Chlamydia is easily treated, but it’s important for you to seek testing and get treatment right away. By seeking testing and getting treated, you are taking good care of your reproductive health. If you have chlamydia:

• Get it treated right away. Visit a clinic, doctor, or nurse. Research suggests that having an STD increases your risk for getting infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
• Follow your doctor’s orders and finish all the medicine that you are given. Even if the symptoms go away, you still need to finish all of the medicine.
• Avoid having any sexual activity while you are being treated for chlamydia.
• Tell your sexual partners, so they can be treated too.
• Get a follow-up test three to four months after treatment to make sure that the infection has been cured.
• See your doctor again if your symptoms do not disappear within one to two weeks after finishing the medicine.
• See your doctor again within 3 to 4 months for another chlamydia test, especially if your sex partner was not treated or if you have a new sex partner.

Doctors, local health departments, and STD and family planning clinics have information about STDs and can give you a test to find out if you have chlamydia. Don’t assume your doctor will automatically test you for chlamydia – you can take care of yourself, though, by asking about chlamydia and requesting a test.

CDC-INFO has free information and offers list of clinics and doctors who provide treatment for STDs. Call CDC-INFO at 1-800-CDC-INFO (232-4636), TTY: 1-888-232-6348. You can get information from the phone line without leaving your name