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Chlamydia, also a bacterial STI, is often asymptomatic, but left untreated can cause permanent damage to a woman’s reproductive system, making it difficult or impossible to become pregnant.
In some instances a disease can be carried with no symptoms, which leaves a greater risk of passing the disease on to others. Depending on the disease, some untreated STIs can lead to infertility, chronic pain or death. [12] The presence of an STI in prepubescent children may indicate sexual abuse. [13]
If left untreated, chlamydia in men can spread to the testicles causing epididymitis, which in rare cases can lead to sterility if not treated. [15] Chlamydia is also a potential cause of prostatic inflammation in men, although the exact relevance in prostatitis is difficult to ascertain due to possible contamination from urethritis.
Tests for Chlamydia can be ordered from a doctor, a lab or online. [32] Most strains of C. trachomatis are recognized by monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) to epitopes in the VS4 region of MOMP. [33] However, these mAbs may also cross-react with two other Chlamydia species, C. suis and C. muridarum. [citation needed]
Many probable species were subsequently isolated, but no one bothered to name them. In 2013 a 10th species was added, Ch. ibidis, known only from feral sacred ibis in France. [11] Two more species were added in 2014 (but validated 2015): Ch. avium which infects pigeons and parrots, and Ch. gallinacea infecting chickens, guinea fowl and turkeys. [4]
Untreated epididymitis can lead to infertility. Infection that spreads to the joints and other areas of the body. The bacterium that causes gonorrhea can spread through the bloodstream and infect other parts of the body, including the joints. Fever, rash, skin sores, joint pain, swelling and stiffness are possible results. Increased risk of HIV ...
The rising STI rates for older adults can be explained, in part, by the comforts of 21st-century life. Older adults are living and staying sexually active longer thanks to medical advances, health ...
Unlike other Neisseria species that can also metabolize maltose, N. gonorrhoeae is capable of using only glucose, pyruvate, and lactate as central carbon sources, and glucose is catabolized via both the Entner-Doudoroff (ED) and pentose phosphate (PP) pathways,and the ED pathway is the primary oxidative method.