What is Chlamydia?
THE SCIENCE BIT...
Chlamydia is an extremely common sexually transmitted infection caused by a bacteria called Chlamydia trachomatis. The bacteria are spread by sex or any genital contact with an infected sexual partner or sex toy. Once infected the bacteria live in the semen and vaginal fluids of men and women and are passed on through sexual contact. Chlamydia infects the cervix, the urethra and the rectum.
SYMPTOMS
Chlamydia often has no symptoms, and people can have the infection without knowing about it yet still be passing it on to their sexual partners. Even without symptoms, it's still important to treat the infection - left untreated; it can lead to long-term problems such as infertility.
Without symptoms, the only way of knowing for sure if you have a chlamydia infection is to take a test.