Study: Site of 1st chlamydia exposure makes big difference

(University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio) Exposing the gut to chlamydia protects against subsequent infection in the genital tract and other tissues, researchers from UT Health San Antonio discovered. Chlamydia is the nation's most common sexually transmitted disease and causes infertility, ectopic pregnancy and pelvic inflammatory disease if left untreated.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news