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How did I get Clamydia?
Last year I tested positive for Clamydia. I have been in a monogomous relationship for 5 years. My boyfiiend of 5 years has never had another sexual partner before. I have only had one sexual partner before him. Up until last year I tested negative for every STD including Clamydia at my annual papsmears. Last year when I tested positive, I was re-tested to verify that it was an accurate result. My boyfriend was then tested and his results were negative. My question is where did the Clamydia come from if he has not been with anyone else sexualy and I have not been with anyone else sexualy for the past 5 years? Could it of been a false positive due to the type of lab test that my doctor used? Or could I have had Clamydia for the past five years from my first partner and it was not detected by my regular papsmears? Or can you test positive for Clamydia and not actually have it? My doctor did not know what to tell me so I have been confussed for the last year. Please help me understand this better because it has bothered both of us for the last year.
Is it possible this could b showing up frm a previous relationship i have been in because he did step outside the box with another girl
Im 8 nd a half months pregnant just found out i have chlamydia i have been n a relationship for 4 + years never stepped outside of the box nd my partner claimed to have not stepped outta the box but i just dnt kno im scared,confused all of the above ive been back nd forth n the hospital just came out april 21st they didnt pick up on it now they pick up on it wht am i supposed to do i keep confronting my partner he keeps denying it i just dont know what to do.
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I am currently infected with chlamydia. I am waiting for my antibiotics to remove it. I have not kissed or had any sexual contact with any one other than my girlfriend since July 2nd. I was sexually active with one other girl on June 10th and 11th. And no-one before that since november. What confuses me is my current girlfriend has tested negative for chlamydia though we have been having unprotected sex since the 2nd on a regualar basis. Seeing as I havent had sexual contact with anyone else. Why would she turn out negative and me positive?
As a nurse in a health Clinic, I am going to be blunt and to the point. Stop being so naive, somebody went outside of the relationship, and if it was not you then that only leaves one other person. Stop looking for excuses not to confront the reality of the matter. IT HAPPENS...... DEAL WITH IT...
something to remember is that you are not with a person 24/7 days a week, its just not possible and it can happen to anybody.....
something to remember is that you are not with a person 24/7 days a week, its just not possible and it can happen to anybody.....
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Blues77: Any HCP who says other genital infections can cause chlamydia (or cause a chlamydia test to be falsely positive) either doesn't know what s/he is talking about, or is looking for a face-saving explanation rather than getting into the nitty-gritty of sexual relationships, STD transmission, etc. Your friend's (or your friend) almost certainly is screwing around.
Mamabear28: PID or other complications doesn't always develop in women with chlamyda. In fact, PID probably is most common in the first weeks after a woman acquires the infection, not after the it has been present for long periods.
HHH, MD
Mamabear28: PID or other complications doesn't always develop in women with chlamyda. In fact, PID probably is most common in the first weeks after a woman acquires the infection, not after the it has been present for long periods.
HHH, MD
I don't know I think if you have been in a relationship that is suppose to be magnonomus( spell. ? ) for five years and you tested neg prior to the relationship and now you are positive I would be very suspicous especially if I knew that I had not strayed. Plus I think that if this had gone on untreated wouldn't have caused more serious problems by now if she accuried it early in the relationship? Like PID?
it is a very similar issue i was discussing with a close female friend of mine! she is in a monogamous relation for 2 years now, and last time she tested for chlamidya was before starting the relation. she was negative. she tested again 2 months ago, and pos chlamydia. thing is he is supposed to be neg. and both swear not to have involved in extra curricular activities! my friends gyno told her that in some cases , depending on other bact/fungus in the vaginal/cervical etc area , can cause the occurance of chlamidy . though i personnally find it hard to believe it seems to satisfy them..cus otherwise it would mean someone has been fooling around, and wasn't CLEAN by doing it... i don't wanna throw fire on fire, but it is easly curable, cud ur b/f known about it and not told u and just got himself cured? (sorry, really not trying to saw the seeds on anger) but my main point, as it was with my friend, that u need to be honest, cus if chlamydia is not a big deal, smthg else would be...
best of luck...
best of luck...
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Chlamydia is a sneaky bug. In your situation, I'm afraid the greatest likelihood is that your boyfriend has had at least one other partner who infected him, and he infected you. Another possibility would have been a false-positive test, but that is ruled out by the result of your confirmatory test.
Brand new research raises the possibility that you have been infected all along. Most experts have long believed that chlamydia almost always resolves spontaneously within several months, perhaps occasionally 1-2 years. A new study, published a month ago, shows that several percent of women have persistent infection for up to 4 years. If it can go 4 years, it seems likely the infection sometimes persists 5 years or longer. Further, the infection may be sufficiently silent that standard tests are negative, only to turn positive again in the future. That is especially the case for the standard tests done a few years ago. But do you know for sure you were tested? A pap smear itself doesn't detect chlamydia; the provider has to do a specific test for it.
I should stress that this isn't the most common scenario. But if you are convinced your partner hasn't had other partners, it may be possible.
Best wishes-- HHH, MD
Brand new research raises the possibility that you have been infected all along. Most experts have long believed that chlamydia almost always resolves spontaneously within several months, perhaps occasionally 1-2 years. A new study, published a month ago, shows that several percent of women have persistent infection for up to 4 years. If it can go 4 years, it seems likely the infection sometimes persists 5 years or longer. Further, the infection may be sufficiently silent that standard tests are negative, only to turn positive again in the future. That is especially the case for the standard tests done a few years ago. But do you know for sure you were tested? A pap smear itself doesn't detect chlamydia; the provider has to do a specific test for it.
I should stress that this isn't the most common scenario. But if you are convinced your partner hasn't had other partners, it may be possible.
Best wishes-- HHH, MD
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