HIV/AIDS

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"If Chlamydia infections go untreated in females, they can lead to serious reproductive and other serious health problems as scarring of the fallopian tubes and causing pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) PID which can cause permanent damage to the fallopian tubes, uterus, and surrounding tissues. The damage can lead to chronic pelvic pain and can affect fertility, and also lead to potential fatal ectopic pregnancy (pregnancy outside the uterus). Women infected with chlamydia are up to five times more likely to become infected with HIV if exposed. Untreated Chlamydia also can lead to, which can affect the vagina, cervix, uterus, fallopian tubes, and ovaries. In some cases PID has no symptoms, but often causes abdominal or lower back pain, painful urination, pain during intercourse, bleeding between menstrual periods, nausea, vomiting, fatigue, or fever.
In males, untreated infections can lead to epididymitis an inflammation of the coiled tubes in the back of the testicles the tubes that carries sperm from the testis. This can cause pain, testicular swelling, and even infertility." For more details: [moderator note: website address has been removed]