Because there are no specific symptoms, Chlamydia often exists silently in the male body and affects sperm quality.
Chlamydia is a sexually transmitted disease caused by the bacteria Chlamydia trachomatis. Infections can occur in the mouth, eyes, reproductive organs, urethra, and rectum. In women, the most common site of infection is the cervix.
Chlamydia is very contagious because it often causes no symptoms, which means that a person carrying Chlamydia can pass it on to a sexual partner without even knowing it. From there, it leads to potential health risks, including the risk of infertility.
Chlamydia is one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases. Image: Freepik
Chlamydia infection can harm male fertility, according to research at Queensland University of Technology, Australia. This study was performed on 95 men with no identifiable cause of infertility. After doing testicular biopsy, the results showed that 66.7% of people had specific antibodies to Chlamydia trachomatis bacteria.
Professor Ken Beagley at the Institute for Biomedical Health and Innovation, Australia, the study’s author, said that these people had been exposed to Chlamydia trachomatis bacteria but none of them had symptoms of infection or had ever been diagnosed with the disease. sexually transmitted diseases. These results therefore suggest a high prevalence of undetected Chlamydia infections and their potential role in preventing sperm from developing in the testes, leading to unhealthy spermatozoa for conception. .
Another study from Canalejo University Hospital, Spain, found that Chlamydia can also affect sperm quality in men. In it, the scientists analyzed the sperm of 143 men with Chlamydia and another sexually transmitted infection. The results showed that the level of DNA fragmentation in these men’s sperm was three times higher than that of healthy men. In addition, they also found that the sperm of infected men had poor motility.
Chlamydia often has no obvious symptoms, but when you experience symptoms such as discharge or burning when you urinate, swelling or pain in your testicles, you should see your doctor right away. Patients can be treated with antibiotics once or continuously for 7 days, and at the same time abstain from sex until completely cured. To prevent the disease, men need to adhere to the correct use of condoms when having sex.
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