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Is it possible for me to have chlamydia for years and not know it?


I have been with 1 guy for 6 months. He just found out he has chlamydia. He says he didn't cheat, and I know I didn't cheat even though he thinks I did. His symptoms came up a month ago. I never had any. Is it possible for either one of us to have it for YEARS and not know it? And if so, why would the symptoms just now decide to show up after all this time being together???

It is definitely possible. That is why it is a dangerous STD. You need to go to the dr and get tested and get on antibiotics ASAP.
It could be that his immune system is down for some reason. It is common for males not to have any side effects either.
BTW, pap smears DO NOT test for Chlamydia. There is a specific test that must be done!!
Not if you had your regular pap smears they would have found it.
chlamydia is one of the std which doesn't show symptoms for along time, and it just damages your insides making you infertile
Yes you can have it for years if your female it can do damage to your tubes so when you plan to have kids it been proven that it affect women who try to conceive. Because chlamydia be there for years and have done the damage ok
Yes, it is possible. Some people don't have symptoms at all and go on to have serious problems like infertility. Sounds like you need to practice safe sex.
~~WHAT IS CHLAMYDIA?
Chlamydia (鈥渒la-MID-ee-uh鈥? is a curable sexually transmitted infection (STI), which is caused by bacteria called Chlamydia trachomatis. You can get genital chlamydial infection during oral, vaginal, or anal sexual contact with an infected partner. It can cause serious problems in men and women, such as penile discharge and infertility respectively, as well as in newborn babies of infected mothers.

WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS OF CHLAMYDIA?

Chlamydia bacteria live in vaginal fluid and in semen. Chlamydia is sometimes called the 鈥渟ilent鈥?disease because you can have it and not know it.

***Symptoms usually appear within 1 to 3 weeks after being infected. ~~sounds to me like possibly someone hasn't been faithful to the relationship***

Those who do have symptoms may have an abnormal discharge (mucus or pus) from the vagina or penis or experience pain while urinating. These early symptoms may be very mild.

HOW IS CHLAMYDIA DIAGNOSED?

Chlamydia is easily confused with gonorrhea because the symptoms of both diseases are similar and the diseases can occur together, though rarely.

The most reliable ways to find out whether the infection is chlamydia are through laboratory tests.

鈥?The usual test is for a health care provider to collect a sample of fluid from the vagina or penis and send it to a laboratory that will look for the bacteria.

WHAT ARE THE COMPLICATIONS OF CHLAMYDIA?

Each year up to 1 million women in the United States develop PID, a serious infection of the reproductive organs. As many as half of all cases of PID may be due to chlamydial infection, and many of these women don鈥檛 have symptoms. PID can cause scarring of the fallopian tubes, which can block the tubes and prevent fertilization from taking place. Researchers estimate that 100,000 women each year become infertile because of PID.

In other cases, scarring may interfere with the passage of the fertilized egg to the uterus during pregnancy. When this happens, the egg may attach itself to the fallopian tube. This is called ectopic or tubal pregnancy. This very serious condition results in a miscarriage and can cause death of the mother.

In men, untreated chlamydial infections may lead to pain or swelling in the scrotal area. This is a sign of inflammation of the epididymis. Though complications in men are rare, infection could cause, pain, fever, and sterility.

do not depend on a condom for protection, as all condoms have a failure rate. they can break, leak fall off, and they all have microscopic holes in them that are large enough for the HPV and HIV virus' to pass through. the condom companies call this safer sex... not safe sex but safer sex because they are not 100% fool proof. you were lucky that it was only clamidia and not something worse. the best prevention is abstainance until marriage, and then both staying faithful to their vows.

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hope this information is helpful -- good luck to you~~
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