0
How long can you have chlamydia without having abdominal pain?
Wiki User
∙ 10y ago
It is possible, and common, to have chlamydia without ever having abdominal pain, even if the infection has ascended higher in the reproductive tract to cause PID.
Wiki User
∙ 10y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
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 you get chlamydia from leaving NuvaRing in too long?
No, you get chlamydia from having sex with someone who has the germ.
When is chlamydia contagious and how long can you have it without knowing?
Chlamydia can be spread from the time you are infected. You can have it for years without knowing.
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.
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.
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 a female test negative for chlamydia after having it for a long time?
The test for chlamydia remains reliable even if someone has been infected for years. Unlike syphilis, long term infection doesn't give a false negative result. However, a certain percentage of people appear to clear chlamydia infection on their own, so it's possible to have chlamydia in the past but test negative now even without taking treatment.
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.
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.
Is chlamydia an acute disease?
Chlamydia can be a chronic or temporary disease. Ideally, a patient quickly learns about the infection and gets treatment; this treatment is completely curative and long-term infection will not occur. In addition, some patients will clear chlamydia without antibiotics, although nobody infected with chlamydia should avoid antibiotics. If chlamydia is left untreated, it can cause chronic complications, but these complications may persist after chlamydia is cleared with effective treatment. Lastly, it's possible to have untreated chlamydia for years without knowing. In that sense, chlamydia may be chronic.
Can you get chlamydia from a person who had it before?
No, you can not catch chlamydia from someone that is not infected. You can only get chlamydia by having intimate contact with someone who has chlamydia. If you and your partner don't have it, you can't catch it from each other.
How long can chlamydia live on your finger?
Chlamydia can live on your finger for just a few minutes.
