Is Chlamydia really that serious?

Answer 1

It can be.

If untreated, chlamydial infections can progress to serious reproductive and other health problems with both short-term and long-term consequences. Like the disease itself, the damage that chlamydia causes is often "silent."

In women, untreated infection can spread into the uterus or fallopian tubes and cause pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). This happens in up to 40 percent of women with untreated chlamydia. PID can cause permanent damage to the fallopian tubes, uterus, and surrounding tissues. The damage can lead to chronic pelvic pain, infertility, and potentially fatal ectopic pregnancy (pregnancy outside the uterus). Women infected with chlamydia are up to five times more likely to become infected with HIV, if exposed.

Complications among men are rare. Infection sometimes spreads to the epididymis (a tube that carries sperm from the testis), causing pain, fever, and, rarely, sterility.

Rarely, genital chlamydial infection can cause arthritis that can be accompanied by skin lesions and inflammation of the eye and urethra (Reiter's syndrome).

Chlamydia is VERY easily cured with antibiotics. Why take the chance of having chlamydia cause severe health issues for a person when they can easily get it cured with some antibiotics.

Take care!
http://www.cdc.gov/std/chlamydia/STDFact-Chlamydia.htm#complications

Answer 2

Its treatable so id say its not really that serious except for the fact that the first answer is right it can cause you to be infertile

Answer 3

It is if you ever want kids because it can lead to infertility.