and think you may have caught an STD, just go get tested.
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All the same ones you can get from vaginal or anal sex.  The probability of say HIV/AIDS, or other fluid transmitted disease is low but can happen. It is most dangerous if you have open sores in or near your mouth.  Other things like herpes, gonorrhoea and such can be transmitted to the mouth or around the mouth.  Advise is to be sure of your partners STD status and use protection for all sexual activity.\n\nTerry
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Chlamydia can by symptom free.You could have it and not even know it, and it can cause problems like Pelvic Inflammatory Disease which can affect future fertility and can even force you to be hospitalized.  Some discharge is normal, but I would think it would be better to be tested and stop worrying. If cost is an issue, places like Planned Parenthood or some government health organizations will do it for free if you have financial need.
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First of all, the chlamydia has damaged your vaginal mucous membrane and it must heal.  Secondly, it takes that long for you to be non-infectious.  You should always use a condom anyway and MAKE SURE YOUR PARTNERS WERE ALSO TREATED AND THAT THEY ACTUALLY TOOK ALL THEIR MEDICATION! That's so they don't reinfect you later.
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I am a sex counselor who goes to schools teaching students about the risk of sex. From what is known right now gonorrhea   often has no early signs. This is especially true for women. Early signs may include: a yellow or whit discharge for the penis of vagina. pain or burning when urinating. Women may also have pain in the lower abdomen or bleeding between periods (this symptom may not be gonorrhea so, you should see a doctor.)
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Depends on what you consider common to be.  About 1% of the US population has HIV now.  That's not common in my book but I wouldn't want to have unprotected sex with that one out of a hundred.  About 25% of women in the US have herpes II - thats really common.  About 20% of men have herpes II.  About 0.5% of the US population has hepatitis C.  Again not common but very deadly if you get it.  Interestingly, bacterial stds like syphillis etc. are less prevalent in this day and age of antibiotics, even though casual sex is much more common than it was 50 or 100 years ago.
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From someone else who already has the disease.  You don't get it from toilet seats, handshaking, someone's cough, door knobs or any of those other Old Wives Tales.  If you have contracted a Sexually Transmitted Disease from your partner, then you need to look carefully at your relationship.
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No, they don't all have AIDS. But like anyone who is sexually active with multiple partners, homosexuals and heterosexuals can very easily contract and spread STDs. The only "safe sex" is between monogamous partners who have never been with anyone else, or who have only been with disease-free partners. I think committed marriage is one of the only safety-nets from STDs, unless of course one makes sure STD screens are done on every partner they sleep with before any action takes place. Yeah, right. Maybe that's why God ordained monogamy. It's just best.\n\nAnd to the person who said pedophiles and rapists are all heterosexual, that's quite untrue. There is a relatively large demographic of homosexual child molesters out there. We live in a pretty sick world, but the point is not whether one is heterosexual or homosexual- if one is sick and perverted and chooses to behave in an obscene sexual manner, that person is not any worse for his/her sexual orientation. Perversion is perversion.
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Yeast infections are caused by a YEAST called Candida albicans.\n\nLike I told you in your other question, Chlamydia is caused by a BACTERIA called Chlamydia trachomatis.\n\nThey are about as different as apples and zebras. So again, pack up your husband's things and burn them on the lawn. Dude is scum.