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Need Help With Chlamydia Question/STD's possibility

by Charster12, Dec 16, 2007 11:19PM
A week after a possible exposure to STD's I had blood work/urine sample taken for all different types of STD's.  Everything came back negative.  Specifically, after my negative results can I be sure that I do not have Chlamydia?
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by SatinRed, Dec 17, 2007 12:36AM
yes u can be sure that you do not have chlamydia but not necessarily other STIs such as HPV, warts, HIV since testing for that is more accurate later on.  in men, sometimes even when chlamydia was present the tests may show it as negative but i dont know how common this is.  

by Charster12, Dec 17, 2007 01:01AM
Thank you for the quick response...

I am a male, so does anyone know my chances of having chlamydia even though my test results were negative?  

by SatinRed, Dec 17, 2007 01:09AM
I usually believe tests are accurate so if you do not feel any symptoms I wouldnt worry about it.

by stillHurting, Dec 17, 2007 12:10PM
To: Charster12
If you want cold hard facts, most studies say the tests for Chlamydia are at least 95% sensitive, often times they are reported as 98% or higher.

by Charster12, Dec 17, 2007 05:48PM
To: stillHurting
Thank you for your response...that gave me some peace of mind

by Cole13, Jan 08, 2008 10:08AM
To: stillHurting
You listed the accuracy of Chlamydia results - what about Gonorrhea, are the listed the same as well?
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