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==Complications==
==Complications==
Complications of chlamydia infection in women include:<ref name=abc> Chlamydia trachomatis. Wikipedia.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlamydia_trachomatis. Accessed on December 22, 2015</ref><ref name=ddd> Chlamydia - CDC Fact Sheet (Detailed). CDC.http://www.cdc.gov/std/chlamydia/stdfact-chlamydia-detailed.htm. Accessed on January 6th, 2016 </ref>
Complications of chlamydia infection in women include:<ref name=abc> Chlamydia trachomatis. Wikipedia.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlamydia_trachomatis. Accessed on December 22, 2015</ref><ref name=ddd> Chlamydia - CDC Fact Sheet (Detailed). CDC.http://www.cdc.gov/std/chlamydia/stdfact-chlamydia-detailed.htm. Accessed on January 6th, 2016 </ref><ref name="pmid23957327">{{cite journal| author=Hocking JS, Vodstrcil LA, Huston WM, Timms P, Chen MY, Worthington K et al.| title=A cohort study of Chlamydia trachomatis treatment failure in women: a study protocol. | journal=BMC Infect Dis | year= 2013 | volume= 13 | issue=  | pages= 379 | pmid=23957327 | doi=10.1186/1471-2334-13-379 | pmc=PMC3751832 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23957327  }} </ref>
*[[Pelvic inflammatory disease]]
*[[Pelvic inflammatory disease]]
*[[Ectopic pregnancy]]
*[[Ectopic pregnancy]]
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*Reactive arthritis
*Reactive arthritis
*Pre-term delivery
*Pre-term delivery
*Increased risk for acquiring HIV


Complications of chlamydia infection in males may include:<ref name="pmid23316985">{{cite journal| author=Mishori R, McClaskey EL, WinklerPrins VJ| title=Chlamydia trachomatis infections: screening, diagnosis, and management. | journal=Am Fam Physician | year= 2012 | volume= 86 | issue= 12 | pages= 1127-32 | pmid=23316985 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23316985  }} </ref><ref name=ddd> Chlamydia - CDC Fact Sheet (Detailed). CDC.http://www.cdc.gov/std/chlamydia/stdfact-chlamydia-detailed.htm. Accessed on January 6th, 2016 </ref>
Complications of chlamydia infection in males may include:<ref name="pmid23316985">{{cite journal| author=Mishori R, McClaskey EL, WinklerPrins VJ| title=Chlamydia trachomatis infections: screening, diagnosis, and management. | journal=Am Fam Physician | year= 2012 | volume= 86 | issue= 12 | pages= 1127-32 | pmid=23316985 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23316985  }} </ref><ref name=ddd> Chlamydia - CDC Fact Sheet (Detailed). CDC.http://www.cdc.gov/std/chlamydia/stdfact-chlamydia-detailed.htm. Accessed on January 6th, 2016 </ref><ref name="pmid23957327">{{cite journal| author=Hocking JS, Vodstrcil LA, Huston WM, Timms P, Chen MY, Worthington K et al.| title=A cohort study of Chlamydia trachomatis treatment failure in women: a study protocol. | journal=BMC Infect Dis | year= 2013 | volume= 13 | issue=  | pages= 379 | pmid=23957327 | doi=10.1186/1471-2334-13-379 | pmc=PMC3751832 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23957327  }} </ref>
*[[Epididymitis]]   
*[[Epididymitis]]   
*[[Orchitis]]
*[[Orchitis]]
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*Proctitis<ref name="pmid24135174">{{cite journal| author=Malhotra M, Sood S, Mukherjee A, Muralidhar S, Bala M| title=Genital Chlamydia trachomatis: an update. | journal=Indian J Med Res | year= 2013 | volume= 138 | issue= 3 | pages= 303-16 | pmid=24135174 | doi= | pmc=PMC3818592 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=24135174  }} </ref>
*Proctitis<ref name="pmid24135174">{{cite journal| author=Malhotra M, Sood S, Mukherjee A, Muralidhar S, Bala M| title=Genital Chlamydia trachomatis: an update. | journal=Indian J Med Res | year= 2013 | volume= 138 | issue= 3 | pages= 303-16 | pmid=24135174 | doi= | pmc=PMC3818592 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=24135174  }} </ref>
*Reactive arthritis
*Reactive arthritis
**Increased risk for acquiring HIV


==Prognosis==
==Prognosis==

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Overview

If left untreated, chlamydia can cause pelvic inflammatory disease and infertility in women and epididymitis and orchitis in males, which in rare cases can lead to sterility.[1][2]

Natural History

If left untreated, chlamydia can cause pelvic inflammatory disease and infertility in women and epididymitis and orchitis in males, which in rare cases can lead to sterility.[1][2]

Complications

Complications of chlamydia infection in women include:[1][3][4]

Complications of chlamydia infection in males may include:[2][3][4]

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Reference

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Chlamydia trachomatis. Wikipedia.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlamydia_trachomatis. Accessed on December 22, 2015
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Mishori R, McClaskey EL, WinklerPrins VJ (2012). "Chlamydia trachomatis infections: screening, diagnosis, and management". Am Fam Physician. 86 (12): 1127–32. PMID 23316985.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Chlamydia - CDC Fact Sheet (Detailed). CDC.http://www.cdc.gov/std/chlamydia/stdfact-chlamydia-detailed.htm. Accessed on January 6th, 2016
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Hocking JS, Vodstrcil LA, Huston WM, Timms P, Chen MY, Worthington K; et al. (2013). "A cohort study of Chlamydia trachomatis treatment failure in women: a study protocol". BMC Infect Dis. 13: 379. doi:10.1186/1471-2334-13-379. PMC 3751832. PMID 23957327.
  5. ↑ Malhotra M, Sood S, Mukherjee A, Muralidhar S, Bala M (2013). "Genital Chlamydia trachomatis: an update". Indian J Med Res. 138 (3): 303–16. PMC 3818592. PMID 24135174.

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