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Yes, 80-90% of females and many males with chlamydia have no symptoms.
Chlamydia can cause damage to the body, but it is easily curable with antibiotics. After effective treatment, the germ is gone. Patients should abstain from oral, anal, and vaginal sex before treatment and for 7 days after single-dose treatment, or until 7-day treatment is completed.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 10y agoBecause 80-90% of females and many males have chlamydia without having symptoms, the CDC recommends annual screening for chlamydia for females under 26, and regular screening for those with a new partner or multiple partners. However, compliance with this recommendation by US health care providers has been poor, with less than half of commercially insured women receiving screening, and only 57% of Medicaid-insured women receiving screening in 2011. Take care of your health by making sure you are regularly tested for chlamydia. If your doctor has not been screening you, find a health care provider with the experience and knowledge to provide evidence-based sexual health care.
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∙ 10y agoYes, you can be tested for chlamydia even if you have no symptoms. The chlamydia test will show positive after 1 to 3 weeks after infection. If you were tested after 3 weeks from probable infection date, then you can rely on the negative test result.
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∙ 13y agoMany symptoms of infections from STDs are similar; therefore it could be another infection.
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How long can you have chlamydia without having symptoms?
Studies show that adults can have chlamydia for years without any symptoms. It is possible to have a long-term infection without getting pain or discharge. In women, the rate of chlamydia without symptoms may be as high as 70%. It is believed that at least 50% of men with chlamydia may have no symptoms.A baby who gets chlamydia from the mother during birth can also have chlamydia for years without symptoms.But the infection is not "dormant", it can cause damage even without causing symptoms. Women who are later diagnosed with tubal infertility or ectopic pregnancy are three times more likely to have antibodies showing prior exposure to chlamydia, which suggests that they may have had damage to the tubes without having symptoms of pain.It is possible, but usually the symptoms will show up within several weeks.Virtually, this is highly unlikely.
What is chlamydia screening?
Chlamydia screening means testing for chlamydia in a person without symptoms.
Can a female with chlamydia be asymptomatic for months and then get symptoms?
It's possible to develop symptoms after having chlamydia for a long time.
Can you be a dominant carrier for chlamydia?
The concept of dominance applies only to genetic diseases. Chlamydia is an infectious disease, not a genetic disease. You can be a carrier of chlamydia; that is, you can be infected and capable of passing the infection without having symptoms.
How long can you have chlamydia before giving it to your partner?
You can have chlamydia for years without knowing, but it can be spread during this time. Each time you have sex, there is about a 40% chance of transmitting chlamydia. The chances of having sex ten times without transmitting the infection are very small -- about 6 in 1000.It's important to remember, though, that the person who gets chlamydia may have no symptoms either. In women, 80-90% have no symptoms, and half of men don't have symptoms. Your health care provider can't tell you how long you've had chlamydia. It's not unusual for someone to enter a relationship with chlamydia, and for neither partner to know they're infected until they are screened.For that reason, you should get tested for STDs whenever you have a new partner.Yes, you can get chlamydia, or first get chlamydia symptoms, four months after your partner did.
Can chlamydia remain dormant for years and cause false negative test when they swab your cervix?
Although you can have chlamydia without having symptoms, it doesn't stay dormant. It's detectable through testing even if you don't have symptoms.
Does chlamydia lay dormant after antibiotics?
Chlamydia does not remain "dormant." A person can have chlamydia for years without having symptoms, but the infection is active during that time, and can be transmitted and can cause damage, even if the patient doesn't notice any pain, discharge, or unusual symptoms.
How long can a male have chlamydia without having symptoms?
You shouldn't go at all. You need to make an appointment with your doctor as soon as possible before it spread or gets worse.
Can a female be have chlamydia without symptoms for a couple of years and then develop symptoms?
Yes; it is developing into PID.
How is chlamydia related to HIV and AIDS?
No. Chlamydia is a bacterial infection that is sexually transmitted. HIV is the virus that causes AIDS.
Can having chlamydia once harm you?
Yes, having chlamydia once can harm you, but most people are cured of chlamydia without long-term effects.
Can people lie about having chlamydia?
It is not legal or ethical to lie about chlamydia, but, since someone can be infected without knowing and without having visible signs, it is possible to lie and say that you don't have chlamydia.
