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Chlamydia causing infertility among young women

Chlamydia is an infection by the bacteria Chlamydia trachomatis. [iStockphoto]

An increase in infertility attributed to chlamydia, causing blockage of fallopian tubes in Kenya, is raising eyebrows among fertility experts who singled out university students and young women of reproductive age as the most affected.

Prof Koigi Kamau of the department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Nairobi, said chlamydia is a sexually transmitted infection caused by a specific strain of bacteria known as Chlamydia trachomatis.

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