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.
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It's possible to develop symptoms after having chlamydia for a long time.
Yes, having chlamydia once can harm you, but most people are cured of chlamydia without long-term effects.
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.
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.
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.
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.
No, you get chlamydia from having sex with someone who has the germ.
Yes - you can have chlamydia and not have any symptoms and it is an STD which of course can be passed on. This does not and will not go away without proper treatment and if not treated properly it can cause serious problems for your future such as not being able to conceive. You as well as anyone you have slept with must be tested and treated. The following link is information on chlamydia that you must read: http://www.cdc.gov/std/Chlamydia/STDFact-Chlamydia.htm
Acute symptoms of chlamydia in females will go away within a couple of weeks of completing treatment. If chlamydia cause caused scarring and damage via PID, symptoms may be chronic and lifelong.
Chlamydia can be spread from the time you are infected. You can have it for years without knowing.
About 90 percent of women infected with Chlamydia do not have symptoms. Some symptoms will show up right away. Others may take days or week.
If you had chlamydia for a long period, you may have experienced complications of chlamydia such as pelvic inflammatory disease or epididymitis. Most people with chlamydia do not experience long-term complications. Talk to your health care provider for advice specific to your situation.