La i-chlamydiose is a izifo ezithathelwana ngocansi (STI) okubangelwa amagciwane aqanjwe Chlamydia trachomatis. I-STI ejwayelekile kakhulu emazweni athuthukile. Isatshalaliswa ngocansi olungavikelekile lwesitho sangasese sowesifazane, sangemuva noma somlomo nomuntu onegciwane. Ingadluliselwa futhi isuke kumama iye enganeni ngesikhathi sokuzalwa.

Izimpawu ngokuvamile azikho, ngakho umuntu angatheleleka engazi. Uma izimpawu zikhona, zivame ukuvela emavikini amabili kuya kwama-2 ngemuva kokudluliswa:

• ukuqunjelwa sangasese ukopha kakhulu esithweni sangasese phakathi kokuya esikhathini futhi ikakhulukazi ngemva kocansi kwabesifazane

• ukugeleza ngendunu noma ngomthondo, ubuhlungu noma ukuvuvukala kwamasende emadodeni

• umuzwa we ukulinganisa or ukushisa bese uchama

• ubuhlungu ngesikhathi sex

Ezinganeni ezisanda kuzalwa ezingenwe amagciwane, izimpawu ezilandelayo zingaphawulwa:

• ukutheleleka kweso: ukubomvu kwamehlo nokukhipha

• ukutheleleka kwamaphaphu: ukukhwehlela, ukuqhuma, umkhuhlane

Kwabesifazane, ukuhlolwa kuqukethe a ukuhlolwa kwabesifazane lapho udokotela noma umhlengikazi ehlola umlomo wesibeletho bese ethatha isampula yokuphuma kwegazi nge-swab kakotini. Ukuzivuna kwe-vulvovaginal nakho kungenzeka.

Emadodeni, ukuhlolwa kuqukethe i-swab urethral (i-urethra iyindawo yokuphuma komchamo). Ubukhona be-Chlamydia DNA buyahlolwa (nge-PCR).

Ukuhlolwa kungenziwa futhi kusampula yomchamo, kubo bobabili abesilisa nabesifazane (okuncane ukuzwela, kepha, kunesampula ye-vulvovaginal noma ye-urethral). Ukuze wenze lokhu, mane uchame esitsheni esihlinzekelwe le njongo enikezwe ngabasebenzi bezokwelapha.

Kunconywa ukuthi uyeke ukuchama kusasele amahora amabili ngaphambi kokuhlolwa.

Uma imiphumela iba mihle, ama-antibiotic azosiza ekwelapheni ukutheleleka.

Ukuze ugweme izinkinga (ukungabi nabantwana, ukutheleleka okungapheli kwe-prostate, ubuhlungu obungapheli ngaphansi kwesisu noma ukukhulelwa kwe-ectopic, kumashubhu e-fallopian), kungcono ukufuna ukwelashwa ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka. Qaphela ukuthi umuntu othintekile kanye nophathina wakhe ocansini kufanele belashwe.

Isivikelo esihle kakhulu kulesi sifo ukusebenzisa ikhondomu ngesikhathi socansi.