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Could I still have Chlamydia?

I started having sex with a new partner three months ago, unprotected. About a month ago I started noticing I would bleed after sex. Not a lot, just some pink on the toilet paper and then it was gone. I thought it was because my partner is on the large side, larger than I have ever been with. Five days ago I started to have burning when I peed and frequency in urination. I get UTI's about twice a year and assumed it was that. But when I thought about the fact that I bleed after sex as well I decided to get checked for Chlamydia and gonorrhea. I went to my gyno and the UTI test came back negative. I explained my symptoms and she said it sounded like Chlamydia. She took a vaginal swab and said that I had an overgrowth of bacteria but NOT a high white blood cell count which she explained normally meant an infection (STD). She gave me medication for the bacteria vaginosis (BV), and said we would wait to see what the STD test results came back as before we treated for Chlamydia or gonorrhea. She indicated that normally with Chlamydia and gonorrhea, you have a high white blood cell count. Im not naive to the possibility I could have an STD because prior to this new partner three months ago, I had unprotected sex once with someone else. Also, while my new partner and I have said we are exclusive, we all know he could be lying.
So my questions are these:
1) If the white blood cell count is normal, is it likely i still have Chlamydia or gonorrhea? Or is the WBC count always high when you have one of those?
2) Could BV be giving me the urinary and bladder problems?
3) Could BV be the reason for the bleeding after sex? I also want to mention sex is NOT painful for me.

I hate that I have to wait over a week to know if I have an STD or not. ANY HELP would be greatly appreciated.
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101028 tn?1419603004
did you and your partner both pursue full std testing before starting to have unprotected sex? did you share the results with each other to be sure that neither was lying and to make sure that the std testing bases were properly covered?  were you both tested for herpes too? it's typically not a part of routine std testing.

bv typically only causes itching and discharge vaginally. general irritation from it can cause symptoms similar to an uti too.

do you use lube for sex?

grace
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101028 tn?1419603004
time to be seen again if you are still having these symptoms.  
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My STD results came back negative. Today is my last day on the medicine for BV, yet it still hurts to pee and the frequency is there. Also my lower back has been killing me for the past 3 days. What is wrong with me??? My doc said I tested negative for a UTI, but could I still have a kidney infection? Ive had the burning/frequency issues for over a week now. Also I took a at home pregnancy test and Im not pregnant either.


Can anyone help???
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101028 tn?1419603004
at this point you and your partner should be properly covering the bases so that there aren't any more surprises from this point forward.  make sure herpes is included too.

bv is very common and easy to diagnose. no real reason to doubt your providers diagnosis but certainly properly cover your bases at this point since you and your partner both have unprotected sex.
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No neither of us had full blown STD testing before having unprotected sex. Stupid, yes I know, but whats done is done. I guess I want to focus my question more along the lines of, could I have Chlamydia even though the doctor said my white blood cell count was normal? Rather than "Oh I know for sure neither of us have cheated so I couldnt possibly!" He could have got it from someone before me three months ago and I could have got it from someone three months ago, before him. But like I said my doc told me why white blood cell count was normal, where as high means infection.
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