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Chlamydia is a common sexuallly transmitted disease (STD) caused by a bacterium, which can damage a woman's reproductive organs. Because symptoms of chlamydia are mild or absent serious complications that cause irreversible damage, including infertility, can occur "silently" before a woman ever recognizes a problem. Chalydia is the most frequently reported bacterial sexually transmitted infection in the United States. More than 650,000 cases were reported in 1999, and three of every four reported cases occurred in persons under age 25. An estimated 3 million Americans are infected with chlamydia each year. Chlamydia is known as a "silent" disease because three quarters of infected women and half of infected men have no symptoms. The infection is frequently not diagnosed or treated until complications develop. How can chlamydia be prevented?
Or contact: CDC Nation STD Hotline (800) 227-8922 or (800) 342- 2437 En Espanol (800) 344-7432 TTY for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (800) 243-7889 National HPV and Cervical Cancer Hotline (919) 361-4848 |
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