Chlamydia - Symptoms

SYMPTOMS & TREATMENTS

Most women and men with chlamydia do not have symptoms.1

The time between exposure to chlamydia and the start of symptoms-the incubation period-may range from days to months. If symptoms appear, it is usually 1 to 3 weeks after sexual contact with an infected person.

Symptoms in women include:

  • Painful urination.
  • Cloudy urine.
  • Abnormal vaginal discharge.
  • Abnormal vaginal bleeding with intercourse or between periods.
  • Genital itching.
  • Irregular menstrual bleeding.
  • Lower abdominal pain.
  • Fever and general tiredness.
  • Swollen and painful glands at the opening of the vagina (Bartholin glands).
  • Conjunctivitis.

Symptoms in men include:

  • Painful urination or itching sensation with urination (often the first symptom).
  • Cloudy urine.
  • Watery or slimy discharge from the penis.
  • Crusting on the tip of the penis.
  • Tender anus or scrotum.
  • Conjunctivitis.
By: Healthwise StaffLast Revised: December 15, 2010
Medical Review: Sarah Marshall, MD - Family Medicine
Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, MPH - Infectious Disease

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