How long does it take to get chlamydia symptoms

How soon do STI symptoms appear?

It depends on which sexually transmitted infection (STI) you have.

Symptoms can develop within a few days or weeks, but sometimes they do not appear until months or even years later.

Often there are few or no symptoms and you may not know you have an STI.

If there's any chance you have an STI, go to a sexual health clinic or GP for a free and confidential check-up.

Chlamydia

Symptoms usually appear after 1 to 3 weeks but can start much later. Symptoms include:

discharge from the vagina or penis
pain when peeing
vaginal bleeding between periods or after sex
pelvic pain in women
testicular pain in men

About 50% of men and 70% of women who are infected do not have any symptoms.

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Genital herpes

Symptoms can appear after 4 to 7 days but might not start until months or years later. Symptoms include:

small, painful blisters around the genitals
pain when peeing
a tingling or itching around the genitals

Most people do not have any symptoms when first infected.

Find out more about genital herpes.

Genital warts

If genital warts appear, symptoms could start from 3 weeks to many months or even years after contact with the virus that causes them. Symptoms include:

small, fleshy growths or bumps on the genitals or around the anus – these are usually painless, but may be itchy

Most people with the virus that causes genital warts do not develop obvious warts.

Find out more about genital warts.

Gonorrhoea

Symptoms usually appear within 2 weeks of being infected but could start much later. They include:

green or yellow discharge from the vagina or penis
pain when peeing

About 10% of men and 50% of women who are infected do not have any symptoms.

Find out more about gonorrhoea.

Pubic lice

It can take several weeks before any symptoms of pubic lice appear. Symptoms are the same for men and women, and include:

itching in the affected areas, especially at night
inflammation and irritation caused by scratching
black powder in your underwear
blue spots or small spots of blood on your skin, such as on your thighs or lower tummy (caused by lice bites)

Find out more about pubic lice

Scabies

Symptoms of scabies can take up to 6 weeks to appear if you have never had them before. It may only take up to 4 days if you have had scabies before. Symptoms include:

itching around the genitals (usually worse at night)
a spotty red rash

Find out more about scabies.

Syphilis

Symptoms usually appear after 2 to 3 weeks but could start earlier or much later. They include:

one or more small painless sores or ulcers on the genitals
a blotchy rash and flu-like symptoms that may follow a few weeks later

Symptoms are often not obvious and may come and go.

Find out more about syphilis.

Trichomoniasis

Symptoms usually appear within 4 weeks but could start months later. They include:

discharge from the vagina or penis
pain when peeing
itchiness or discomfort around the opening of the vagina

About 50% of men and women who are infected do not have any symptoms.

Find out more about trichomoniasis.

HIV

The first symptoms may appear after 2 to 6 weeks. They can include:

flu-like symptoms, such as a high temperature (fever), sore throat, headaches, and achy muscles or joints
a red rash on the body

Not everyone gets these symptoms, but in people who do they usually last 1 to 2 weeks.

After the symptoms disappear, you may not have any further symptoms for many years, even though the infection remains in your body.

Find out more about HIV.

Further information:

What should I do if I think I've got an STI?
What services do sexual health clinics (GUM clinics) provide?
Visiting an STI clinic

Page last reviewed: 22 November 2019
Next review due: 22 November 2022

How Long Does Chlamydia Take to Show Up: Symptoms & Treatment

Although chlamydia is one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), many people have no idea that they’re infected.

Like gonorrhea and HPV, chlamydia can occur without any symptoms, and even if you have symptoms, they may not happen for some time.

This makes it hard to figure out what’s going on and when to see a doctor.

To help you stay healthy, in this article, I’ll explain how long chlamydia can take to show up, the symptoms to look for, how to get tested, common treatments, and when to see a healthcare provider.

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How Long for Chlamydia to Show Up?

Most people who have chlamydia have no symptoms—at least not at first.

Some never develop symptoms, while others only develop them 1-3 weeks after having unprotected sex with an infected partner.

Below is a breakdown of how long it takes for chlamydia to show up in different sexes and parts of the body.

People with penises

Although the symptoms of genital chlamydia differ slightly between people who have penises and those who have vulvas, the time it takes for the infection to show up is the same: Symptoms typically develop 7-21 days after contact with an infected partner.

People with vulvas

The time it takes for people with vulvas and people with penises to experience chlamydia symptoms does not differ: Both usually notice symptoms about 1-3 weeks after exposure.

However, people with vulvas are more likely than those with penises to be asymptomatic: About 90% of women have no symptoms compared with 70% of men.

Throat

Similar to other areas of the body, chlamydia symptoms may take about 7-21 days to show up in the throat.

Chlamydia in the throat is typically caused by having oral sex with someone who has contracted the infection.

Although throat chlamydia is less common, it’s important to ask your doctor for a throat swab if you may have been exposed to chlamydia through oral sex, as this screening is not always part of routine STI testing.

Eyes

Although rare, you can develop chlamydia in your eyes if they come in contact with infected semen or vaginal fluid.

However, you may not realize what’s causing those red, itchy eyes because symptoms can take weeks to develop.

Anus

Receiving anal sex from an infected partner can lead to chlamydia of the anus in men and women.

It’s also believed that if a person with a vulva has chlamydia, during sex, the infection may spread from their cervix to their anus and infect their rectum.

Either way, these infections are often asymptomatic, but symptoms could show up within a few weeks.

Symptoms of Chlamydia

Due to its often asymptomatic nature, chlamydia is known as a “silent” infection.

If symptoms do occur, it can often be weeks after the initial exposure.

Symptoms vary based on where the infection is located:

Cervix (chlamydial cervicitis)

Vaginal discharge
Burning sensation when urinating
Pain during sex
Abdominal pain

Penis (male chlamydial urethritis)

Watery discharge from the penis
Burning sensation when urinating
Testicular pain, tenderness, and swelling

Throat (pharyngeal chlamydia)

Sore throat
Pain the mouth
Redness in the mouth or throat
Mouth sores
Sores around the lips
Fever

Eyes (chlamydial conjunctivitis)

Eye discharge
Red, itchy, or swollen eyes
Sensitivity to light

Rectum

Rectal pain
Rectal discharge
Rectal bleeding

Testing

Lab tests such as nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) and cell cultures can diagnose chlamydia.

Your doctor or healthcare provider may perform one of the following tests:

Swab: Using a cotton round or stick to take a sample of tissue or fluid from the vagina or cervix for women or from the urethra for men

Urine test: Peeing in a cup to collect a urine sample to be tested

Many different providers—including family planning centers, private doctors’ offices, STI clinics, hospital clinics, and health departments—typically provide testing for chlamydia and other STDs, so explore your options and pick what is most comfortable and convenient for you.

Whether or not you were exposed to chlamydia or think you may have been, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends annual screenings for:

Sexually active women younger than 25
Women 25 and older with new or multiple sex partners
Women 25 and older whose sex partner has a sexually transmitted infection (STI)
Sexually active men who have sex with men
People who are HIV-positive

How long does it take to show up on a test?

Test result times vary depending on what type of test you get and where the test is performed.

The average result times for each type of test are:

Swab test results: 2-3 days to show a positive or negative result

Urine test results: 2-5 days to show a positive or negative result

Retesting for chlamydia

Chlamydia can resist treatment and it’s also possible to be infected, cure the infection, and then be infected again.

For these reasons, it’s best to retest for chlamydia three months after treatment.

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Complications

Chlamydial infections can lead to serious health problems with both short- and long-term consequences when unnoticed and untreated:

Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) in women. This can permanently damage the fallopian tubes, ovaries, and uterus.

Pregnant women can pass chlamydia to their baby, who may develop an eye infection or pneumonia.

Inflammation near the testicles in men. Called epididymis, this causes pain and swelling that, if left untreated, could affect fertility.

Sexually acquired reactive arthritis (SARA). This condition causes the joints, eyes, or urethra to become inflamed and is typically more common in men.

Treatment

Chlamydia is a bacterial infection and can be effectively treated with antibiotics.

Your doctor may prescribe one of the following medications:

Azithromycin (Zithromax)
Doxycycline (Oracea)
Erythromycin (Erygel)
Levofloxacin (Levaquin)
Ofloxacin (Floxin)

Follow the dosage instructions closely and take the full course of antibiotics, even if your symptoms go away sooner.

If you stop taking antibiotics early, the infection may come back.

To prevent the spread of chlamydia, wait to have any sexual contact until seven days after taking the single dose of antibiotics or after completion of all seven days of the multi-dose medication.

Because it is somewhat common to get a repeat infection of chlamydia, it’s a good idea to be tested for it again about three months after treatment.

When to See a Doctor

If you are sexually active and displaying symptoms of chlamydia, or you believe you were exposed to the bacterial infection through a sexual partner, see a doctor for evaluation and treatment as soon as possible.

The CDC advises sexually active women under 25 years old get screened for chlamydia every year. It’s also a good idea to be tested when beginning a sexual relationship with a new partner.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can chlamydia be detected right away?

Chlamydia is often asymptomatic, meaning you may not experience symptoms. Regular testing is important to detect the infection. Most test results are delivered within 2-5 days.

Can chlamydia lay dormant?

Yes, chlamydia can lie dormant in the body, causing a low-grade infection without symptoms.

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It is difficult for a simple layman, which in most cases is an average patient, to understand what chlamydia is and why it is so dangerous if nothing bothers a person infected with chlamydia. The patient faces the problem face to face, as a rule, when everything is much more serious than just an infection. But even then, few people delve into medical issues, frightened by their complexity, relying on the doctor and again and again being disappointed in the treatment. We will try to explain why chlamydia therapy is such a difficult and sometimes tedious task, why sometimes a doctor fails, and how to achieve recovery in the end.

Important!

The information in this article should not be used for self-diagnosis or self-treatment. For the correct diagnosis and treatment, you should always consult a doctor.

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What is chlamydia?

Chlamydia is a common sexually transmitted infection (STI). The disease is caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis, a microorganism that occupies an intermediate position between viruses and bacteria and parasitizes in the epithelial cells of the patient, destroying them. Symptoms of chlamydia are usually mild or absent. That is why many cases of the disease go unnoticed. However, serious complications develop.

What are the symptoms of chlamydia?

Chlamydia is very secretive. 50% of infected men have no manifestations of the disease. If manifestations of the disease develop, then this occurs approximately 1-3 weeks after infection.

Men in the acute period of chlamydia may experience clear or cloudy discharge from the penis, pain or discomfort when urinating, burning and itching in the area of the urethral outlet, rarely pain and / or swelling of the testicles. Obvious manifestations of chlamydia, if they occur, disappear along with the acute period and pass into a hidden internal process.

Chlamydia infection routes:

vaginal, anal, oral contact with an infected partner;
using sex toys with an infected partner;
infection of a newborn during childbirth from a sick mother.

Any sexually active person can get chlamydia. The greater the number of sexual partners, the greater the risk of infection. The risk of infection is especially high in girls, because their cervix is not fully formed.

What are the complications of chlamydia?

Symptoms of chlamydia in men usually correspond to urethritis:

purulent discharge;
pain, cramps;
slight redness and slight swelling of the urethra;
inflammation of the urethra (urethritis);
inflammation of the prostate gland (prostatitis);
inflammation of the epididymis (epididymitis);
frequent urination, itching in the urethra, sometimes pain in the perineum.

Complications in men:

urethritis with its intolerable urge to urinate, itching, pain in the urethra and purulent discharge;
dangerous for a man at any age prostatitis;
inflammation of the testicles (vesiculitis), in which a man experiences a feeling of fullness in the perineum, pain radiating to the sacral and inguinal regions and the testicle;
epididymitis - inflammation of the vas deferens and cord, when the testicle increases in size, and the skin of the scrotum turns red and swells.

How to diagnose chlamydia?

It is very important in the treatment of chlamydia to take into account the presence of other sexually transmitted diseases. One of the features of chlamydia is its frequent combination with other sexually transmitted infections. In most cases, there is a combination of chlamydia and mycoplasmosis, chlamydia and trichomoniasis, chlamydia and gardnerellosis. Quite often, three, four or more sexually transmitted microorganisms are combined. The presence of such microbial unions enhances the negative effect on the body of each of the microorganisms and allows them to better resist the body's defenses and ongoing treatment. Particular attention is paid to mixed trichomonas-chlamydial infection.

Diagnosis includes the observation of clinical symptoms in a patient, the study of chlamydia smears from the cervix, scrapings from the urinary canal, the first morning portion of urine. Most often, the study is carried out by PCR (polymerase chain reaction). Additionally, a blood test is performed by ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) for the presence of immunity to chlamydia, this auxiliary study often helps to establish an accurate diagnosis.

Important!

The information in this article should not be used for self-diagnosis or self-treatment. For the correct diagnosis and treatment, you should always consult a doctor.

How to cure chlamydia?

Treatment of a clamidiosis has to be COMPLEX. This means not only taking medications, but also local effects on infected organs. If the treatment of chlamydia is started immediately, in its acute form, the treatment is usually not complicated and ends, as a rule, with a complete cure. If chlamydia has passed into a chronic form, or constantly recurs, the treatment of these forms is quite complicated: chlamydia has time to develop "immunity" to standard methods of treatment, and additional time and material costs are required to develop a successful method of treating these forms of chlamydia.

Antibiotics in the treatment of chlamydia

Since chlamydia are parasites that live inside cells, their treatment requires the use of antibiotics that can penetrate and accumulate in the affected cells. In each case of chlamydia, ONLY an INDIVIDUAL treatment regimen should be drawn up, which will take into account the nature of chlamydia, the sensitivity of chlamydia to antibiotics (determined based on the seeding rate for sensitivity to antibiotics), the presence of concomitant infections, the severity and duration of chlamydia, its localization - which organs were affected by the infection.

Taking into account all these factors, the doctor calculates individual doses of antibiotics for you and the duration of the treatment cycle - you will need a course of several cycles of chlamydia development in order to talk about the effectiveness of the treatment.

It is especially worth noting that if, along with chlamydia, other sexual infections are found - mycoplasmas, ureaplasmas, cytomegalovirus, gonococci, etc. , then treatment also becomes more complicated. The doctor will have to develop a scheme, taking into account the sensitivity of each of the infections found to the prescribed drugs. In the course of treatment, drugs are also prescribed that prevent the reproduction of fungal infections in the body that has been exposed to antibiotics.

Immunomodulating therapy

Very often, in persons with chlamydia, there are various violations of the immune defense of the body. They are also determined by laboratory tests. On the basis of an immunological examination, the attending physician can prescribe immunity-enhancing drugs, immunoactivators, etc., as part of the treatment of chlamydia. But immune drugs are not always prescribed - in each specific case individually. Therefore, it is very important to choose a good doctor for the treatment of chlamydia, in order to trust him and not to correct the scheme carefully developed by him during the treatment.

Enzymes in the treatment of chlamydia

An important role in the treatment of chlamydia has the appointment of special drugs - enzymes. How do enzymes "help"? And enzymes provide invaluable help. First, they restore membrane permeability in diseased cells to normal. Thus, higher concentrations of antibiotics enter the cell at lower doses of their use. Enzymes also help reduce the body's allergic sensitivity to medications. Thirdly, enzymes provide decongestant and analgesic effects. Enzymes enhance the action of antibiotics not only inside the cell, but also increase their concentration in the blood by an average of 20–40%, which makes it possible to transfer large doses of antibiotics to diseased organs at a lower dosage. And, finally, enzymes contribute to the restoration of peripheral circulation.

Local therapy in the treatment of chlamydia

Local therapy in the treatment of chlamydia conceived is simply required. It is also prescribed by a doctor, based on the nature of chlamydia, his knowledge and experience.

To prevent re-infection, all sexual partners must be found, examined and treated. Patients with chlamydia should refrain from unprotected sex during treatment, otherwise re-infection is possible. Unfortunately, after successful treatment, re-infection with chlamydia is possible, since immunity to this microorganism does not develop. A re-examination is carried out 4 weeks after treatment.

What if chlamydia is not treated?

The complexity of the treatment of chlamydia lies in the fact that the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis is not only unusually tenacious, but also in the fact that it is able to adapt to the antibiotic. Self-medication is especially dangerous for the patient, since a self-selected drug is not able to destroy the infection, but chlamydia develops immunity to the ingredients of the used drug and thus the infection becomes stronger than it was.

It often happens that an infected person treats chlamydia for years, but the body remains in the same place. Sometimes control tests show a negative result, despite the fact that chlamydia live in the cells of the patient (the consequences of chlamydia are witness to this - indestructible cystitis, thrush, prostatitis, etc. ). In this case, the patient is shown a provocation - an injection of a drug that will make chlamydia detect itself.

Another important point: chlamydia rarely exists in the body in the singular, as a rule, it is included in a set of other infections (trichomoniasis, mycoplasmosis, ureaplasmosis, candidiasis, papillomavirus and herpes virus). All these infections are a factor that complicates therapy, but does not make it impossible.

Prevention of chlamydia

The best way to prevent sexually transmitted infections is through long-term sexual contact with one healthy sexual partner. Contraception with condoms dramatically reduces the risk of transmission. Annual testing for chlamydia is required for all sexually active men who are, by definition, at risk. If a patient has chlamydia (or any other sexual infections), he must inform his sexual partners about this.

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Chlamydia: symptoms, treatment, signs

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Chlamydia is the most common sexually transmitted infection. Medical statistics report that up to 15% of sexually active people are infected with chlamydia. In Russia, the number of patients diagnosed with chlamydia is two to three times higher than the number of patients with gonococcal infection. In recent years, an increase in the incidence has been noted not only among adults, but also among adolescents. Every year, up to 100,000 people in the world fall ill with chlamydia. The disease is dangerous with a wide range of complications, from inflammation of the reproductive organs to infertility.

Features and causes of the disease

The causative agent of the infectious disease is the bacterium chlamydia, which is spread by many animals and birds. But the most common cause of chlamydia is the contact of a healthy person with a sick person. Transmission of the infection occurs during sexual intercourse or by household means, as well as from an infected mother to a fetus during pregnancy or to a newborn during childbirth.

Chlamydia are intracellular parasites that penetrate inside a living cell and feed on its contents. After the final destruction of the cell, the multiplied bacteria attack other cells of healthy tissue, gradually spreading in the body of the host. The length of time between infection and the onset of symptoms of chlamydia varies from a few days to one and a half months, but for most people it is three to four weeks.

The contagiousness of chlamydia is not particularly high: infection through sexual contact occurs in about one in four cases. There are a number of risk factors that contribute to the transmission of infection. Among them:

promiscuity, frequent change of partners;
addiction to alcohol and/or drugs;
inadequate or malnutrition;
sexual contact during adolescence;
use of an intrauterine device for contraception;
reduced immunity.

When released into the external environment, chlamydia remain viable for up to 48 hours. Within one minute, they die in boiling water and in contact with an antiseptic - alcohol, solutions of hydrogen peroxide or potassium permanganate.

How to recognize?

The difficulty in identifying the disease lies in the fact that it often proceeds without external manifestations. Chlamydia symptoms are absent in 46% of infected men and 67% of women, at the same time, these people are able to transmit the bacteria to sexual partners and are at risk of developing complications of the disease. In men and women, the clinical manifestations are somewhat different.

Signs of infection in men

Chlamydia in men often begins with an acute form of the disease. During urination, burning, itching is felt, mucous, purulent or watery discharge from the urethra appears, its external opening swells and acquires a reddish tint. Sexual intercourse becomes painful. After some time, if left untreated, the symptoms become less acute, and the discharge appears only in the morning. The disease passes into the chronic stage.

Signs of infection in women

The symptoms of chlamydia in women are much less distinct and are manifested mainly by the appearance of specific secretions of a yellowish or yellow-greenish hue with an unpleasant odor. Some patients feel burning or itching in the vagina and urethra, pain in the lower abdomen and a slight increase in temperature may appear. However, in most cases, discharge in chlamydia is not accompanied by distinct unpleasant sensations.

Pregnant women infected with chlamydia often develop chlamydia colpitis with profuse yellowish discharge, itching and burning in the genital tract. Infection often leads to adverse pregnancy outcomes, including:

to spontaneous abortions;
to premature outflow of fetal water during childbirth;
to premature onset of labor;
to inflammatory diseases of the placenta and chorion;
to postpartum complications of a septic nature.

In addition, the possibility of infection of the child during childbirth is not excluded, which leads to the development of bronchitis, conjunctivitis or pneumonia.

Diagnostic methods

For detection, it is necessary to perform a number of laboratory tests, including:

general smear: specific secretions for chlamydia are taken for analysis;
PCR: currently the most accurate method to detect the presence of even a small amount of chlamydia, the accuracy of the analysis reaches 95%;
ELISA: detection of antibodies to chlamydia allows you to identify the pathogen in about 70% of cases;
bakposev: cultivation of the pathogen culture allows not only to determine the cause of the disease, but also to determine its sensitivity to antibiotic drugs in order to choose the most effective drug.

In addition, for analysis, urine, blood, scrapings of cells of the affected organs are taken from the patient, and sperm from men.

Treatment of chlamydial infection

Effective treatment of chlamydia is carried out taking into account concomitant diseases, special attention is paid to the urogenital area, intestines and the immune system. During the course of treatment, it is recommended to refrain from sexual intercourse, drinking alcohol, and spicy foods. The patient is prescribed:

antibiotics penetrating into cellular structures - tetracyclines, macrolides, fluoroquinolones;
means for strengthening immunity - immunomodulators, vitamin complexes, antifungal agents, enzymes, bacteriophages, probiotics;
topical treatment - suppositories, tampons, baths, enemas;
physiotherapy.

In the presence of a permanent sexual partner, both partners must undergo a course of therapy. Treatment continues until tests for infection are negative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can chlamydia be transmitted through kissing?

No, the transmission of the pathogen occurs only during intercourse, and its nature can be not only vaginal, but also oral or anal. The contact-household route of infection through hygiene items is also possible, but such cases are extremely rare.

Can you get re-infected?

The transferred disease does not form immunity to infection, therefore, after a complete cure, a person can be re-infected.

How can you reduce your risk of contracting chlamydia?

Prevention measures include: