Chlamydia

What Increases Your Risk

Risk factors for getting chlamydia include:

• Having unprotected sex (not using condoms).
• Having more than one sex partner.
• Having a high-risk partner or partners. This includes people who have more than one sex partner or sex partners who have chlamydia.
• Starting sexual activity before age 18.
• Having an impaired immune system.

Any child with chlamydia needs to be seen by a health professional to determine the cause and to assess for possible sexual abuse. For more information, see the topic Child Abuse and Neglect.

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Author:	Douglas Dana Sabra L. Katz-Wise Ralph Poore	Last Updated: March 9, 2007
Medical Review:	Renée M. Crichlow, MD - Family Medicine Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, MPH - Infectious Disease Donald Sproule, MD, CM, CCFP, FCFP - Family Medicine
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