Chlamydia infection is known as the ‘silent’ disease.
Because of that, the treatment may not be easy to do. The disease which caused
by bacterium, Chlamydia thracomatis,
mostly are found in women. Besides that, the cases which found are determined
quite variety. The various cases which found will effect the way of the
treatment is taken. It is done to make the infection healed effectively.
Generally, Chlamydia infection can be healed by antibiotic.
This kind of treatment has proved that most of sufferers can be cured with the
suitable kind of antibiotic. Azithromycin and doxycycline
are two kinds of antibiotic which can be used to heal the infection from the
bacterium. The first kind of the antibiotic is taken in single dose. Then, the
second one is taken two capsules a day and it is for longer treatment.
In the special case, for example pregnant women and also
women who breastfeed the baby, they will have different kind of antibiotic. The
regular antibiotic may be will effect the baby condition which has not been
good. Then, they can use Azithromycin,
amoxicillin and erythromycin. Those kinds of the antibiotic will be safe for
the mother and also the baby.
For a couple who infected by
Chlamydia, the treatment can be quite different from the method. They can take
general kinds of antibiotic. But, they need to do extra treatment. The couple
may not allow having sex. They can have sex but with contraception. Then, the
contraception is not the regular one. Additional antibiotic will be needed in
the contraception.
In the other case, a couple,
one or two are infected, do not allow having sex. It will happen when the one
who suffers are in the middle of the treatment and taking antibiotic. The sex
are allowed to be done after a week taking antibiotic.
In the case when only one of
the couple are infected, then both of them should take treatment. It is done to
prevent the transmitting disease. It will make both of them in safety to cure
and transmit the disease.
