What are the chances that chlamydia and gonorrhea affected your fertility?

Answer 1

It depends on the length of time without treatment. You need to see a doctor and possible have a laproscopy which is an out patient surgery option. An incision is made above the bellybutton and a small camera is inserted to see the reporductive organs and to check for scaring of the reproductive organs.

Answer 2

Among women with chlamydia, 10 to 15% will have pelvic inflammatory disease. In many cases, they many not notice any symptoms although chlamydia is affecting their fertility. PID can happen quickly after infection with chlamydia.

Of those with PID, 20% may have scarring that affects fertility, and 9% may have future ectopic pregnancy.

So for every 100 women with chlamydia, two or three will be infertile and one to one and a half may have a future tubal pregnancy.

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Answer 3

Chlamydia affects fertility primarily by causing scarring in the small tubes of the reproductive system. It can also infect the testicles and directly affect sperm quality. In pregnant women, untreated chlamydia has been associated with pre-term delivery, and can spread to the newborn, causing an eye infection or pneumonia.

You should abstain from vaginal sex or use contraception if you don't want to get pregnant. Untreated chlamydia and gonorrhea can cause scarring which can impair fertility, but a history of gonorrhea and/or chlamydia doesn't mean you can't get pregnant.

Answer 4

Chlamydia and gonorrhea can cause pelvic inflammatory disease, which can cause scarring that blocks the fallopian tubes and thereby causes infertility. The inside of a fallopian tube has the diameter of a hair, so the slightest bit of scar tissue there can easily cause a permanent blockage. As the tubes are so small in diameter, it is almost impossible to unblock them surgically because surgery itself will cause more scarring, which will cause more blockage. A similar affect can happen in males, with scarring of the epididymis. In addition, infection can affect the testes directly and affect the number and quality of sperm.

Answer 5

Untreated chlamydia and gonorrhea can cause scarring which can impair fertility, but a history of gonorrhea and/or chlamydia (even multiple times) doesn't mean you can't get pregnant.

Among women with chlamydia, 10 to 15% will have pelvic inflammatory disease. In many cases, they many not notice any symptoms although chlamydia is affecting their fertility.

Of those with PID, 20% may have scarring that affects fertility, and 9% may have future ectopic pregnancy.

So for every 100 women with chlamydia, two or three will be infertile and one to one and a half may have a future tubal pregnancy.

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Answer 6

If left untreated they can spread and cause pelvic inflammatory disease which can block fallopian tubes or the epididymis, reducing fertility.

Among women with chlamydia, 10 to 15% will have pelvic inflammatory disease. In many cases, they many not notice any symptoms although chlamydia is affecting their fertility.

Of those with PID, 20% may have scarring that affects fertility, and 9% may have future ectopic pregnancy.

So for every 100 women with chlamydia, two or three will be infertile and one to one and a half may have a future tubal pregnancy.

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Answer 7

It varies from person to person depending on their health and other factors. The range is approximately several months to several years. Studies show that a female can have PID and scarring from chlamydia without having any symptoms, and this more serious infection can happen within weeks of infection.

Most people infected are able to get the infection cured before infertility develops. Only 1 in 10 women with PID are infertile. Chlamydia can cause infertility in males, but that is less common.

The chlamydia infection is curable no matter how long you've had it, but any damage caused by chlamydia will not be reversed by antibiotics.

Because you can have chlamydia without knowing, and because it can cause damage before you know you have it, women should be tested at least once a year if they are 26 or younger, and should be tested if they have a new partner.

Answer 8

Among women with chlamydia, 10 to 15% will have pelvic inflammatory disease. In many cases, they many not notice any symptoms although chlamydia is affecting their fertility.

Of those with PID, 20% may have scarring that affects fertility, and 9% may have future ectopic pregnancy.

So for every 100 women with chlamydia, two or three will be infertile and one to one and a half may have a future tubal pregnancy.

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Answer 9

Among women with chlamydia, 10 to 15% will have pelvic inflammatory disease. In many cases, they many not notice any symptoms although chlamydia is affecting their fertility.

Of those with PID, 20% may have scarring that affects fertility, and 9% may have future ectopic pregnancy.

So for every 100 women with chlamydia, two or three will be infertile and one to one and a half may have a future tubal pregnancy.

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No. About 15% of women with chlamydia get PID, and 15-20% of them have resulting infertility. Most chlamydia does not result in infertility, but chlamydia is the most common reason for female infertility.