Length of Chlamydia Dormancy

Hi, I have a few questions regarding Chlamydia infection:

1. A friend of mine has been tested positive for chlamydia, Is it possible for her to have chlamydia for as long as 4-5     years, within the first years only showing some mild symptoms? It gets worse now and with stronger symptoms such as back pain and lower abdominal pain.
2. She was prescribed doxycycline byher gyno but still showing symptoms, is it better to take Azithromycin?

[2terrified]

Chlamydia does not lay dormant.  Either the infection is there or it is not.  And it would not stay in a woman's body for that long without causing PID.  

Doxycycline will work as long as she got a prescription for 7-10 days.  Azithromycin is usually the preferred treatment but the doctor may have not prescribed it for reasons only he or she knows.

It sometimes takes a few weeks for they symptoms to go away completely.  But she should start feeling significantly better in about a week.

[kdaily]

And as 2T stated it wouldn't have  been there that long with out the possiblilty of getting PID, and you mentions she has experienced symptoms sooooo

She needs to talk to her doctor about PID to ensure she is treated for it.

[confused845]

Thanks for the replies. she went back to the gyno and was told she is fine. its possible that its just period pain. she is to wait another 3-5 weeks to do final test whether it is cleared of her system or not. we are crossing our fingers. thanks again!