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Chlamydia is the most common sexually transmitted bacterial infection in the UK. There are often no Symptoms in men and women. If untreated can cause infertility in men and women. Treated with antibiotics.

What are the main symptoms in men?

Discharge from the tip of the penis.

Pain when passing urine.

Burning and itching in the genital area.

Infection of the back passage (rectum) may produce a discharge from the anus and inflammation of the rectum (proctitis).

Symptoms may be very mild or last only a few days; up to half of all infected men will have no symptoms at all.

What are the symptoms in women?

Pain in the pelvis

Pain passing urine

Burning and itching in the genital area

Abnormal discharge may occur.

What's the risk?
High, especially in men and women aged 2024.

How can I prevent it?
Practising safe sex and reducing the number of sexual partners will help to reduce the risk of infection.

1. What is Erectile Dysfunction?

2. What is Rapid or Premature Ejaculation?

3. What is Peyronie's Disease?

4. What is Chlamydia?

Frequently Asked Questions

Erectile dysfunction is the failure to get or keep an erection for long enough to satisfy yourself and partner. Ten percent of men have an erection problem. Eighty per cent of them have an underlying illness (organic), though many men have a combination of organic and psychological problems.

Major causes include:

Diabetes - 50% of patients with diabetes develop erections problems

Surgery - Prostate, Bowel and Pelvic surgery can lead to erectile dysfunction

Drugs - Blood pressure tablets can affect erectile function, recreational drugs, including alcohol and smoking

Other Illness - Trauma injury, nerve damage and cardiovascular disease

Premature ejaculation describes the condition where a man ejaculates too soon. Sometimes this happens even before any direct stimulation of the penis occurs. Just thinking about a sexually stimulating situation can trigger ejaculation. However it is more common for ejaculation to occur either during or very soon after penetration.

This condition affects up to 1 % of the male population. Peyronie's disease is the presence of fibrous plaques within the shaft of the penis. The plaques are formed in the tissue surrounding the main erectile bodies, the Tunica Albuginea, thus with erections the plaque will cause bending and angulation of the penis. Sometimes the bending is so marked that it makes sexual intercourse impossible.The exact cause is not yet fully understood and many factors are thought to be involved. There may in some cases be a family history or the patient themselves have Dupuytren's Contracture, where there are similar fibrotic plaques in the palm of the hand. The condition can affect men of any age and present with varying degrees of curvature and severity, which is most visible when the penis is erect.

5. What are Genital Warts?

Found in the genital area. It is transmitted by skin to skin during sex, does not appear immediately.

6. What is Genetal Herpes?

It is a viral infection sexually transmitted. It causes blisters and sores around the genitals. This can cause pain when passing urine and Flu like symptoms. Treatment will reduce the intensity of the symptoms.

7. What is Gonorrhoea?

A Bacterial Infection. Symptoms can be a discharge from penis or vagina or pain when passing urine. Some men and women can also be infected without any symptoms.

8. What is Trichomoniasis?

Infection in the vagina and urethra. Women have vaginal discharge and itching, men often have no symptom. Treatment Antibiotics.

9. What can I do if I am worried about the size of my penis?

There is no right or wrong size. The penis varies in size in adult men However, if you are concerned or embarrassed about the size, there are procedures and operations that have proven to work.

10. What can I do if I have pain in the pelvis?

Pain can be caused by many reasons. Firstly seek medical advice. Treatment can than be organised accordingly to the examination by your doctor.