About 75% of women and 50% of men have only minor symptoms or no symptoms at all after chlamydia infection. The following symptoms and complaints may occur:
Woman
- Cervicitis (inflammation of the cervix) – often asymptomatic, less commonly yellowish sticky fluor vaginalis (vaginal discharge).
- Endometritis (uterine inflammation) – mild metrorrhagia (interstitial bleeding), possibly also discrete lower abdominal pain.
- Urethritis* – mucopurulent discharge and an itching and burning during urination.
- Urethral discomfort* (urethral discomfort).
* Dysuria-pyuria syndrome (dysuria = difficult and/or painful urination (micturition); pyuria = excretion of purulent urine).
Man
- Urethritis (inflammation of the urethra) – mucopurulent discharge and an itching and burning sensation when urinating.
- Urethral discomfort (urethral discomfort).
- Dysuria (difficult and / or painful urination).
- Irritation of the penis
- Signs of epididymo-orchitis (combined inflammation of the testicle (orchis) and epididymis (epididymis)) or prostatitis (inflammation of the prostate).
Notice.
- Chlamydia infection shows similar symptoms to the venereal disease gonorrhea – also called gonorrhea. However, because the treatment of these two diseases are different, it is important that a clear diagnosis is made.
- Chlamydial infections are increasingly occurring in extragenital regions such as rectum (rectum; proctitis / rectal inflammation) or oropharynx (mouth and throat area; pharyngitis / pharyngitis).
Warning signs (red flags)
- Chlamydia detection in children may indicate child abuse.
