Chlamydia and newborn baby

[ami27]

7 weeks ago I had a baby and last week I was hospitalized , I had sharp abdominal pain in my right side(deep in my ribs).The ER doctor thought i had Gallblader problems. I had an ultrasound, a  Ct scan  but everything was Ok. I had a Pap -smear done also. After 2 days they said i had Chlamydia based on a Pap-smear test.My husband is my only partner that i had , my doctor said somebody gave the infection to me.During th pregnancy I was afraid to have sex (afraid I was gone hurt the baby) specially last trimester.Last time i had sex it was in february and baby was born in may.My last Pap-smear in september of 2006 was normal.I thing my husband has been" faithfull" to me(i dont trust anybody but myself). We have been together for 9 years.
Do u think i got the infection in february and the symptoms started couple months later(in June)after birth???!!!!!!!!!!
Can you get chlamydia other than sexually? Can you have that for couple years and not knowing???
Please help me with your opinions. it is really scary specially when i thing that i had that before i deliverd the baby and smth happend during the delivery.
Thx

[AndiJ78]

I am going to be the bearer of bad news here, someone hasn't been faithful. If you have chlamydia for years, it most certainly will lead to PID and impair fertility. Most likely you got the infection sometime within the last several months. It is an STD, not something you would have picked up during delivery.

I think now is a good time to have a sit down with your dh. He has some serious explaining to do right now.

[peekawho]

I don't believe that Chlamydia can be diagnosed via a Pap smear.  If you meant you had a Chlamydia culture done, that's different.  But if you are certain that it was only a Pap, then I would doubt the results.

Browsing Dr. HHH's forum, he has said there are a couple of different tests that are done for Chlamydia, and there are very occasionally false positive results reported.  

You might try looking through his archives on the subject.  You can't harbor Chlamydia for years.  But if all you had was a Pap, I don't think its at all accurate.

Only you can guage the faithfulness of your partner.  Go look around on the Sexually Transmitted disease forum, or pay the $15 and ask Dr. HHH yourself.  

[mami2karina]

When they do a pap smear they do an STD check as well, all at once.  So it's very possible that she does have it.  If so hun, your hubby hasn't been faithful, you can only get that from sexual contact.

[peekawho]

Here is a link about the combo Pap/Chlamydia test:

http://www.medhelp.org/forums/STD-Support/messages/508.html

It isn't very accurate.  And no, STD testing is not routinely done on married, monogamous partners unless it is requested.  They may have done it if they suspected you had PID or something similar.

But if it was indeed a Pap-diagnosed infection, it may well be wrong.  There are far better tests.  

[Kimberley16]

i disagree with you all.. a pap smear does detect chlamydia first of all.. a routine pap smear is usually done at the beginning or middle of you're pregnancy or high vaginal swab. Chlamydia is one of many things they test for ( MARRIED or NOT ) because it can lead to premature labour or even delivery too early on. Chlamydia is a STD and is only transmitted during sex so someone has not been FAITHFUL they also test so it can be treated so during delivery it is not passed on to the baby to cause it long term health problems.. like eye sight... and you couldnt of had it for years because you said you had a pap in sep 06 and it was normal.. you have contracted it after then.. possibly in feb like you said. I had a pap in november 06 and it was normal.. then in march 07 i was told i had chlamydia. I Then knew my boyfriend had not been faithful. I was treated with a one dose prescription which cured it. Some woman do not have symptoms at all.. some dont and then do later on. I know i had symptoms.. ( painful intercourse, horrible discharge and abdominal pain etc. sorry if TMI ) dont believe everything you read on the internet.. you're doctor knows best... the people in forums and other places online are just guidlines.. we are not doctors.. we can only tell you things from past experiences. If you dont believe you're doctor.. go see a specialist and get a second opinion. But it is highly unlikely the test was wrong im sorry.. best of luck with you're baby..

[pertykitty]

they dont test for diseases on a routine yearly pap, but i believe they do in your early pg.  really it doesnt matter except you know YOU havent been with anyone else.  i feel for you this is a bad deal to have to go through right after your baby is born.  did you talk to your dh about this?? i wish you the best and hope you feel better.