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Welcome to the STD Forum, which is intended only for questions and support pertaining to sexually transmitted diseases other than HIV/AIDS, including chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, human papillomavirus, genital warts, trichomonas, other vaginal infections, nongonoccal urethritis (NGU), cervicitis, molluscum contagiosum, chancroid, and pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). All questions will be answered by H. Hunter Handsfield, M.D. or Edward W Hook, MD.

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by lonedog81, Jun 07, 2006 12:00AM
If you are infected with chlamydia and you had a burning sensation after urination and frequent urination wouldn't there be a discharge from the penis also?

by H. Hunter Handsfield, M.D., Jun 07, 2006 12:00AM
Usually, yes.  But not necessarily in every case.  By the way, burning urination is a common symptom of urethritis in men, but frequent urination typically is not.

I wish more questions were so brief and straightforward.  Thanks!

HHH, MD
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by lonedog81, Jun 07, 2006 12:00AM
Dr. H. when you say usually what percentage would you put to it.

by H. Hunter Handsfield, M.D., Jun 07, 2006 12:00AM
To: lonedog81
Sorry, more precise data are not available.  Among all men with chlamdyia, probably 60% have symptoms and around 40% have nothing noticibly wrong.  Of the 60% with symptoms, I would guess that 90% have discharge.  But it's only an educated guess.

HHH, MD
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