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I just had my yearly check up last week,they did a chlamydia test because the doc noticed discharge and redness and suggested it be done. I got called in for the results less than a week later, positive for chlamydia I've never been diagnosed with any std's so I was a bit confused. I know it is sexually transmitted, but I the doc said it is not dormant for a long time. I confronted my husband and he tells me has not been unfaithful. Unless chlamydia has been dormant in me or my husband for at least 5 1/2 years I don't understand how else I could've got it.I have been faithful and he claims he has been to , so how did I get it? He will be getting tested soon. I asked the doc if it was possible they made a mistake with the test,he says no. But he also said it is also possible I could've had it last year and was not tested properly. Anyone have any advice or knowledge,please??

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All things are possible, but chlamydia is not known for hiding around, as HPV can do. If your husband tests clean, he may even suspect that you cheated(though if the bacteria has gone "underground" and there is no discharge, it might not be detected), so he needs to know that the test really proves nothing. The first thing you both need to do, of course, is to get treated. You may then need to have to have a talk and try to resolve the issues regarding fidelity. If neither of you confesses, then you will either have to trust each other and assume one of you caught this in some freaky manner, or accept that one of you has been unfaithful.
[quote] I just had my yearly check up last week,they did a chlamydia test because the doc noticed discharge and redness and suggested it be done. I got called in for the results less than a week later, positive for chlamydia... [/quote]

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thanks for your reply Jeffrey. My husband will be getting tested this week. I know I have been faithful, and he says he has too....but it still makes me wonder. I have two children and I don't remember if they test you for std's when your pregnant. I vaguely remember being tested for something and it was negative and it was while I was married.
I have already been treated with a shot of ???(don't remember the name) and 1 dose of Zithromax. I assume I am "cured" from this??I have read that we should both get tested again before having sexual intercourse again to prevent from passing chlamydia back to each other. Now to wait for his results.
[quote] All things are possible, but chlamydia is not known for hiding around, as HPV can do. If your husband tests clean, he may even suspect that you cheated(though if the bacteria has gone "underground" and there is no discharge, it might not be detected), so he needs to know that the test really proves nothing... [/quote]

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The antibiotics should clean things up in a few days, but if the doc wants to restest, then follow his/her wishes. Certainly don't have unprotected sex, oral or vaginal, until after he is treated.

I can't really comment any more on how you got this. It is not impossible to catch this by non-sexual means...but pretty close. Your mixed feelings are understandable....you may consider discussing this with a trusted friend or a counselor to help you. At the least, if he did cheat, this might be enough to get him to stop. If he didn't cheat, displaying any lack of trust will be unfair and he may come to resent it.

No easy answers.....


[quote] thanks for your reply Jeffrey. My husband will be getting tested this week... [/quote]

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I got called in to see a sex/health nurse the other day. According to state law here if you test positive for chlamydia, they request a blood test for syphillis and Hiv so I got that done. She also informed me that unless both partners were virgins before marriage (which both my husband and I were not)anything can come back to haunt you. She said it is very possible I had or my husband had the chlamydia before we started dating. She said the reason they probably caught it was because my cervix must've been very soft. She also said chlamydia is an anti-body, does not live in the vagina and does not live in the penis but lives in the sperm. So that's what I learned and I feel better about the whole situation. She explained things better than the doc who found the chlamydia. For now my husband will get treated and we will just move on.thanks for listening!
[quote] The antibiotics should clean things up in a few days, but if the doc wants to restest, then follow his/her wishes. Certainly don't have unprotected sex, oral or vaginal, until after he is treated... [/quote]