What are typical symptoms if a woman has Chlamydia?
As for symptoms, most women wont show any. The 30% of women who do show visible symptoms might notice a yellowish vaginal discharge, pain when urinating and perhaps bleeding between periods as quickly as 5-10 days after infection. If the infection moves into the fallopian tubes and ovaries then youre said to have pelvic inflammatory disease, or PID. PID often causes a fever and pain in the lower abdomen. Unfortunately, unless you go for a test, it isnt uncommon for a doctor to misdiagnose PID. Having PID increases your chances of infertility as well as the chance of an ectopic pregnancy where the foetus develops in the fallopian tubes rather than the womb. An ectopic pregnancy is always fatal for the foetus and potentially fatal for the mother. Very occasionally and this is rare Chlamydia can cause sexually acquired reactive arthritis, or SARA, if left untreated. SARA causes painful joints. Chlamydia is very unlikely to disappear unless you get it treated. If youre pregnant, Chlamydia
