Chlamydial infection can be confused with gonorrhoea because the symptoms of both diseases are similar. Remember that the symptoms of chlamydial infection can be mild or easy to miss so if there is any suggestion at all of infection, it is always best for you and your partner or partners to get things checked out. Even though you feel healthy, if you are sexually active you may still need to be tested periodically. Chlamydia is easily treatable with a course of antibiotic medication, usually erythromycin or tetracycline tablets. When treated early, there are usually no long-term consequences of Chlamydia although this cannot be guaranteed.
Serious complications can result, however, when left untreated.
Epididymitis - an inflammation of the epididymis, which is the tube which carries the sperm from the testicles. In very rare cases, where both epididymal tubes have been affected, this infection can cause sterility. Fertility problems- past chlamydial infections can affect fertility but without necessarily causing definite sterility. PID can lead to sterility. Perihepatitis - an infection around the liver.