Untreated Chlamydia infection may cause severe complications in the upper reproductive tract, primarily in women who are younger. Because chlamydia is often asymptomatic – that is no symptoms for the majority of patients – women with this infection is diagnosed too late. The disease causes blocking or scarring to the fallopian tubes and damage of the uterus, which can result in pelvic inflammatory disease. This then leads to infertility as well as miscarriage, premature birth and stillbirth (Dr.Ed, 2016). Pelvic inflammatory disease or commonly known as PID is an infection particularly caused by bacteria. When bacteria from the vagina or cervix travel to your womb, fallopian tubes, or ovaries they can cause an infection (Medline Plus Medical
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The factors that cause infertility may be genetic (i.e., poor DNA quality sperm) and environmental factors (i.e., stressful lifestyle, smoking, and alcohol consumption) or a combination of these factors. Sexually transmitted diseases, such as chlamydia, rank among the most important factors causing infertility. And with one in five women with chlamydia developing PID, chlamydia is the most common cause of infertility in women (Dr.Ed, 2016). The site of initial infection is most often the cervix first (the cervix is the opening of the uterus; the urethra and the rectum may also be infected (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2001). If not treated the chlamydia bacteria spread to the fallopian tubes and the ovaries. It can then cause damage to the hairs lining the tubes, which help guide the egg from the ovaries to the womb. The damage can result in permanent infertility (Dr.Ed, 2016). However, despite the scarring of their fallopian tubes, there are women who are still able to conceive, but are at the risk of having an ectopic
The factors that cause infertility may be genetic (i.e., poor DNA quality sperm) and environmental factors (i.e., stressful lifestyle, smoking, and alcohol consumption) or a combination of these factors. Sexually transmitted diseases, such as chlamydia, rank among the most important factors causing infertility. And with one in five women with chlamydia developing PID, chlamydia is the most common cause of infertility in women (Dr.Ed, 2016). The site of initial infection is most often the cervix first (the cervix is the opening of the uterus; the urethra and the rectum may also be infected (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2001). If not treated the chlamydia bacteria spread to the fallopian tubes and the ovaries. It can then cause damage to the hairs lining the tubes, which help guide the egg from the ovaries to the womb. The damage can result in permanent infertility (Dr.Ed, 2016). However, despite the scarring of their fallopian tubes, there are women who are still able to conceive, but are at the risk of having an ectopic