Asymptomatic Chlamydia for a long period of time
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Dear Ask The Doctor: Hello, I am a 32 year old male who recently tested positive for a chlamydia infection. I have since taken antibiotics and cleared up the infection (was retested). However I had had NO sexual contact whatsoever, in fact I had had ZERO intimate contact AT ALL. I asked about the validity and accuracy of the test and was told that almost certainly the test was correct. Now i've been told that the ONLY way that a male can contract this type of infection is through sexual contact. So how is it that I tested positive for it? I'm sick of medical personnel looking at me like i'm crazy. Please help. Thank you.
Dear Mr.: Chlamydia is the most commonly reported sexual transmitted disease in the United States, estimated at 4 million infections annually, with rates higher than 10% in sexually active adolescent females. In a high percentage of cases there are no symptoms, and then those individuals (men 25%-50% and women 70%-80%) can have Chlamydia for a long period of time without knowing it, several months or a year after the sexual intercourse. When you go to the doctor, he will order diagnostic tests that may include cultures or sending urine to the laboratory to determine if you are infected. The doctor may also test you for other sexually transmitted diseases because many patients with Chlamydia also have other infections such as gonorrhea or trichomonas. |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 05 May 2010 )
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