Chlamydia is often called a “silent infection” because many people don’t know they have it. It’s caused by a type of bacteria called Chlamydia trachomatis and can affect both men and women. While it’s ...

Sexually transmitted infections, or STIs, include both sexually transmitted diseases, known as STDs, and the many infections that don’t progress to disease. STIs are caused by more than 30 different ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Because chlamydia often causes no symptoms, these numbers likely underestimate its true prevalence. But even these statistics ...

Medically reviewed by Chioma Ndubisi, MD Key Takeaways Antibiotics are the only proven way to get rid of chlamydia.  Untreated chlamydia can cause permanent damage to the reproductive system.  It's ...

Researchers have discovered a type of molecule that can kill chlamydia bacteria but spare bacteria that are important for health. The discovery opens the door for further research towards developing ...

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are more common than many people realize. The World Health Organization estimates that more than 374 million new STIs occur each year worldwide, and chlamydia ...

Magnus Ölander, postdoc in the Sixtlab, sharing exciting findings from an antibiotic discovery project with labhead Barbara Sixt and colleague Aakriti Singh. Researchers at Umeå University, Sweden, ...