False Positive Chlamydia Test

[mrsshortcake6283]

I am currently 15 weeks pregnant with my second child.  I was notified by my OB that I tested positive for chlamydia.  I have been with my husband for 7 years and we have been very faithful.  We are always with each other.  I have always taken care of my health and had my yearly exams with a chlamydia screening since I turned 18 and it all has been negative.

Is it possible to have a false positive?  How long could the infection remain dormant, that is if I truly have it.  My husband is being tested on Monday.  Another mystery is I have taken the type of antibiotics that is given for this infection when I had my gallbladder out last November.  

Any help would be very helpful.  This is not the news you want to hear.  

[mrsshortcake6283]

I have contacted my doctor twice today and he refuses my phone calls.  I was able to pull my online lab records and the test was called chlamydia/GC Amplification this was in conjunction to my pap.  Both were swabs.  My husband and I are both 31. I trust my husband.  I would think if either of this had this it would have shown up before and I would have had issues becoming pregnant.  

I can't tell you how agonizing this is to have your doctor not call you back and leave a message on a Friday night that you have chlamydia and to go get the antibiotics he called in for you.

[HowardH]

Assuming your sexual history is accurate, and your husband has not had other partners, your test result must be false. Chlamydia can be carried a long time, but not 7 years.

Some chlamydia tests are more likely than others to give false positive results. Can you learn exactly what test was done? Ask your doctor or the lab whether you had a nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) or a DNA probe test; or find the exact name of the test you had. Was it done on urine or a vaginal swab? How old are you and your husband? (Chlamydia becomes very rare after age 25.)