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[0] Chlamydia [1] 1,244,180 cases in 2009 Highest among men and women younger than 25 years old 3 times higher in women Highest in Southern states Can be transmitted through: Vaginal intercourse, oral sex, and/ or anal sex; it can also be passed to newborn babies during childbirth [2] Called a "silent disease" because many women and men are asymptomatic, meaning there may be no symptoms. If chlamydia remains untreated in women, they risk infertility and ectopic pregnancies [3] It is cured with antibiotics Recent partners should be tested. Anyone diagnosed with chlamydia should be re-tested within 3 months of treatment [4] 
By using a barrier method such as: male condoms female condoms dental dams or by abstaining from vaginal and anal intercourse
Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
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