Chlamydia Test

Our chlamydia test is quite easy.  It requires a simple urine test with fast results, usually within 24 hours.

Cause of Chlamydia:

Chlamydia is an infection caused by the bacterium chlamydia trachomatis.

The infetion is transmtted in 2 ways:

-from one person to another by close personal contact such as sexual intercourse
-from mother to child through the birth canal


Symptoms of Chlamydia:

Women:
-There are no symptoms in 70-80% of the cases
-Bleeding after sexual relations or between mestrual periods
-Lower abdominal pain and burning during urination
-Discharge from the vagina

Men:
-No symptoms in 25-50% of the cases
-Discharge from the penis
-Pain and/or burning during urination
-Inflammation of infection of a duct in the testicles
-Tenderness or pain in the testicles


Complications:

-10-40% of women will develop pelvic inflammatory disease; 5% of these women will develop a form of liver disease
-Women may develop chronic pelvic pain and become sterile
-More common in men, some may develop sexually acquired reactive arthritis or Reiter syndrome
-Men may experience painful swelling of the testicles

Our urine test for chlamydia will provide an easy screening for you to determine if you are infected.

If you have any questions regarding our confidential STD testing, call us toll free at 1-888-436-3848.  We can answer your questions or schedule you at one of our local STD testing clinics.

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