Hey guys this week's video is all about chlamydia a very common sexually transmitted infection.
We're going to talk about chlamydia symptoms, we're going to talk about chlamydia treatment
and we're going to talk about chlamydia and what complications it can cause if it's not treated
so please please please watch the entire video because it's going to give you
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well let's begin so without further ado let's jump straight into it so chlamydia is one of the most
common sexually transmitted infections we're gonna call it sti for short from now on in the uk okay
it's passed on through unprotected sex but you can also pass it on to infected semen and infected
vaginal fluids so please do bear that in mind now you can also get infected with chlamydia through
genital contact even if there is no penetration so bear in mind why it's so important that we say
that barrier methods are used such as condoms to prevent the spread of stis now it may also
surprise you that infected sex toys that haven't been washed or cleaned can also spread chlamydia
also please remember that the infected fluids like i said from the infected semen or the infected
vaginal fluids if this gets into the eye it can also cause chlamydia it can cause you to catch
chlamydia also please bear in mind that if you do have chlamydia and you do give birth to a baby
most likely the baby will have chlamydia as well now the good news is that chlamydia cannot be
passed on through kissing through hugging through sharing cutlery going to a swimming pool or even
sitting on a toilet seat okay so now let's go through chlamydia symptoms but before we go
through all of that i need to tell you something really important about chlamydia 70 of women are
what we call asymptomatic so that means they have no symptoms to show they have chlamydia
and 50 of men again are asymptomatic so they have no symptoms to show that they have chlamydia this
is one of the reasons why chlamydia is one of the most common stis here in the uk and also it's
again one of the reasons why it's so important that you're using a condom and also you are
getting an sti test regularly but we're going to go into all that a bit later on so please remember
if you're just looking for symptoms in this video to think do i have the symptoms it doesn't work
like that because such a large number of people are asymptomatic so in terms of symptoms the most
common symptoms are one pain during urination this is probably one of the most common symptoms
and also any discharge this can be either from the vagina the penis or the bottom and also
any itchiness in or around the bottom area now a few symptoms that are seen in women
include abdominal pain also bleeding after sex or bleeding in between your periods and lastly
having heavier periods than you usually would now in men a few common symptoms again
obviously the pain during urination that's one of the most common symptoms but also
some men find that there's swelling in their testicles or pain in their testicles
now in terms of testing it really depends on your locality here in the uk there are different sti
clinics available in different regions of the uk and they all offer different things
so i'll leave links in the description below where you can find out more information about this
the majority of sti clinics in here in the uk can send out postal testing kits for you
to do a test at home and then you post it back to them and there's also the national community
chlamydia screening program as well which is being run and this is mainly for women under
the age of 25 but again i'm gonna leave loads more information about testing in the description below
so in short there's basically the free sti clinic test but there are also ones that you can buy
over the counter from a chemist or online again i'm gonna leave loads of information in
the description below for you and in terms of the test it's very easy so for men and women they can
both sort of do a urine test this is a very easy one for men particularly this is the only test
they'll do and for women it can either be a urine test or it might be a swab done inside the vagina
and also in the anus in that sort of region just to test for chlamydia so that's how the test is
done it's very easy it's very painless and also it can get a result very quickly and accurately
now the next question is how often should you be getting a chlamydia test well it's recommended
that you get one at least every year especially if you're under the age of 25 however there's
no harm in getting if you're older than 25 also each time you change your sexual partner again
that's a real good reason to get your chlamydia test done and sti tests done and also if you're
having a lot of sex without a condom on again it's another reason to get yourself tested so
don't just go off the once a year that i've just mentioned but really think about it how often
you're having sex with new partners or also how often you're having unprotected sex as these put
you at much higher risk okay so so far we spoke about chlamydia we spoke about chlamydia symptoms
and we spoke about how it's spread and everything we need to know about it so far including testing
as well so what about treatment well if you are someone who tests positive for chlamydia
the treatment is very easy and it's a short course of antibiotics however please do remember always
let your healthcare professional know about any allergies that you have as this is really
important that certain antibiotics people are allergic to and secondly let them know
about any medication that you are taking as well because antibiotics can interact with a lot of
medicines as well and as with all medication it's always really important to let your healthcare
professional know if you are pregnant again some antibiotics are saving pregnancy and some are not
so if you think you might be pregnant again please let your healthcare professional knows your safety
is the most important thing now if you do have a positive test the sexual health clinic will
speak to you about other people that you've had sexual intercourse with as well and letting them
know that you've tested positive and they need to get tests done and potentially get treated for it
however if you're uncomfortable about contacting these people as well the sexual health clinics can
help with this and contact those individuals confidentially without letting them know who
it's come from so if you're worried about that at all speak to them about it because they are
able to help a lot with this now if there is a strong possibility that you could have chlamydia
so for example if a sexual partner has been tested positive for chlamydia and as well you
might have symptoms as well then your healthcare professional might decide to actually treat you
with antibiotics before a test is actually done again this is down to their discretion but i just
thought i'd make you aware of this as well this does happen now and then as well and one final
really important thing about treatment it's really important when you have your antibiotics to treat
the chlamydia if you are tested positive that you do not have sexual intercourse for at least
seven days until the treatment is done now the treatment isn't going to be a seven day cause but
the reason you need to not have sex for seven days after taking your antibiotic is to give it time to
get rid of the chlamydia so you're less likely to actually spread the chlamydia once you have
sex again now the next thing i want to discuss with you is the complications associated with
chlamydia especially when it's untreated there are complications of chlamydia and that's one of the
reasons why it's so important that it's treated early okay let's talk about the complications
now in terms of complications one if chlamydia is left untreated both men and women can have
fertility issues this is again one of the reasons why it's so important we test for chlamydia and
treat it okay because it's gonna potentially cause fertility issues secondly chlamydia can cause
something called reactive arthritis i'm gonna say that again because i don't think i pronounce
it right reactive arthritis this is where we get inflammation and pain in our joints okay
third of all if you're pregnant and you have chlamydia it can put you at higher complication
risks during pregnancy one of which is premature birth so giving birth early before the due date
and lastly if you do have chlamydia and you're pregnant when you give birth to your child there's
a very high risk that it could have chlamydia and this could also put them a higher risk of
eye infections and chest infections and they will be tested for chlamydia of course as well so in
terms of when to seek medical advice remember if you have any symptoms of chlamydia you need to
seek medical advice if you're just watching this video because you're thinking of getting tested
then get tested speak to your local sti clinic speak to your health care professional i'm going
to leave loads of information description below as well but please remember as well if you feel
like you've taken antibiotics and you're still having symptoms or if you didn't wait before the
seven days like i said i've had before having sex again or if you feel like you still have it for
any reason speak to your healthcare professional this is very important also if you're pregnant
this is even more of a reason to speak to your healthcare professional so i hope
this provides some clarity i really hope that you find this information helpful you now know
everything you need to know about chlamydia chlamydia symptoms chlamydia treatment and
everything else about it so i really hope you found this information helpful as i always say
at the end of every single video always remember you're awesome and i will see you next week
also i can't remember what i was gonna say next so i'm gonna have to read here now a few symptoms
that we see in women also another thing as well is that i can't remember what the other thing is
okay all your periods yeah okay okay okay okay so now that we've done okay okay so now that we spoke
about the symptoms of chlamydia which okay now now in terms of complications now now now it now
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