A56.0: Chlamydial infection of lower genitourinary tract

Bacteria occur everywhere in the environment. For example, bacteria can be transmitted by air or skin contact. Some bacteria cause disease when you come into contact with them. Other bacteria can also live on the skin or in the intestines without making us sick. However, you can be weakened by other medical conditions. In that case, you can also fall ill as a result of these otherwise harmless bacteria.

As a result of the chlamydia, you have a disease.

There are diseases that are particularly transmitted during sex. These diseases are also called sexually transmitted diseases. They are usually caused by specific pathogens. The pathogens can for instance be transmitted via vaginal fluid or semen. The pathogens may also be transmitted from a sick mother to her new-born child when she gives birth.

Your urinary tract or genitals have been inflamed by the bacteria. The urinary passages include the ureters, bladder and urethra. Urine flows from both kidneys into the bladder via the ureters. The urethra channels the urine outward from the bladder. The external female genital organs include the labia, the clitoris and the skin around the vagina. The internal female genital organs include the uterus, the fallopian tubes and ovaries. The vagina is also one of the internal genital organs and goes from the uterus to the outside of the body. The external male genitals include the penis and the testicles. The internal male genital organs include the testes, epididymides, the vas deferens, the spermatic cords, the seminal vesicles and the prostate.

When the urinary tract is inflamed, you may have painful urination, for example. Sometimes you may also have pain in the lower abdomen. If a genital organ is inflamed, you may have pain in the particular organ. The external genitalia may be painful or reddened. There may also be discharge from the vagina or penis.