Chlamydia Prevention Singapore | HIV PEP
Chlamydia Prevention in Singapore: Chlamydia in Singapore is a common and curable sexually transmitted disease (STD). If left untreated, it can lead to pregnancy-related complications in women.
How can I prevent chlamydia?
Most infected people don’t have symptoms, so it is not possible to prevent getting or acquiring chlamydia by choosing only uninfected sex partners, particularly if you have multiple partners. Proper use of male latex condoms can significantly reduce the risk of transmitting chlamydia. Having a mutually monogamous relationship can also prevent chlamydia.
If you want to prevent chlamydia, here are the methods to do so:
- Abstain from having oral, vaginal or anal sex.
- If you choose to have vaginal or anal intercourse, wear a condom before you start sexual activities, every time you have sex.
- Transmitting or acquiring chlamydia via oral sex is unlikely. Still, it is better to use condoms or other latex/plastic barriers over the genitals during oral sex, to lower the risk.
If you have chlamydia and want to prevent spreading it to others, here are the methods to do so:
- Avoid sexual contact until your treatment is complete
- Inform your recent and current sexual partner(s) about your infection
- Advise your sexual partner(s) to be tested and treated before they have sexual intercourse.
- Even after you have completed the treatment, make sure to use a latex or female condom every time you have sex.