chlamydia help?

lesley s
#1. January 15th, 2008, at 6:18 AM.

If you have chlamydia that is the way it is, I’m almost sure there is no false positive. And you only get it through sex, so your husband should get tested now as well.

makeda m
#2. January 18th, 2008, at 5:35 PM.

Chlamydia is known as the “Silent Epidemic” because in women, it may not cause any symptom and will linger for months or years before being discovered. Symptoms that may occur include: unusual vaginal bleeding or discharge, pain in the abdomen, painful sexual intercourse, fever, painful urination or the urge to urinate more frequently than usual.

In men, chlamydia may not cause any symptoms, but symptoms that may occur include: a painful or burning sensation when urinating, an unusual discharge from the penis, swollen or tender testicles, or fever.

So there is a big chance that one of you infected the other unwillingly.

That being said however, having had frequent sexual relations with your husband and testing clean in September is a bit odd.
I do not know the statistics on pap smears to know their degree of accuracy.
I would definitely consult your physician on that.

You and your husband should both be treated, to avoid future complications.

shoebettysue
#3. January 20th, 2008, at 12:58 PM.

chlamydia only stay dorment for like 6 months…a year tops…so someone had to be messing around…

bob b
#4. January 20th, 2008, at 9:42 PM.

THeres several tests used to confirm infection. The most common ones are ELISA, DFA, and NAAT. Im guessing since you had a pap, either ELISA or DFA was performed. Any of the tests are subject to false positives or negatives but the odds are heavily in favor of unfaithfulness. I hate to speculate about your relationship but thats the most likely scenario. We’d have to assume the test in september was a false negative and you and/or your husband had a prior infection. Or we’d have to assume the recent test was a false positive and neither of you ever had it. Although these scenarios could be possible, its just unlikely. Regardless, any answers you receive from Y!A will be based puerly on speculation. You need definitive answers only your doctor can give.

Dr.Cool
#5. January 21st, 2008, at 10:37 PM.

I hate to tell you, but someone, either you or him, f*cked a some scummy person 6 months to a year ago. You need two things-

1, Testing for your husband, and you (just to be on the safe side)
2, A divorce lawyer

christina f
#6. January 22nd, 2008, at 11:09 PM.

Yes, your results could be affected by having sex the night before. You shouldn’t have sex for 2 or 3 days prior to a pap smear. And yeah, false positives are common. I had to get retested for ghonareah (Can’t spell it!!!) before because I tested positive, but it turned out the test was wrong. I was freaking out just like you are too cause I didn’t even have sex for like 5 months prior to that I was pretty sure the guy I was with before that (long-time good friend of mine) was clean.

rizo_rocker
#7. January 24th, 2008, at 5:04 PM.

Well aside from the unfaithful business here is one possible scenario. Chlamydia as well as all bacteria are pretty resilient when it comes to survival outside the human body, sharing a towel can transfer the bacteria, or sweat off a person with chlamydia can transfer the bacteria alot of people don’t know this, so its best just to take the medication and be more careful of things you come in contact with, whether it be at a gym, nite club, or party.