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Most patients with in-network insurance pay $30 or less. Paying without insurance? New patient visits are $129, and follow-ups are only $99 for members.
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3 simple steps to request treatment for chlamydia today
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Step 2
Talk to your medical provider regarding your chlamydia symptoms.
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Step 3
Pick up a prescription to treat chlamydia.
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Chlamydia treatment pricing details
How pricing works
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Visit price with insurance
Often the same as an office visit. Most patients with in-network insurance pay $30 or less!
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Paying without insurance
Membership
$14.99/month
First month free
First visit
$129
Repeats only $99
30 days of free membership
Same-day appointments 7 days a week
Unlimited messages with your Care Team
Prescription discount card to save up to 80%
Exclusive discounts on lab tests
Free memberships for your family
Cancel anytime
Visit price without insurance
Initial visits are $129 and follow-ups are only $99 for active members.
If we're unable to treat you, we'll provide a full refund.
Chlamydia treatment FAQs
What is the best way to treat chlamydia?
Antibiotics are highly effective in treating chlamydia. Majority of the patients begin to feel better within a week of the antibiotics treatment. However, to be completely cured of the chlamydia infection, finish the prescribed antibiotics course.
How long can you have chlamydia without knowing?
Early detection of chlamydia is difficult as it often presents little to no symptoms. Symptoms typically present themselves between 1 and 3 weeks after unprotected sex.
What can be the effect of not being treated for chlamydia?
In men, untreated chlamydia can cause pain and swelling in one or both testicles. If detected early, chlamydia may be treated with a single dose of antibiotics. In women, untreated chlamydia infection can develop pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). PID is the infection of the uterus and fallopian tubes, which can cause pelvic pain, fever and infertility.
How long until chlamydia is contagious?
A person can become contagious from the time he/she is infected with chlamydia, and can continue to spread the infection until he/she has completed treatment.
When a person is having chlamydia treated with antibiotics, he/she should abstain from sexual activities for seven days after single dose of azrithromycin or until completion of all seven days of doxycycline.What can be done to prevent the spread of chlamydia?
The best way to prevent chlamydia infection is to abstain from sexual activities. If you are sexually active, use a male latex condom or a female polyurethane condom consistently during each sexual interaction.
Can chlamydia go away on its own?
Without proper antibiotics treatment, it is highly unlikely for chlamydia to go away on its own. Even if the symptoms can recede, the bacteria are still present in the body.
If I am pregnant, will chlamydia affect my baby?
If you are pregnant and have chlamydia, you can pass the infection to your baby during delivery. Chlamydia can cause an eye infection or pneumonia in your newborn. There is a higher chance of premature birth. Therefore, if you are pregnant, you should receive testing for chlamydia at your first prenatal visit. You can make an appointment with a doctor to get tested and treated if necessary.
Learn about chlamydia
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) fact sheet, chlamydia infections are the most frequently reported sexually transmitted diseases in the United States. The CDC fact sheet also states that chlamydia infections can affect both men and women.
You can get a chlamydia trachomatis infection by having any type of sexual intercourse (e.g. vaginal, anal, or oral sex) with someone who has the chlamydia trachomatis bacteria. You can still get a chlamydia infection even if your sexual partner does not ejaculate or penetrate. A chlamydia infection can also cause permanent damage to a woman's reproductive system.
Chlamydia causes
Chlamydia trachomatis infections spread through sexual contact, specifically through exchange of bodily fluids (i.e. vaginal fluid or semen) containing the bacteria (chlamydia trachomatis). Sexual contact includes all kinds of sex, including sexual activity that doesn't involve penetration or ejaculation.
A pregnant person with chlamydia can give the infection to their baby during childbirth.
However, also note that chlamydia infection can't spread casual contacts such as:Kissing
Hugging
Sharing of food or drinks
Chlamydia symptoms
Early detection of chlamydia is difficult as it often presents little to no symptoms. However, even without symptoms, chlamydia infections can still cause serious health problems. Symptoms may not appear until several weeks after engaging in sexual activity with a sex partner who has chlamydia.
For a person with a penis, the following symptoms may be observed:
Burning sensation during urination
Discharge from the penis
Testicular pain
For a person with a vagina, the following symptoms may be observed:Vaginal discharge
Painful intercourse
Bleeding between periods and after sex
A person can also contract a chlamydial infection of the rectum from the sex partner if the person engages in anal sex, or when the chlamydia trachomatis infection has spread from other genitals (e.g. vagina or penis). In this case, the person can experience rectal infection, pain, discharge and bleeding.
Chlamydial infection of the eye, also know as chlamydial conjunctivitis, can also happen.
How to treat chlamydia
Due to the bacterial nature of chlamydial infection, antibiotics are highly effective treatments. Doctors typically place patients on an antibiotics regimen once chlamydia test results confirm a chlamydia diagnosis. The majority of the patients begin to feel better within a week of the antibiotics treatment.
Chlamydia medication
The most commonly prescribed medications to treat chlamydia are:
How to prevent chlamydia
Any sexually active individual has certain risk of catching chlamydia. You're most at risk if you have a new sexual partner or do not practice safe sex. You can help to prevent the spread of chlamydia by using condoms consistently when engaging in sexual activities.
Sexually active young people tend to be at a higher risk of getting chlamydia due to behaviors and biological factors, such as a higher frequency of switching new sexual partners.
Sexually active women younger than 25 years old should get tested for chlamydia every year. Sexually active women 25 years and older should also get tested every year if any of the following risk factors apply:
New sexual partner
Multiple sexual partners
Sex partner with a sexually transmitted infection
When to see a doctor for chlamydia
As soon as you see potential signs of infection that may be related to a chlamydia infection you should make an appointment with a doctor. Untreated chlamydia can put your health at risk.
For a person with a penis, the following issues can arise:
Epididymitis - This infection can spread to the testicles and the epididymis, causing pain and swelling the testicles.
Reduced fertility
Reactive arthritis - This causes swollen joints.
For a person with a vagina, the following issues can arise:
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) - This refers to infection of the uterus and fallopian tubes. The infection can cause pelvic pain and fever.
Pregnancy complications
Reactive arthritis - This causes swollen joints.
Related conditions to chlamydia
Bacterial vaginosis (BV)
This is a common vaginal condition in women and has been associated with Chlamydia trachomatis.
Gonorrhea
This is also a common sexually transmitted disease that is caused by a bacteria. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), similar to chlamydia, an untreated gonorrhea can also cause pelvic inflammatory disease in women
Hepatitis
The hepatitis B virus can be transmitted through sexual activities.
Herpes
This is another sexually transmitted disease but caused by a virus.
HIV/AIDS
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), people with chlamydia may be at an increased risk of getting HIV.
Human papillomavirus (HPV)
This is a viral sexually transmitted disease. Several scientific studies have looked into co-infection of chlamydia and HPV, but with mixed results.