What happens if you get treated for chlamydia but don't have it?
Chlamydia can spread to your uterus and fallopian tubes if it goes untreated for a long time. This can cause you to have pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). PID can cause permanent damage that leads to pain, infertility, or ectopic pregnancy.
Can chlamydia go away if u don't get antibiotics?
What happens if you don't seek treatment? If you take your antibiotics as directed, chlamydia is likely to go away. But if it's left untreated, it can cause a few complications.
Can someone without chlamydia give it to you?
It can happen even if no one cums. The main ways people get chlamydia are from having vaginal sex and anal sex, but it can also be spread through oral sex. Rarely, you can get chlamydia by touching your eye if you have infected fluids on your hand.
How long after chlamydia treatment are you contagious?
It is intended for sex partners of persons who have Chlamydia infection. RESUMING SEXUAL ACTIVITY STOP having sex with others until you take the medicine, and DO NOT have sex for the next 7 days after taking the medicine. It takes 7 days for the medicine to work in your body and cure Chlamydia infection.
Does chlamydia stay in your body forever?
Does chylamedia stay in the body even if its been cured? Nope! Chlamydia is easily cured with antibiotics. Chlamydia is a bacterial infection (like strep throat or an ear infection), which means that once you've been treated and tested negative for it (to make sure the antibiotics worked), it's gone.
Can you have chlamydia for 10 years?
How long can you have chlamydia for? An untreated chlamydia infection can persist for several years. Although this goes for both men and women, it is believed that men are less likely to carry the bacteria for several years. If you remain infected for a long time you have an increased risk of complications.
Do you automatically get chlamydia if you sleep with someone who has it?
You can get chlamydia by having sex with someone who has it. “Having sex” means having anal, oral, or vaginal sex. If you are a pregnant woman who has chlamydia, you can pass the infection to your baby.
Can I test positive for chlamydia and my partner negative?
A: It is quite common for one partner to test positive and the other negative, even if they have been having sex without condoms. Mostly this is explained by luck and the role of other risk factors.
How long can a woman have chlamydia without knowing?
Most people who have chlamydia don't notice any symptoms. If you do get symptoms, these usually appear between 1 and 3 weeks after having unprotected sex with an infected person. For some people they don't develop until many months later. Sometimes the symptoms can disappear after a few days.
Can you still test positive for chlamydia after treatment?
Even if you finish your treatment and the chlamydia is totally gone, it's possible to get a new chlamydia infection again if you're exposed in the future. Chlamydia doesn't always cause any symptoms and isn't a one-time-only deal. So use condoms and get tested regularly.