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For women: "How do I know if I have a Chlamydial genital infection?"Chlamydial infection is one of the commonest STIs throughout the world. Initially there may be no obvious signs. Your first indication of a problem may be when your boy friend develops symptoms of so-called non specific urethritis. When the infection does become apparent, the most likely sign is an unusual discharge or extra moisture coming from the vagina. This is caused by the Chlamydia irritating the neck of the womb (the cervix). Other germs can do this too. It’s not possible to tell which germ it is from the signs alone, so you do need to seek medical advice. This ensures that proper lab-based tests are done to establish which germ it is so that you are given the most appropriate treatment. Sometimes Chlamydia cause general, lower abdominal (lower tummy) pain which may vary in severity from a vague pain to a sharp, nagging pain. Quite a lot of things, not only infections, can cause pains of this sort so, again, it is important to seek medical advice. Remember. Chlamydia frequently "hang around" for a long time, causing few definite signs of infection before you finally develop symptoms. This means that you cannot exclude chlamydial infection as a possibility just because you haven’t had unprotected sex for a long time. The basic rule is: if in doubt, seek specialist medical advice, as soon as you possibly can. [MEW] January 2008
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