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Chlamydia

Pronounced: kla-mid-ee-ah
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Getting it

You can get chlamydia in the following ways:

  • Penetrative sex (where the penis enters the vagina or anus).
  • Oral sex (from mouth to the genitals or genitals to the mouth).
  • Mother to baby during birth.
  • Occasionally by transferring the infection on fingers from the genitals to the eyes.

Where to get help

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