Incidence is also on the rise. This infection by an atypical bacteria, Chlamydia trachomatis, targets the female endocervix and is more common in those who use oral contraceptives. In these women there tends to be more exposed endocervical tissue in the vagina, which increases the risk of infection. Most women, however, have no symptoms. As with gonorrhea, complications of chlamydia infection includes infertility due to infection of the fallopian tubes.
Antibiotic treatment is a cure when the diagnosis is made.
Partners should be identified and treated. Back to the top of the page. Once infected, there is no permanent cure. Antiviral medications can suppress the frequency of recurrences or shorten the course of each eruption, but once the virus is present, it stays for life. In this sense, it is much like the fever blister, which is also caused by a herpes virus, Type 1.