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[19] [28] Men have a 20% risk of getting the infection from a single act of vaginal intercourse with an infected woman. The risk for men who have sex with men (MSM) is higher. [29] Insertive MSM may get a penile infection from anal intercourse, while receptive MSM may get anorectal gonorrhea.
Chlamydia can be spread during vaginal, anal, oral, or manual sex and can be passed from an infected mother to her baby during childbirth. [1] [9] The eye infections may also be spread by personal contact, flies, and contaminated towels in areas with poor sanitation. [8] Infection by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis only occurs in humans. [10]
Infection in the neonatal period may be the result of infection during pregnancy. [1] In severe cases, people may experience concomitant encephalitis (meningoencephalitis), which is suggested by symptoms such as altered mental status, seizures or focal neurologic deficits. [13]
Signs and symptoms of pregnancy are common, benign conditions that result from the changes to the body that occur during pregnancy. Signs and symptoms of pregnancy typically change as pregnancy progresses, although several symptoms may be present throughout. Depending on severity, common symptoms in pregnancy can develop into complications ...
Infection during pregnancy is also associated with miscarriage. [31] The main dental defects seen in congenital syphilis are the peg-shaped, notched incisors known as Hutchinson's teeth and so-called mulberry molars (also known as Moon or Fournier molars), defective permanent molars with rounded, deformed crowns resembling a mulberry. [32]
Symptoms in men include pain when urinating, and abnormal discharge from their penis. [61] If left untreated in both men and women, chlamydia can infect the urinary tract and potentially lead to pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). PID can cause serious problems during pregnancy and even has the potential to cause infertility.
At the time of delivery, women should be physically examined for signs of genital herpes. [19] If a pregnant woman is symptomatic during delivery, a Cesarean section is the safest method of preventing contact and transmission of herpes simplex virus between the mother and the baby. [19]
Infection during early pregnancy may result in a miscarriage or a child born with congenital rubella syndrome (CRS). [3] Symptoms of CRS manifest as problems with the eyes such as cataracts, deafness, as well as affecting the heart and brain. [3] Problems are rare after the 20th week of pregnancy. [3]