can you have a false test for chlamydia

Hi..I have recently been tested for chlamydia and the test came back possitive.  I have been with 2 guys in the last 25 yrs.  My husband was tested negative.  We are separated and my bf has yet to be tested as I just found out.  He is 62 yrs old and claims he has only been with one woman his whole life.  He had not been sexulaly active until he met me which was 2 yrs ago..Before that he had not had sex in 4 yrs.  He said their is no way he could have had it..He has no signs of any sypmtoms at all.  If he does come back possitive could it be that maybe his wife cheated on him and that the bacteria has been lying dormant in his body for 5years?  Is that a possibility..And if he comes back negative how did i get it as those are the only 2 men i have been with in the last 25 yrs.  I need help as this is so very strange

[auntiejessi]

Chlamydia doesn't go dormant, and while someone might not have symptoms, they would test positive.  

I'd ask for another test.  If your new man is telling the truth, he wouldn't have gone this long with no symptoms.

If you've already taken the meds, a test won't work now, but you and your partner would need to decide whether or not your new partner should be treated just in case, or if you all go with yours being a false positive.  He needs to test before making any of these decisions.  If his test is positive, yours is not a false positive.

Aj

[mad123]

but if he does test possitive how could this be?  I know for sure he has not been with another woman

[mad123]

My doctor said it can lie dormant..So i am getting all this un sure answers from everyone

[auntiejessi]

Well maybe your doctor means no symptoms, but chlamydia would still show on a test.

He also wouldn't go 4 years without symptoms - the longest I've seen in women is a year and a half, and I've heard as along as 2 years.  Men usually get symptoms sooner.  

If he's positive, he had to have gotten it much more recently.

But don't get too ahead of yourself - he needs to test first.

[mad123]

I have found out that I was given cipro on numerous occasions for UTI which my doctor now says could have been Chlamydia but because I was not tested for that it was by passed.  If i was taking cipro for that would it not have cleared up the chlamydia but was re infected all the time because my partner caught it from me.

[mad123]

ok here is one more question. Can a test come back that syas pos for clamydia (chlamydia) but be a close resemblance to a non sexualy disease

[auntiejessi]

Its possible.  You can do the what ifs till it makes you crazy, and you might not ever really know.  Your man needs to test, and go from there.

Aj

[mad123]

How long after taking penicillin do the symptoms disappear?

[Dallasfan]

Penicillin and cipro are not effective for treating Chlamydia. You should discuss treatment with your doctor.

[auntiejessi]

Yes, if you are taking penicillin, that's not the right meds.  What is the actual name of the medication you are taking?

Aj

[mad123]

Its zypromycin or something like that..i took 4 pills at one time?

[auntiejessi]

Is it azithrymycin or ziothromax?  That will cure chlamydia.  I know its confusing, because we tend to call all antibiotics "penicillin", but penicillin is actually a different type of antibiotic.  There are several classes of them.

Aj

[mad123]

Its one of those.  I am still getting cramping abd lower back pains and i took the meds 1 1/2 weeks ago..At the time i was tested I also had Mirena inserted..Couls this be symptoms from that?  I am going nuts

[auntiejessi]

Yes, the Mirena IUD can give those symptoms.  You need to follow up with your doctor about it.

Aj

[mad123]

ok Here goes Jessie..My BF got the results back today for Chlamydia and all the other sexually transmitted diseases..He is Negative..my husband was negative too..So how is it that i am positive for Chlymidia..So impossible no?  Can ANYONE out there relate..i have been going crazy for 2 weeks as in my whole life i have only been with 3 guys and 2 in the last 26 yrs..what happened?  the system failed?

[mad123]

is a blood test accurate enough for chlamydia?

[auntiejessi]

No, a blood test is not accurate enough for a chlamydia diagnosis.  You need to have either a urine or swab test done.

I'm sorry its so confusing for you.

Aj

[mad123]

I just spoke to my BF and he told me he did both urine and blood tests because he had other std's checked ie aids and hiv as well..He said they were both required for all those tests.  So now what..how is it possible that i was possible and he never ever got it.  and i have been with no one else other than my husband and he was negative too.

[auntiejessi]

That's not to say that you didn't have a false positive.  I think you might not ever figure it out.

If your new man decides not to treat or his doc won't treat him, then wait 6 or 8 weeks, and test again to make sure you don't have it again from him.  If you don't, chances are it was a false positive.

AJ

[mad123]

but is this common a false POSITIVE..It seems strange no?  and i had a bit of discharge this morning and still cramping..but you say the cramping could be from the iud?  This whole thing has takena huge toll on me as i have never been promiscous. i am going to the dr now for a retest..i hope it works at it has just been 2 days less of 2 weeks that i have taken the meds..i cannot wait though its driving me nuts

[auntiejessi]

No, false results are NOT common.  They do happen, but its fairly uncommon.

Talk to the doc about the IUD.

Here are some side effects of Mirena - http://www.drugs.com/sfx/mirena-side-effects.html

Aj