title: Physiological and general health effects of chlamydia on men.
abstract: While chlamydia is a sexually transmitted infection that predominately affects females, this article concerns men and chlamydia. This article discusses the epidemiology, aetiology and signs and symptoms associated with a chlamydia infection. An outline of the consequences following infection will be presented along with the recommended treatment regimen. Chlamydia has the potential to become the interface between men's health and women's health. Most cases of chlamydia in women are a result of sexual contact with an infected man, and nearly all cases of chlamydia in the male, therefore, are the result of sexual contact with an infected woman. Addressing the sexual healthcare needs of men in relation to chlamydia has the potential to prevent the detrimental effects chlamydia may have on the female.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health and Human Sciences, University of Hertfordshire.
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Peate
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017963:Azithromycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008571:Men; D015231:Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D017963:Azithromycin; D004318:Doxycycline