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If you know for a fact that your partner is infected with Chlamydia, you should avoid any sexual contact with him or her until you are sure that they have received the proper medical treatment and are free of the disease. In most cases sexual partners with be re-infected because the partner was not treated for the disease. Use a condom. It is always advisable to use a condom if you know that you are going to be sexually active, especially if you are a young adult between the ages of eighteen to twenty five, because statistics show that it is most likely young adults between these ages who are most likely to contract this disease.Avoid having sexual relations with more that one partner in any given period, it is best if you have one long term relationship rather than have multiple sexual partners. This not only leads to the possibility of you contracting Chlamydia, but you may also be exposing yourself to other sexually transmitted diseases and it is a very unhealthy lifestyle. You should not have sexual intercourse with strangers you have just met, no “one night stands” with someone you might meet at a party. This sort of life style is considered sexually dangerous and should not be entertained at any cost.Because Chlamydia is transmitted through vaginal and anal sex and sometimes through oral sex or hand to eye contact, although this is very rare, you should if possible always wash your hands thoroughly after using the washroom especially in public places and shaking hands with strangers. It is a good idea to have some of those sanitary wipes handy in the event you are not anywhere near a wash room. Try not to touch your eyes after shaking hands, especially with strangers, because you do not know if the other person’s hands are clean, or whether they have just visited the washroom, and did not wash their hands.The main risk factors of contracting Chlamydia are in people who have multiple sex partners and whose partners have multiple sex partners, people who do not use condoms during oral or vaginal sexual intercourse or people with a long history of sexual transmitted diseases. Also women who use birth control pills run a higher risk of contracting Chlamydia, but they are less likely to develop PID. Statistics show that people under the age of twenty-five run the highest risk of contracting this disease, so people of this age should be extra careful in their sexual activities and always use a condom; it is the safest sex possible. Personal hygiene can play an important role in the prevention of this disease.
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