What is chlamydia?
Chlamydia trachomatis is the main cause of a bacterial sexually transmitted disease. This bacterium affects both men and women. The infection can be contracted through anal, vaginal, or oral sex.
This infection is of great importance in women, since this bacterium can cause severe damage to the female reproductive system, which makes it difficult to find and develop a pregnancy.
Like other sexually transmitted diseases, this one may not present any symptoms, however, sometimes symptoms can occur in women such as vaginal discharge and painful urination. In men, discharge from the penis, painful urination, and testicular pain and swelling can also be found.
Process to carry out the study
You should only contact us to schedule an appointment one day in advance, we recommend having 3 days of sexual abstinence and prior washing with neutral soap. We perform the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis from samples obtained through urethral and cervicovaginal exudate.
Technique: PCR (polymerase chain reaction)
Type: qualitative (detection)
