Chlamydia is the most common STI caused by bacteria, but because it's typically asymptomatic, many people can have it and not know it. (Photo: Getty Images) There are more than 20 types of sexually ...

Ultimately, chlamydia is one of the most common STIs, but it is also one of the easiest to diagnose and cure. "You can decrease your risk," says Shen, "by using condoms consistently, having a sexual ...

Chlamydia infections can cause DNA damage that may increase the risk of later developing cancer, a new study suggests. In the study, human cells growing in lab dishes that were infected with chlamydia ...

Certain sociodemographic factors significantly influenced the risk of developing recurrent gonorrhea and chlamydia in ...

Becoming infected with chlamydia or gonorrhoea in the lead-up to, or during, pregnancy, increases the risk of complications, such as stillbirth or unplanned premature birth, indicates research ...

A new study has identified markers that may predict whether a chlamydia infection is likely to ascend into the uterus and endometrium. The work, published in Infection and Immunity, could lead to new ...

Sexually transmitted infections, or STIs, include both sexually transmitted diseases, known as STDs, and the many infections that don’t progress to disease. STIs are caused by more than 30 different ...

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Background: Chlamydial infections are common among young women and can lead to serious reproductive health complications. We assessed the risk of reported repeat chlamydial infection among young women ...

The potential impact of undiagnosed sexually transmitted chlamydia infection on men's fertility has been highlighted in a study, which for the first time found chlamydia in the testicular tissue ...

The koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) is an iconic marsupial whose survival is increasingly threatened by a range of anthropogenic and environmental pressures. Among these, infection by Chlamydia pecorum ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A regulator has approved a world-first vaccine to protect koalas from chlamydia infections, which are causing infertility and death in the iconic native species that is ...