What are the symptoms of Chlamydia?

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It's often referred to as the 'silent infection', as most men and women don't have any obvious signs or symptoms, or they're so mild they're not noticed.  Symptoms can appear one to three weeks after you've come into contact with chlamydia, or many months later, or not until the infection spreads to other parts of your body.

Women might notice:

• Nothing – many are silent
• Unusual vaginal discharge
• Bleeding between periods or during or after sex
• Pain with sex or when passing urine
• Lower abdominal pain

Men might notice:

• Nothing – many are silent
• White/cloudy, watery discharge from the tip of the penis
• Pain when passing urine or painful testicles

If the infection is in the eye or rectum, you may experience discomfort, pain or discharge. Chlamydia in the throat is uncommon and usually has no symptoms

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