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Personal Health: STD’s
Jaime Arias

Chlamydia- a common sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by the bacterium, Chlamydia trachomatis, which can damage a woman's reproductive organs. Even though symptoms of chlamydia are usually mild or absent, serious complications that cause irreversible damage, including infertility, can occur "silently" before a woman ever recognizes a problem. Chlamydia also can cause discharge from the penis of an infected man.

Facts:
*Chlamydia is the most frequently reported bacterial sexually transmitted disease in the United States.
*An estimated 2.8 million Americans are infected with chlamydia each year. Women are frequently re-infected if their sex partners are not treated.
*Chlamydia can be transmitted during vaginal, anal, or oral sex.
*Because the cervix (opening to the uterus) of teenage girls and young women is not fully matured, they are at particularly high risk for infection if sexually active.

Symptoms: Chlamydia is......

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