Chlamydia Treatment Singapore | HIV PEP
Chlamydia Treatment 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.
Treatment of chlamydia in Singapore
Chlamydia is easy to treat, but repeat infection is common. Antibiotics can cure chlamydia within a week or two. It’s very important to take your medications exactly as directed by your doctor. Proper treatment of chlamydia greatly reduces the risk of developing complications at a later stage. You should not share the medications with anyone; if your partner also has symptoms, then he or she should visit a doctor for appropriate examination, testing, and treatment.
To treat chlamydia infection, oral antibiotics such as doxycycline, azithromycin, levofloxacin, ofloxacin or erythromycin are used. These may be given either as a single dose or as a 7-day course of treatment.
If the medications taken properly, chlamydia is normally gone within a week or two. Do not quit the medications partway through the treatment, even if you feel better; doing so may cause antibiotic resistance among the bacteria, and the infection could return, but be harder to treat the second time. Severe chlamydia infection may require hospitalization and treatment with intravenous antibiotics. It’s also strongly recommended that your partner(s) to get treated, to prevent reinfection or transmission of chlamydia infection.
Once you complete your treatment course, you should get re-tested after three months to make sure you’re cured. Abstain from sexual intercourse during the treatment until you confirm you and your partner(s) have been cured.
If left untreated, chlamydia can spread to your uterus (womb) and adjacent areas, resulting in pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). Although PID is asymptomatic, some women may experience abdominal and pelvic pain. PID can irreversibly affect your reproductive system and cause ectopic pregnancy (pregnancy outside the womb), which is potentially life-threatening. Chlamydia in a pregnant woman can increase the risk of preterm labor and of having a low-birth-weight baby.
In rare cases, in men, chlamydia can cause health problems such as pain in the testicles, fever, and infertility.
Rarely, chlamydia infection leads to reactive arthritis, which is characterized by swelling and pain in the joints. This can occur in men or women, although it’s more common in men.