Last Updated on July 29, 2021 by Debra Rose Wilson, PhD, MSN, RN, IBCLC, AHN-BC, CHT
When looking for pictures of STIs/STDs on google or any other search engine, you’re bound to come across incredibly graphic, disgusting, and down right scary pictures of STDs.
While these pictures are sometimes real depictions of specific STIs/STDs, they are often the very worst case scenarios and can be meant to scare people into abstinence.
This serves absolutely no purpose when you think you might have something and would like to compare your physical symptoms to more realistic photos of first occurrences of STIs/STDs in people who are not immunocompromised (a lot of the gruesome photos you come across are from people who have additional medical conditions, and, as a result, have much worse STD symptoms).
So, The STI Project has scoured the web yet again and has found the most reputable resources for chlamydia pictures. These images of chlamydia come from dermatologist’s websites or other similarly authoritative locations, include multiple chlamydia symptom severities, and also incorporate different skin types, symptom locations, and stages of chlamydia.
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Pictures of STIs/STDs
While The STI Project STRONGLY encourages getting tested and discourages diagnosing or treating oneself via pictures alone (chlamydia pictures disclaimer), we realize the desire to compare one’s own symptoms with those of others in hopes of narrowing the possibilities. Maybe all of this is new to you; that’s ok – it’s not always easy to know if you should get STD testing done.
Remember, the most common STI/STD symptom is NO symptom at all; so, if you find your symptoms do not match any of the chlamydia images below, this does NOT mean you are STI negative and you should be tested as soon as possible to avoid complications of untreated STDs.
Furthermore, if you’ve engaged in ANY partnered sexual activity, you are at risk of contracting or transmitting an STI/STD (see this list of sexual activities that put you at risk for contracting an STD).
Without further ado, happy photo hunting!
Pictures of Chlamydia
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References
- Symptoms
- Honkila, Minna, et al. “Symptoms, signs and long-term prognosis of vertically transmitted Chlamydia trachomatis infections.” The Pediatric infectious disease journal9 (2018): 930-933.
- Musil, Kate, et al. “Rectal chlamydia infection in women at high risk of chlamydia attending Canberra Sexual Health Centre.” International journal of STD & AIDS7 (2016): 526-530.
- Veličko, Inga, et al. “Sexual and testing behaviour associated with Chlamydia trachomatis infection: a cohort study in an STI clinic in Sweden.” BMJ open8 (2016): e011312.
- Short, Renna, et al. “Prevalence of gonorrhea and Chlamydia infections among human immunodeficiency virus-infected men by anatomic site and presence or absence of symptoms.” Open forum infectious diseases. Vol. 2. No. suppl_1. Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2015.
- Andersson, Nirina, Jens Boman, and Elisabet Nylander. “Rectal chlamydia–should screening be recommended in women?.” International journal of STD & AIDS 28.5 (2017): 476-479.
- Testing
- Davies, Bethan, et al. “Risk of reproductive complications following chlamydia testing: a population-based retrospective cohort study in Denmark.” The Lancet Infectious Diseases9 (2016): 1057-1064.
- Naimer, Michelle S., et al. “The effect of changes in cervical cancer screening guidelines on chlamydia testing.” The Annals of Family Medicine4 (2017): 329-334.
- Price, Malcolm J., Paddy J. Horner, and A. E. Ades. “Risk of reproductive complications following chlamydia testing.” The Lancet Infectious Diseases11 (2016): 1223-1224.
- Sharman, Natasha, et al. “Chlamydia testing: reaching high-risk sexually active young people in the community.” (2016): 78-79.
- Woodhall, Sarah C., et al. “Is chlamydia screening and testing in Britain reaching young adults at risk of infection? Findings from the third National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal-3).” Sex Transm Infect3 (2016): 218-227.
- Treatment
- Foster, Rosalind, et al. “Does living outside of a major city impact on the timeliness of chlamydia treatment? A multicenter cross-sectional analysis.” Sexually transmitted diseases8 (2016): 506-512.
- Yoon, Jungwon, et al. “Does Nonmetropolitan Residence Impact Timely Chlamydia Treatment in Massachusetts?.” Sexually transmitted diseases 45.8 (2018): e52-e56.
- Wood, Helen, et al. “Barriers and facilitators of partner treatment of chlamydia: A qualitative investigation with prescribers and community pharmacists.” Pharmacy1 (2018): 17.
- Eaton, Susan Elizabeth. Integrating novel digital technology for the testing & treatment of chlamydia into mainstream sexual health services in England. Diss. University of Warwick, 2017.
- World Health Organization. “WHO guidelines for the treatment of Chlamydia trachomatis.” (2016).
- Prevention
- Yu, Hong, et al. “Subunit vaccines for the prevention of mucosal infection with Chlamydia trachomatis.” Expert review of vaccines8 (2016): 977-988.
- Estcourt, Claudia S., et al. “The eSexual Health Clinic system for management, prevention, and control of sexually transmitted infections: exploratory studies in people testing for Chlamydia trachomatis.” The lancet Public health4 (2017): e182-e190.
- Di Pietro, Marisa, et al. “Chlamydia pneumoniae and oxidative stress in cardiovascular disease: state of the art and prevention strategies.” International journal of molecular sciences1 (2015): 724-735.
- Naimer, Michelle S., et al. “The effect of changes in cervical cancer screening guidelines on chlamydia testing.” The Annals of Family Medicine4 (2017): 329-334.
- Jerlström, Charlotta, and Annsofie Adolfsson. “Prevention of Chlamydia Infections With Theater in School Sex Education.” The Journal of School Nursing (2018): 1059840518811912.
- Transmission
- Rönn, Minttu M., et al. “The use of mathematical models of chlamydia transmission to address public health policy questions: a systematic review.” Sexually transmitted diseases5 (2017): 278-283.
- van Wees, Daphne A., et al. “Double trouble: modelling the impact of low risk perception and high-risk sexual behaviour on chlamydia transmission.” Journal of The Royal Society Interface141 (2018): 20170847.
- Enns, Eva Andrea, et al. “Using Multiple Outcomes of Sexual Behavior to Provide Insights Into Chlamydia Transmission and the Effectiveness of Prevention Interventions in Adolescents.” Sexually transmitted diseases10 (2017): 619-626.
- Rönn, Minttu M., et al. “The Impact of Screening and Partner Notification on Chlamydia in the United States, 2000 to 2015: Evaluation of Epidemiological Trends Using a Pair-Formation Transmission Model.” (2019).
- Den Daas, C., Kretzschmar Me, and J. C. Heijne. “P3. 230 Double trouble: the impact of low risk perception and high risk sexual behaviour on chlamydia transmission.” (2017): A179-A179.
