How did I get chlamydia but my boyfriend didn t?

If one partner tests positive for chlamydia and the other does not, there are a few possible explanations: The positive test result could be incorrect. The negative test result could be incorrect. The chlamydia might not have transmitted from the person to their partner.

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How did I get chlamydia if my boyfriend doesn't have it?

How is that possible? Heather Corinna replies: If you had a partner before him for oral, vaginal or anal sex, that could be who you got it from and your current partner managed not to contract it from you (now or yet), or contracted it so recently that he isn't testing positive yet.

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How did I get chlamydia if my partner is clean?

your genitals coming into contact with your partner's genitals – this means you can get chlamydia from someone even if there's no penetration, orgasm or ejaculation. infected semen or vaginal fluid getting into your eye.

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How did I get chlamydia if my partner didn't cheat?

How did I get chlamydia if I didn't cheat? You can get chlamydia if your partner had vaginal, oral or anal sex with someone who was infected and then had sex with you.

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Can one person get chlamydia without the other person getting it?

It's important to know that chlamydia is not transmitted through casual contact (kissing or hugging, sharing food or drinks, or from toilet seats). The only way for chlamydia to be passed between people, apart from sexual contact, is from a pregnant person to their baby during childbirth.

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Is it possible for you to have chlamydia and your partner doesn t?

What if you test positive for chlamydia and your partner does not? Although chlamydia is highly contagious, it does not always transmit to a person's sexual partners. It is also possible to have a false-negative test result.

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Is it possible to test positive for chlamydia and your partner test negative?

You should know that you can still test positive and negative as a couple when cheating didn't take place. Historically, this has been known as a discordant STI result, and it refers to a situation where a sexually active couple receives different negative and positive diagnoses after taking an STI test.

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How did I get chlamydia in a faithful relationship?

How Is Chlamydia Spread? You can only get chlamydia from someone already infected with the STI; it's transmitted by vaginal, anal, or oral sex. If you've had it before, you can get reinfected with it, regardless if you were in contact with bodily fluids or not.

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Is he cheating if he gave me chlamydia?

In this situation when you're partner gives you an STI, it's easy to assume they cheated. If you have been totally faithful, you may assume that your partner acquired the infection while being unfaithful. Though it's possible they may have been intimate with someone else, it's also possible they never cheated at all.

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How do I know who gave me chlamydia?

For example, getting tested every time after gaining a new sexual partner can help you determine whether it's more or less likely that an STD was transmitted by that person, or by a previous sexual partner. Regular STD testing helps form a timeline to help you better identify the guilty sexual partner.

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Can chlamydia come from poor hygiene?

Chlamydia is an organism that has very specific requirements that allow it to exist in the cervix, urethra, and fallopian tube. (It also can also infect the cornea of the eye.) Because of these specific requirements, chlamydia cannot live outside the body, such as on toilet seats, bath towels or bed linens.

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Can UTI cause false positive chlamydia?

False-positive Chlamydiazyme results during urine sediment analysis due to bacterial urinary tract infections.

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How long does it take for chlamydia to show up in females?

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.

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Can faithful partners get STD?

To which your lover is likely to retort, “But you have a sexually transmitted infection. How can you claim you were not unfaithful?” Good question. But it's quite possible to contract an STI in a completely monogamous relationship.

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Should I break up with my boyfriend if he gave me an STD?

The decision to stay with your partner who gave you an STD is personal and depends on the dynamic in your unique relationship. Even if infidelity was the cause, you and your partner can move forward and re-establish a healthy relationship. At the same time, you have no obligation to stay with your partner, either.

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How did chlamydia start?

There is no accurate molecular clock by which to measure the evolution of C. trachomatis. The origins of both sexually transmitted and ocular C. trachomatis are unclear, but it seems likely that they evolved with humans and shared a common ancestor with environmental chlamydiae some 700 million years ago.

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Can you develop chlamydia on your own?

Fortunately, you can't contract chlamydia on your own because it spreads through sexual contact with other people. Chlamydia bacteria does, however, thrive in vaginal fluid, semen, and pre-ejaculate (the fluids that the penis may release before sexual climax).

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How do you tell my bf he gave me chlamydia?

Approach the conversation in a straightforward manner without being angry, frustrated, or upset. Pick a time when you won't be interrupted and a place where you can have a private conversation with your partner without others overhearing.

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Can you get an STI if both partners are clean?

Can you get an STD if both partners have no STDs? If both partners have been tested and are free of STDs then there is no chance of anyone catching anything. But being a virgin is no guarantee that you're free of STDs, getting tested at a clinic is the only way to know.

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How does my girlfriend have chlamydia?

How does someone get chlamydia? 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.

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How easy is it for guys to get chlamydia?

If you have unprotected sex with someone who has chlamydia, you're likely to catch the infection regardless of your gender. In this respect there is nothing to suggest that men are more likely to catch chlamydia.

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How long can chlamydia be dormant in a female?

Although some symptoms can appear within weeks of contact, there have been reports of chlamydia remaining dormant for over twenty years. If you have had recent sexual contact and wonder about chlamydia infections, don't hesitate to test. Listen to your body.

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Can BV turn into chlamydia?

For every one additional episode of BV, the risk of acquiring chlamydia and gonorrhea infections increased by 13% and 26%, respectively. A monotonic dose-response relationship was also noted between antecedent BV and subsequent chlamydia and gonorrhea infection.

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How long does it take for chlamydia to show up positive on a test?

If symptoms appear, they usually present within 7–21 days of exposure. A test can normally detect chlamydia within 1–2 weeks of exposure.

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