Chlamydia treatments

Many people with chlamydia don’t get symptoms. If you do develop symptoms, you may experience:

• pain when peeing
• unusual discharge from the vagina, penis or bottom
• in women, pain in the tummy, bleeding after sex and bleeding between periods
• in men, pain and swelling in the testicles

Chlamydia can usually be treated easily with antibiotics. Doxycycline is an antibiotic used for the treatment of chlamydia in people who have either tested positive or had sexual contact with someone who has it.

Anyone who’s sexually active can catch chlamydia, but you can prevent catching it by having protected sex:

• Use a condom every time you have vaginal or anal sex.
• Cover the penis with a condom during oral sex.
• Use a dam (a piece of thin, soft plastic or latex) to cover the vulva during oral sex or genital contact.
• Don't share sex toys.