Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Peter Lee - Asian Porn Star and Producer
I’m Peter Le, a personal trainer/bodybuilder, adult entertainer, writer, blogger, reality TV show personality (K-Town), and now a clothing designer.
In 2002 after wrestling in college and receiving my degree in Psychology, I started a personal training business at Gold Gym in the San Francisco Bay Area.
August 2008 I created www.PeterFever.com, an adult entertainment site featuring exclusive videos and photos of me in exotic locations all over the world.
Then in 2009 I created www.PetePhysique.com after writing and publishing three physical training books showing people how to get into shape by bulking-up and toning their physique.
June 2010 I launched my daily blog (NSFW) www.PeterFever.com/blog.
July 2010 I was selected as one of the cast members on the new reality TV show called “K-Town” featuring an all Asian-American cast (Facebook Fan Page).
Check him out: PETER LEE.COM
AZN BATHHOUSE NITE - MARCH 21,2013
We are back on this post! Sorry for not updating this post often, we have been busy during the past few weeks.
So if you are in the Toronto area for March 21, the Asian Bathhouse Nite @ Spa Excess 105 Carlton st (Church and Carlton) and the theme is BDSM. If you don't know then maybe it's time to find out!
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Korean Suana
Most of you who live in Toronto would not know about a special Korean sauna in Toronto. This sauna is called Zimzilbang.
"Just love lying around hanging out with friends.. it is just a different experience than going out to for a drink or dinner or coffee with friends.. the experience here is more intimate.. feels more like a sleepover :)"
If you want an experience in the North York area, non sexual of course then go to Zimzilbang.
http://ilovesauna.com/
Asian Bathhouse Nite - June 21
Hey Guys!
Pride is coming up and so is the Bathhouse @ Spa Excess 106 Carlton st.
Email us if you need 50% off Locker.
mensexualhealth@acas.org
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
May Asian Bathhouse Nite
May is around the corner and the next event will be on Thurs. May 17 @ Spa Excess
Friday, February 17, 2012
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Next Asian Bathhouse Nite
Alright BOYs, the next event will be Thurs. Feb.16 @ Spa Excess 105 Carlton st.
What the night will bring: Free HIV/STIs testing, workshops on sexual health, free condom and lube and also meet our Sexperts and Staff.
oh don't forget to print the coupon out for a 50% OFF locker.
What the night will bring: Free HIV/STIs testing, workshops on sexual health, free condom and lube and also meet our Sexperts and Staff.
oh don't forget to print the coupon out for a 50% OFF locker.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
inSpot
Here are some idea for the new year.
1. Get tested for HIV and other Sexual Transmitted Infections
2. Come to ACAS 17 Isabella st. to talk, volunteer, and get condoms.
3. Check out inSpot .. if you don't know check this out.
Ok guys! Most of you over the holidays probably had more fun being stuffed (not the turkey) by other ways, and now feeling that this new year I should do something differently.
http://www.inspot.org
1. Get tested for HIV and other Sexual Transmitted Infections
2. Come to ACAS 17 Isabella st. to talk, volunteer, and get condoms.
3. Check out inSpot .. if you don't know check this out.
Ok guys! Most of you over the holidays probably had more fun being stuffed (not the turkey) by other ways, and now feeling that this new year I should do something differently.
http://www.inspot.org
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Sean Cody - Immanuel
Something hot came out of Sean Cody, a famous gay porn site. We have to say, this Asian porn guy is hot.
Immanuel is not shy at all! He seems to be one of those people who can talk to anyone about anything. He always has a smile on his face and he has an infectious laugh. He takes a lot of pride in how hard he has worked to build his body, but he still wants to get bigger!
“What part of your body do you want to work on the most?” I asked.
“Actually my core…and my traps…and my chest,” he laughed.
It is obvious that he is committed to a strict diet and work-out routine as well as an active lifestyle that involves the beach and playing volleyball. Whatever he’s doing is working, as he has a large, muscular upper body, beefy legs, and a bubble butt!
Immanuel is not shy at all! He seems to be one of those people who can talk to anyone about anything. He always has a smile on his face and he has an infectious laugh. He takes a lot of pride in how hard he has worked to build his body, but he still wants to get bigger!
“What part of your body do you want to work on the most?” I asked.
“Actually my core…and my traps…and my chest,” he laughed.
It is obvious that he is committed to a strict diet and work-out routine as well as an active lifestyle that involves the beach and playing volleyball. Whatever he’s doing is working, as he has a large, muscular upper body, beefy legs, and a bubble butt!
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Grindr
Not just a preference
Alex Rowlson goes head-to-head with the troubling terminology of our desires
You visit a hookup or dating website, cruise somebody’s profile and are confronted with the list: no fats; no femmes; no Asians; no blacks; masc only; my age or younger; str8-acting, you be too; non-scene; and on and on. What we find is a lot of hate when all we want is head.
“Gay men have forgotten how to have sex,” says Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore, editor of the forthcoming anthology Why Are Faggots So Afraid of Faggots? “For so long that was supposed to be something gay men were good at, but I’m not so sure anymore. They might be good at the technique but not the openness. Sex should be about opening possibilities, not closing them off.”
The negative language so prevalent on Craigslist and Grindr seems to signal that the culture of sexual liberation has been replaced by sexual segregation.
Read more:
Alex Rowlson goes head-to-head with the troubling terminology of our desires
You visit a hookup or dating website, cruise somebody’s profile and are confronted with the list: no fats; no femmes; no Asians; no blacks; masc only; my age or younger; str8-acting, you be too; non-scene; and on and on. What we find is a lot of hate when all we want is head.
“Gay men have forgotten how to have sex,” says Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore, editor of the forthcoming anthology Why Are Faggots So Afraid of Faggots? “For so long that was supposed to be something gay men were good at, but I’m not so sure anymore. They might be good at the technique but not the openness. Sex should be about opening possibilities, not closing them off.”
The negative language so prevalent on Craigslist and Grindr seems to signal that the culture of sexual liberation has been replaced by sexual segregation.
Read more:
Friday, October 7, 2011
Assbreeder Seeks Wild Btm
Listen guys! As most of you who cruises online sex sites will come across Ads like this one..
"I am Top Asian 5'7", 145lbs muscular seeks athletic/muscular wild btm men who is totally smooth, clean and neg for regular bb fuck. PNP friendly as well. Asian is preferred. Interested, email stats and pics, and yes face pic would be appreciated."
Do most of you really know what this "Assbreeder" wants? Or what his name even mean?
Assbreeder as my colleague would say "someone who fucks the bottom without a condom, so barebacking the bottom and shooting his seeds (cum) in the bottom's asshole". Sounds hot? If you are curious about what kind of infections you can get from Assbreeding, call us at ACAS 416-963-4300 ext. 229, 235. 236
go to irice.org on FAQ for more.
"I am Top Asian 5'7", 145lbs muscular seeks athletic/muscular wild btm men who is totally smooth, clean and neg for regular bb fuck. PNP friendly as well. Asian is preferred. Interested, email stats and pics, and yes face pic would be appreciated."
Do most of you really know what this "Assbreeder" wants? Or what his name even mean?
Assbreeder as my colleague would say "someone who fucks the bottom without a condom, so barebacking the bottom and shooting his seeds (cum) in the bottom's asshole". Sounds hot? If you are curious about what kind of infections you can get from Assbreeding, call us at ACAS 416-963-4300 ext. 229, 235. 236
go to irice.org on FAQ for more.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Drug-resistant gonorrhea a concern in Ontario
From CBC.CA
A new study raises concerns about the spread of drug-resistant gonorrhea in Ontario.
A strain of gonorrhea that responds poorly to the last class of drugs available to treat the bacteria is gaining ground among the strains spreading in the province, data presented Tuesday at an infectious diseases conference in Chicago suggest.
The strain wasn't seen in the province in 2005, but by May of this year made up 11 per cent of a representative sample of gonorrhea isolates tested by the provincial laboratory, Dr. Vanessa Allen of Public Health Ontario reported at the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.
The majority of cases that have been spotted were in men in Toronto. But the strain has been seen elsewhere in the province as well as in other parts of Canada and around the globe, said Allen, a medical microbiologist.
New approaches to treating and controlling the sexually transmitted disease need to be adopted before the bacteria outsmarts all the drugs available to treat the infection, she suggested.
"There's a very imminent threat that there will be nothing left to treat this infection with. And unless we're very careful now, I really think that we're at risk of getting there sooner rather than later."
Public Health Agency of Canada confirmed Tuesday its experts are working on revised guidelines for testing and treating gonorrhea.
"The more aggressive we can be, the more chance we have of eradicating this drug-resistant clone," Allen said in an interview from Chicago.
On Monday, the Canadian Medical Association Journal warned in an editorial that the threat of widespread multi-drug-resistant gonorrhea demands an urgent public response.
"Without action, we are heading back to the pre-antibiotic era, with an escalation in the number of deaths from other multi-resistant organisms as well as rampant gonococcal infections," said the editorial, signed by several editors including journal editor Dr. Paul Hebert.
Known as "the clap" in bygone days, gonorrhea can be challenging to control because some people who are infected don't have symptoms. Curing the infection does not provide lifetime protection, as is seen with some diseases; a person can be reinfected with gonorrhea.
The bacteria are spread by sexual contact and infection can occur in multiple sites in the body. But doctors often don't look for signs of infection in places like the throat or anus, Allen said, which contributes to the number of cases that are missed.
In women, untreated gonorrhea can cause pelvic inflammatory disease which can lead to chronic pelvic pain and infertility.
Babies born to women with gonorrhea may suffer from blindness or life-threatening blood infections. The bacteria can also cause infertility in men.
If the bacteria move to the blood or joints, infection can be fatal. Infection with gonorrhea increases one's risk of being infected with HIV; and HIV-positive people with gonorrhea can transmit HIV more easily to sexual partners.
So now you know what is the scoop, please becareful and get tested regularly.
www.hasslefreeclinic.org
A new study raises concerns about the spread of drug-resistant gonorrhea in Ontario.
A strain of gonorrhea that responds poorly to the last class of drugs available to treat the bacteria is gaining ground among the strains spreading in the province, data presented Tuesday at an infectious diseases conference in Chicago suggest.
The strain wasn't seen in the province in 2005, but by May of this year made up 11 per cent of a representative sample of gonorrhea isolates tested by the provincial laboratory, Dr. Vanessa Allen of Public Health Ontario reported at the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.
The majority of cases that have been spotted were in men in Toronto. But the strain has been seen elsewhere in the province as well as in other parts of Canada and around the globe, said Allen, a medical microbiologist.
New approaches to treating and controlling the sexually transmitted disease need to be adopted before the bacteria outsmarts all the drugs available to treat the infection, she suggested.
"There's a very imminent threat that there will be nothing left to treat this infection with. And unless we're very careful now, I really think that we're at risk of getting there sooner rather than later."
Public Health Agency of Canada confirmed Tuesday its experts are working on revised guidelines for testing and treating gonorrhea.
"The more aggressive we can be, the more chance we have of eradicating this drug-resistant clone," Allen said in an interview from Chicago.
On Monday, the Canadian Medical Association Journal warned in an editorial that the threat of widespread multi-drug-resistant gonorrhea demands an urgent public response.
"Without action, we are heading back to the pre-antibiotic era, with an escalation in the number of deaths from other multi-resistant organisms as well as rampant gonococcal infections," said the editorial, signed by several editors including journal editor Dr. Paul Hebert.
Known as "the clap" in bygone days, gonorrhea can be challenging to control because some people who are infected don't have symptoms. Curing the infection does not provide lifetime protection, as is seen with some diseases; a person can be reinfected with gonorrhea.
The bacteria are spread by sexual contact and infection can occur in multiple sites in the body. But doctors often don't look for signs of infection in places like the throat or anus, Allen said, which contributes to the number of cases that are missed.
In women, untreated gonorrhea can cause pelvic inflammatory disease which can lead to chronic pelvic pain and infertility.
Babies born to women with gonorrhea may suffer from blindness or life-threatening blood infections. The bacteria can also cause infertility in men.
If the bacteria move to the blood or joints, infection can be fatal. Infection with gonorrhea increases one's risk of being infected with HIV; and HIV-positive people with gonorrhea can transmit HIV more easily to sexual partners.
So now you know what is the scoop, please becareful and get tested regularly.
www.hasslefreeclinic.org
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Asian Bathhouse Nite - Update!
UPDATE--Asian Porn Star to perform at Azn Bathhouse Nite. Tonight at 9-11 pm
This just in! This Thursday Asian Bathhouse Nite at Spa Excess, the manager told us that there will be Asian actors shooting porn video.
Should be exciting.
Daniel
This just in! This Thursday Asian Bathhouse Nite at Spa Excess, the manager told us that there will be Asian actors shooting porn video.
Should be exciting.
Daniel
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Gonorrhea superbug
This has been going around and since Gonorrhea and other sexual transmitted infection remain to exist, they will develop a resistant to antiboitic. So please read and follow the steps from us (ACAS Men's Program)
Gonorrhea superbug resistant to all antibiotics
A superbug strain of gonorrhea that’s resistant to all available antibiotics has been discovered in Japan, posing a potential threat to public health worldwide, infectious disease experts say.
An international team of researchers identified the highly drug-resistant strain of Neisseria gonorrhoeae — the bacterium that causes the sexually transmitted infection — through genetic analysis.
Dubbed H041, the strain has extreme resistance to all cephalosporin-class antibiotics, the last remaining drugs still effective in treating gonorrhea.
“This is both an alarming and a predictable discovery,” researcher Dr. Magnus Unemo of the Swedish Reference Laboratory for Pathogenic Neisseria, said in a statement. “Since antibiotics became the standard treatment for gonorrhea in the 1940s, this bacterium has shown a remarkable capacity to develop resistance mechanisms to all drugs introduced to control it.
“While it is still too early to assess if this new strain has become widespread, the history of newly emergent resistance in the bacterium suggests that it may spread rapidly unless new drugs and effective treatment programs are developed,” said Unemo, who presented the team’s findings Monday at the International Society for Sexually Transmitted Disease Research meeting in Quebec City.
A spokesman for the Public Health Agency of Canada said the federal agency is not aware of any cases of H041 strain in this country.
Gonorrhea is one of the most common STIs in the world and can cause infertility, increase HIV transmission, and have profound effects on infants born to infected mothers, including blindness. Left untreated, the disease can be fatal.
Dr. Vanessa Allen, a medical microbiologist at the Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion, said she’s not surprised by the emergence of a superbug gonorrhea strain because the infectious agent is known to exchange genetic material with other organisms in the genital tract, which helps confer resistance.
There’s been a long history of Neisseria gonorrhoeae losing its susceptibility to drugs used to treat it, including the penicillin class of antibiotics first introduced about 70 years ago.
“And, in fact, we’re now on the fifth or six class of antimicrobials,” Allen said Monday from Quebec City, where she was attending the conference.
Cephalosporins, which are administered in pill or a more potent intravenous form, are the latest to lose their ability to wipe out infection caused by the new strain.
With no alternative drugs in the pharmaceutical pipeline, “the concern is that we’ll go to potentially an era where it will be like the pre-antibiotic era,” she said. “So people again will see consequences of chronic gonorrhea infection that are associated with neonatal infections, infertility and those things.”
Ok, so now here is what you can do to prevent the spread of STI ( Sexual Transmitted Infection)
1. Get tested regular if you are sexually active (either with one or many guys)
* Hassle Free Clinic - 66 Gerrard St. East 416-922-0566 or if you use a condom for giving and getting a blow job, then you don't need to go for testing.
If you need more about STI and other ways to prevent from getting or giving it, check the City of Toronto Public Health website.
Gonorrhea superbug resistant to all antibiotics
A superbug strain of gonorrhea that’s resistant to all available antibiotics has been discovered in Japan, posing a potential threat to public health worldwide, infectious disease experts say.
An international team of researchers identified the highly drug-resistant strain of Neisseria gonorrhoeae — the bacterium that causes the sexually transmitted infection — through genetic analysis.
Dubbed H041, the strain has extreme resistance to all cephalosporin-class antibiotics, the last remaining drugs still effective in treating gonorrhea.
“This is both an alarming and a predictable discovery,” researcher Dr. Magnus Unemo of the Swedish Reference Laboratory for Pathogenic Neisseria, said in a statement. “Since antibiotics became the standard treatment for gonorrhea in the 1940s, this bacterium has shown a remarkable capacity to develop resistance mechanisms to all drugs introduced to control it.
“While it is still too early to assess if this new strain has become widespread, the history of newly emergent resistance in the bacterium suggests that it may spread rapidly unless new drugs and effective treatment programs are developed,” said Unemo, who presented the team’s findings Monday at the International Society for Sexually Transmitted Disease Research meeting in Quebec City.
A spokesman for the Public Health Agency of Canada said the federal agency is not aware of any cases of H041 strain in this country.
Gonorrhea is one of the most common STIs in the world and can cause infertility, increase HIV transmission, and have profound effects on infants born to infected mothers, including blindness. Left untreated, the disease can be fatal.
Dr. Vanessa Allen, a medical microbiologist at the Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion, said she’s not surprised by the emergence of a superbug gonorrhea strain because the infectious agent is known to exchange genetic material with other organisms in the genital tract, which helps confer resistance.
There’s been a long history of Neisseria gonorrhoeae losing its susceptibility to drugs used to treat it, including the penicillin class of antibiotics first introduced about 70 years ago.
“And, in fact, we’re now on the fifth or six class of antimicrobials,” Allen said Monday from Quebec City, where she was attending the conference.
Cephalosporins, which are administered in pill or a more potent intravenous form, are the latest to lose their ability to wipe out infection caused by the new strain.
With no alternative drugs in the pharmaceutical pipeline, “the concern is that we’ll go to potentially an era where it will be like the pre-antibiotic era,” she said. “So people again will see consequences of chronic gonorrhea infection that are associated with neonatal infections, infertility and those things.”
Ok, so now here is what you can do to prevent the spread of STI ( Sexual Transmitted Infection)
1. Get tested regular if you are sexually active (either with one or many guys)
* Hassle Free Clinic - 66 Gerrard St. East 416-922-0566 or if you use a condom for giving and getting a blow job, then you don't need to go for testing.
If you need more about STI and other ways to prevent from getting or giving it, check the City of Toronto Public Health website.
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
different suana same intention
Ok, so we know that a gay sauna is where men go to "relax" with other men, but lately there have been things happening in the sauna of a gym. Some of us might not see the subtle things that happen from the moment when someone enter the change room, to the shower and to the steam or dry sauna. But take a closer look around you next time you at a gym...you might be surprise to know that most guys are not there to just work out.
from craigslist.com
Not really a missed connection... we shared a few moments in the sauna on Sunday around 1:45 but didn't get your name. You're a sexy mixed/asian guy... would love to hang out with you again man! Drop me a line and let me know what happened/what I look like.
from craigslist.com
Not really a missed connection... we shared a few moments in the sauna on Sunday around 1:45 but didn't get your name. You're a sexy mixed/asian guy... would love to hang out with you again man! Drop me a line and let me know what happened/what I look like.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
NEXT ASIAN BATHHOUSE NITE
Hello guys! Thursday May 19th is the Asian Bathhouse Nite at Spa Excess. This month's theme is " Bring out your inner Panda".... We all have it inside us. :)
If you need 50% OFF Locker please email us:
Richard at men@acas.org
Me (Daniel) mensexualhealth@acas.org
Meza youth@acas.org
Paul sexualhealth4men@acas.org
If you have any questions regarding HIV or testing , feel free to contact us or call call us just to talk about things that concerns you or things that make you feel happy. 416-963-4300
If you need 50% OFF Locker please email us:
Richard at men@acas.org
Me (Daniel) mensexualhealth@acas.org
Meza youth@acas.org
Paul sexualhealth4men@acas.org
If you have any questions regarding HIV or testing , feel free to contact us or call call us just to talk about things that concerns you or things that make you feel happy. 416-963-4300
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Quick Facts
hey guys, here is a quick fact about one of our pet peeves from the Toronto Public Health...
Chlamydia
What is it?
Chlamydia is the most common reportable Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI). It is
caused by a bacterium called Chlamydia trachomatis.
How is it spread?
You can get chlamydia from unprotected oral, vaginal, or anal sex with an infected person. It can take 2 to 6 weeks or longer for symptoms to appear. Sometimes, you can get chlamydia in the eyes from contact with your hands or direct contact with infected fluids. An infected mother can also pass it to her baby during delivery. An infected person can pass it on at any time until he or she is properly treated. Untreated chlamydia can live in the body for months or years.
What are the symptoms?
More than 75% of women and 50% of men infected with chlamydia have no symptoms. They can pass the infection on to their sexual partner(s) without knowing. Women with symptoms may have increased vaginal discharge or irritation. Other symptoms may include pain during urination, bleeding during or after sexual intercourse, pain in the lower abdomen or pain during sexual intercourse. Men may have discharge and itching around the urethra (opening in the penis). They may also have burning when they urinate, or pain and swelling in the testicles. These symptoms may come and go.
How is it diagnosed?
A health professional can test women for chlamydia by taking a sample of fluid from the cervix. The cervix is the opening to the womb (uterus). In some cases, they use a urine test to check for chlamydia in women. For men, it’s usually a urine test. People should not urinate for 1 hour before this test. In some cases, they may take a sample of discharge from a man’s urethra. Sometimes they also test the throat or rectum for the infection.
What are the complications?
Untreated chlamydia in women may lead to a condition called pelvic inflammatory disease(PID). It is a serious infection of the lining of the uterus (womb), the fallopian tubes and the ovaries. Some women will have long-term pelvic pain. Sometimes, if a woman has PID, her fallopian tubes become blocked by scar tissue. In this case, sperm may not be able to fertilize an ovum (egg). She will not be able to get pregnant. If the fallopian tubes are only partly blocked so that sperm can pass through, she may develop a pregnancy inside a fallopian tube. This is called an ectopic(tubal) pregnancy, which can be very dangerous. A pregnant woman with untreated chlamydia may have a miscarriage. If she gives birth without being treated, her baby may become ill with pneumonia or eye infections. A man who has chlamydia and goes untreated may have swelling and pain in his testicles. This condition is called epididymitis. Lack of treatment may also cause the tubes that carry the sperm may get blocked by scar tissue, causing sterility.
How is it treated?
Chlamydia is treated with antibiotic pills. Some of the commonly used antibiotics include Azithromycin, Doxycycline, Erythromycin and Amoxicillin. It is important for a person diagnosed with chlamydia and their partner(s) to take all their medication as directed by their doctor or clinic. Even if the symptoms have disappeared, it is important to take all the pills to make sure that the infection is cured. Do not have sex while you and your partner(s) are on the medication and for seven days after you finish it, even with a condom.
What about the sexual partners?
It is important to inform all of your sexual partners within the past 60 days so that they can be tested. If a person with chlamydia has not had sex in the past 3 months, then their last sexual partner should be tested and treated. Any sexual partners need to be told that having no symptoms does not mean there is no infection. If you do not want to tell your partners, a public health nurse can notify them for you. They will not give your name.
Is follow-up important?
In some cases, the doctor will advise a follow-up test to make sure the infection is cured. This follow-up test should be done 4 weeks after you have finished taking all your pills.
Remember:
• Take all medication as prescribed by the doctor or clinic.
• Avoid sex for 7 days after you and your sexual partner(s) have completed
treatment. A person can get re-infected every time they have sex with an untreated
partner.
• If you have an untreated STI like chlamydia, it is easier to get HIV from a person
who has it.
• Use condoms to lower the chance of getting STIs.
• It is possible to have more than one infection at a time, so it is important to be
tested for other STIs.
If you need to get tested for any Sexual Transmitted Infections please contact the Hassle Free Clinic for anonymous testing at 416-922-0566
Chlamydia
What is it?
Chlamydia is the most common reportable Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI). It is
caused by a bacterium called Chlamydia trachomatis.
How is it spread?
You can get chlamydia from unprotected oral, vaginal, or anal sex with an infected person. It can take 2 to 6 weeks or longer for symptoms to appear. Sometimes, you can get chlamydia in the eyes from contact with your hands or direct contact with infected fluids. An infected mother can also pass it to her baby during delivery. An infected person can pass it on at any time until he or she is properly treated. Untreated chlamydia can live in the body for months or years.
What are the symptoms?
More than 75% of women and 50% of men infected with chlamydia have no symptoms. They can pass the infection on to their sexual partner(s) without knowing. Women with symptoms may have increased vaginal discharge or irritation. Other symptoms may include pain during urination, bleeding during or after sexual intercourse, pain in the lower abdomen or pain during sexual intercourse. Men may have discharge and itching around the urethra (opening in the penis). They may also have burning when they urinate, or pain and swelling in the testicles. These symptoms may come and go.
How is it diagnosed?
A health professional can test women for chlamydia by taking a sample of fluid from the cervix. The cervix is the opening to the womb (uterus). In some cases, they use a urine test to check for chlamydia in women. For men, it’s usually a urine test. People should not urinate for 1 hour before this test. In some cases, they may take a sample of discharge from a man’s urethra. Sometimes they also test the throat or rectum for the infection.
What are the complications?
Untreated chlamydia in women may lead to a condition called pelvic inflammatory disease(PID). It is a serious infection of the lining of the uterus (womb), the fallopian tubes and the ovaries. Some women will have long-term pelvic pain. Sometimes, if a woman has PID, her fallopian tubes become blocked by scar tissue. In this case, sperm may not be able to fertilize an ovum (egg). She will not be able to get pregnant. If the fallopian tubes are only partly blocked so that sperm can pass through, she may develop a pregnancy inside a fallopian tube. This is called an ectopic(tubal) pregnancy, which can be very dangerous. A pregnant woman with untreated chlamydia may have a miscarriage. If she gives birth without being treated, her baby may become ill with pneumonia or eye infections. A man who has chlamydia and goes untreated may have swelling and pain in his testicles. This condition is called epididymitis. Lack of treatment may also cause the tubes that carry the sperm may get blocked by scar tissue, causing sterility.
How is it treated?
Chlamydia is treated with antibiotic pills. Some of the commonly used antibiotics include Azithromycin, Doxycycline, Erythromycin and Amoxicillin. It is important for a person diagnosed with chlamydia and their partner(s) to take all their medication as directed by their doctor or clinic. Even if the symptoms have disappeared, it is important to take all the pills to make sure that the infection is cured. Do not have sex while you and your partner(s) are on the medication and for seven days after you finish it, even with a condom.
What about the sexual partners?
It is important to inform all of your sexual partners within the past 60 days so that they can be tested. If a person with chlamydia has not had sex in the past 3 months, then their last sexual partner should be tested and treated. Any sexual partners need to be told that having no symptoms does not mean there is no infection. If you do not want to tell your partners, a public health nurse can notify them for you. They will not give your name.
Is follow-up important?
In some cases, the doctor will advise a follow-up test to make sure the infection is cured. This follow-up test should be done 4 weeks after you have finished taking all your pills.
Remember:
• Take all medication as prescribed by the doctor or clinic.
• Avoid sex for 7 days after you and your sexual partner(s) have completed
treatment. A person can get re-infected every time they have sex with an untreated
partner.
• If you have an untreated STI like chlamydia, it is easier to get HIV from a person
who has it.
• Use condoms to lower the chance of getting STIs.
• It is possible to have more than one infection at a time, so it is important to be
tested for other STIs.
If you need to get tested for any Sexual Transmitted Infections please contact the Hassle Free Clinic for anonymous testing at 416-922-0566
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