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Chlamydia affects
women and men. Symptoms show up 7 to 28 days after having sex
with an infected partner.
In Men: Chlamydia in men
may cause a watery, white drip from the penis, burning
or pain when you urinate, a need to urinate more often and
swollen or tender testicles.
In Women: Chlamydia
causes
a dull aching from the cervix, a
heavy feeling in
the pelvic area,
pain with urination or
intercourse,
heavier menstrual flow, and
heavy cervical
discharge.
Infants born to women infected
with chlamydia
may suffer from ear and eye infections and
pneumonia.
Pelvic inflammatory
disease may also affect a
woman’s
ability to have children.
Chlamydia cases among
women
are three to four times the
number of cases in
men.
Treatment: The most common treatment for
chlamydia is antibiotics. Partners must be
treated at the
same time.
Chlamydia
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Gonorrhea
affects both men and women. Symptoms show up 2 to 21 days
after having sex with an infected partner.
In Men:
Symptoms include thick yellow or greenish drip from the
penis, burning or pain when you urinate, a need to urinate
more often and swollen or tender testicles.
In Women:
Many women can be
infected and have no symptoms. When
symptoms do occur, there can be a yellow or grey discharge
from the vagina, burning or pain when you urinate or have a
bowel movement, abnormal periods or bleeding
between
periods and cramps and pain in the lower abdomen.
Infection
may spread to the uterus,
fallopian tubes and even the
upper
abdomen. It can be the cause of chronic pelvic pain.
A pregnant woman’s infant can become infected during passage
of the infant through the birth canal. Effects on the
infant
include serious eye infections
and
blindness.
Treatment: The most
common
treatment for gonorrhea is
antibiotics.
Partners must be treated at the same time.
Gonorrhea
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