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Whats Chlamydia
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What's Chlamydia?Mr. Sowadsky:What's Chlamydia and how do you get it?, do you experience ARS? what test do you have to take to diagnose it? Any particular symptoms?THANKS!...
Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H.
Nevada State Health Division AIDS Program
Hi. Thank you for your question. Chlamydia is a very common STD (much more common than HIV/AIDS). It is a bacterial infection that is primarily spread through vaginal intercourse. Symptoms in men can include a burning sensation when he pees...
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chlamydia transmissionHow exactly do you get chlymadia? Can you get it through unprotected intercourse even if the guy... Read more »Chlamydia oral sexHIIS IT POSSIBLE TO HAVE CHLAMYDIA FROM RECEVING ORAL SEX?DOES THIS HAPPEN?WHAT ARE THE ODDS?SHOULD... Read more »
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Australia: Rates of Gonorrhea, Chlamydia SurgeChlamydia diagnoses last year in Australia grew by 17 percent over the 2009 figure, while gonorrhea diagnoses shot up by 25 percent, the Kirby Institute reported today. More testing does not account for all of the increases, said David Wilson, an... Read more »
Preventing and Controlling Chlamydia -- the Silent STI -- in People With HIVTable of Contents Introduction Chlamydia Risk Factors in People With and Without HIV How Chlamydia Sets Up Infection and Spreads Chlamydia Raises Risk of HIV Infection and Progression Screening and Testing for Chlamydia: Urine Is Not Enough ... Read more »
Alaska: Bethel Organizes as the Rate of Chlamydia Infection ClimbsFor the last 10 years, Alaska has reported some of the highest numbers of chlamydia cases in the nation, and state health officials are organizing against its numerous causes. The greatest increase in cases occurred in Alaska's southwest region,... Read more »
Canada: Safe-Sex "Complacency" Boosts STDsRecently released data show rates of chlamydia and gonorrhea among Ottawa females ages 15-24 rose 89 and 88 percent respectively from 1997 to last year. For males the same age, rates of chlamydia increased two-fold and gonorrhea rates more than... Read more »
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Help - HIV/Chlamydia Risk
Posted by Sharpie_H, 1 Reply
Hello everyone,Last June 4, while traveling, I decided that I would try other sexual experiences (anal sex) and got into contact with a male prostitute. Long story short, there was some roleplay on his part, some very light biting (no blood... Read more » Chlamydia testing
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
Hi,does anyone around here happen to know how frequent an occurence false negatives are with Chlamydia testing through PCR on first-catch urine? Thanks in advance, anonymous Read more » How To Cure Chlamydia
Posted by PhilWeill
Dear patient, Did you know Chlamydia can kill you? Chlamydia is one of the most sever STD's in the world ruining people lives. It can cut your life short. Kill you young. Make your penis fall off... or if you are a woman, make you unable to pee, have... Read more » chlamydia
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
It seems there's a lot of confusion about test procedures for chlamydia. The best way to test is by taking a swab and/or urine test. Blood test may or maynot pick up chlamydia and there seems to be a lot of false positive readings via blood tests....
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