I think i may have chlamydia! :(?!

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Chlamydia Facts
Chlamydia can be transmitted during vaginal, anal, or oral sex. Chlamydia can also be passed from an infected mother to her baby during vaginal childbirth.

Any sexually active person can be infected with chlamydia. The greater the number of sex partners, the greater the risk of infection. Because the cervix (opening to the uterus) of teenage girls and young women is not fully matured and is probably more susceptible to infection, they are at particularly high risk for infection if sexually active. Since chlamydia can be transmitted by oral or anal sex, men who have sex with men are also at risk for chlamydial infection.

In women, the bacteria initially infect the cervix and the urethra (urine canal). Women who have symptoms might have an abnormal vaginal discharge or a burning sensation when urinating. When the infection spreads from the cervix to the fallopian tubes (tubes that carry fertilized eggs from the ovaries to the uterus), some women still have no signs or symptoms; others have lower abdominal pain, low back pain, nausea, fever, pain during intercourse, or bleeding between menstrual periods. Chlamydial infection of the cervix can spread to the rectum.

Chlamydia is known as a "silent" disease because about three quarters of infected women and about half of infected men have no symptoms. If symptoms do occur, they usually appear within 1 to 3 weeks after exposure.

Men or women who have receptive anal intercourse may acquire chlamydial infection in the rectum, which can cause rectal pain, discharge, or bleeding. Chlamydia can also be found in the throats of women and men having oral sex with an infected partner.

If untreated, chlamydial infections can progress to serious reproductive and other health problems with both short-term and long-term consequences. Like the disease itself, the damage that chlamydia causes is often "silent."

In women, untreated infection can spread into the uterus or fallopian tubes and cause pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). This happens in up to 40 percent of women with untreated chlamydia. PID can cause permanent damage to the fallopian tubes, uterus, and surrounding tissues. The damage can lead to chronic pelvic pain, infertility, and potentially fatal ectopic pregnancy (pregnancy outside the uterus). Women infected with chlamydia are up to five times more likely to become infected with HIV, if exposed

Chlamydia can be easily treated and cured with antibiotics. A single dose of azithromycin or a week of doxycycline (twice daily) are the most commonly used treatments. HIV-positive persons with chlamydia should receive the same treatment as those who are HIV negative.

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ER Nurse

to be honest mate these symptoms can be unfound up to 2 years in some cases so dont worry , just go get a test done and if infected the anti biotics will clear up any issues. lesson learnt too SKIN UP !! gu clinic will sort this in a matter of days. good luck !!

me myself and i

Chlamydia in men generally causes urethritis, which is manifested by burning with urination and possibly watery to milky discharge from the penis. The infection can go completely unnoticed with no symptoms at all, especially in men. With that being said, there are many men out there that are infected that do not know they are. However, our bodies can clear the infection without treatment, so there is a good chance that you had it with not symptoms, gave it to her but you no longer have it now. It is also a disease that can hang around for some time, so there is also the possibility that you had it 3 mo ago and you still have it now. Finally, there is also the possibility that she is a lying skank and actually got it from someone else.

In terms of long term damage from this infection, I would not worry. Men are the lucky ones, women that have certain STDs, including chlamydia, for long periods can get serious, life threatening complications or become sterile.

Finally, just as the previous post said, you need to get tested yourself. If you go to a walk in clinic or your primary care doc, you can get a simple lab test done and if you're positive for chlamydia, the treatment is a simple antibiotic.

Good luck

my knowledge from medical school