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What is a chlamydia test?

Chlamydia is a common bacterial sexually transmitted infection (STI), especially in sexually active people younger than age 25. You can get a chlamydia infection through sexual contact. This includes having vaginal, oral, or anal sex without a condom with a partner who has chlamydia.

A chlamydia test checks a sample of fluid from your body to look for the bacteria that causes chlamydia. The type of fluid depends on the part of your body that may be infected. Your sample may be:

• Urine (pee)
• Fluid that’s swabbed from your:
  • Urethra (the tube that carries urine out of your body)
  • Rectum (the last part of your intestine that connects to the anus)
  • Vagina

Chlamydia often has no symptoms, so you may spread the disease to others without even knowing you have it. If a pregnant person has chlamydia, they can give the infection to their baby during childbirth. Chlamydia can cause pneumonia and eye problems in babies.

Chlamydia can be cured with antibiotics. But if it’s not treated, it can cause serious, lasting health problems, even if you don’t have symptoms:

• In women, untreated chlamydia can cause pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). PID can permanently damage the female reproductive system and may cause infertility (problems getting pregnant).
• In men, untreated chlamydia can lead to swelling and pain in the tubes that carry sperm out of the testicles (male sex glands that produce sperm, also called testes). It can also cause infertility (problems getting someone pregnant), but this rarely happens.

A chlamydia test helps find the disease early so you can get treatment before you develop lasting health problems or spread the disease to others.

Other names: Chlamydia NAAT or NAT, Chlamydia/GC STD Panel, Chlamydia Culture

What is it used for?

If you’re sexually active, a chlamydia test is used to:

• Check for a chlamydia infection when you don’t have symptoms
• Diagnose or rule out chlamydia when you do have symptoms

Symptoms of chlamydia may include:

• An unusual fluid discharge from your genitals (penis or vagina) or rectum
• Irritation or itching around your genitals
• Pain or burning when you urinate (pee)
• Pain or bleeding in your rectum
• In men, pain and swelling in one or both testicles

 To schedule an appointment for Chlamydia Std Testing In Dubai? Please call at 04 379 8747 (Satwa Meidcal Center) / 04 353 6164. (Jumeirah 2 Medical Center) for BOOK an appointment.

Umm Suqeim / Jumeirah 2 Branch

Villa No. 464 Al Wasl Rd – opposite Pizzahut – Jumeirah – Jumeirah 2 – Dubai.
Mob: 054 5450651 – Land: 04 3536164 Email: info@cosmocaremedicalcenter.com

Satwa / 2nd December Branch

Room# 07-08 1st Floor, Life Pharmacy, Building 2nd December Street, P.O Box 126590, Dubai,U.A.E.
Mob: 050 373 4132 – Land: 04 379 8747 Email: info@cosmocaremedicalcenter.com