{"id":2974,"date":"2015-05-08T08:00:50","date_gmt":"2015-05-08T08:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2974"},"modified":"2024-02-22T18:02:52","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T18:02:52","slug":"one-in-ten-women-have-chlamydia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/one-in-ten-women-have-chlamydia\/","title":{"rendered":"One in Ten Women have Chlamydia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>A new survey shows that young women aged 16 to 25 are recording the highest levels of chlamydia ever recorded, with most people having no idea they were carrying the infection. &nbsp;Usually symptoms, if they occur, will be noticeable in the first two weeks of infection, or not at all. Figures from the Public Health Laboratory Service show that 9% of sexually active women under the age of 25 have the infection.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/worried-woman-3-1-1024x518.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7728\" width=\"768\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/worried-woman-3-1-1024x518.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/worried-woman-3-1-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/worried-woman-3-1-768x388.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/worried-woman-3-1-1536x777.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/worried-woman-3-1-2048x1036.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This is why regular testing for STIs is so important. &nbsp;Chlamydia, is only transmitted by sexual contact. &nbsp;It does not &#8220;go away of its own accord&#8221; and must be treated. &nbsp;If it is not treated, if can lead to complications including a painful condition called Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID), infertility, ectopic pregnancies, and passing it on to your unborn baby during birth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chlamydia is not the only STI on the rise. &nbsp;Gonorrhoea, Syphilis, Herpes and HIV are also on the rise in young women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chlamydia is passed on by sexual contact between women and men and men and men. &nbsp;It is passed on very easily as it is infectious and most people do not know they have it. &nbsp;It is less common between women and women. &nbsp;It can be passed on through vaginal, oral and anal sex. &nbsp;Infections are localised, so a urine test will not test for chlamydia in your throat if you have given oral sex. &nbsp;Although the antibiotics used to treat chlamydia will cure all infections wherever they are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Better2Know can help you get tested for Chlamydia wherever you are with urine and swab samples. &nbsp;Results are back quickly and you do not have to use your real name so all results are confidential. &nbsp;If you do test positive, we can help you to get the treatment you need.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new survey shows that young women aged 16 to 25 are recording the highest levels of chlamydia ever recorded, with most people having no idea they were carrying the infection. &nbsp;Usually symptoms, if they occur, will be noticeable in the first two weeks of infection, or not at all. 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