How long can a person carry chlamydia?

Symptoms can occur within 2-14 days after infection. However, a person may have chlamydia for months, or even years, without knowing it.

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How long can you have chlamydia from?

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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How long can you be a carrier of chlamydia?

Being tested means that you can be treated, and the proper treatment will help clear up a chlamydial infection in a matter of weeks. On the other hand, if you don't get tested or don't see a healthcare provider for treatment, chlamydia can live in the body for weeks, months, or even years without being detected.

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Can chlamydia lie dormant for years?

Because chlamydia can be dormant for years without being symptomatic, infected persons may easily transmit the disease to sexual partners without knowing. The ability to lie dormant may also be a reason why chlamydia is so good at hiding in the digestive system despite being eradicated elsewhere.

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Can a couple have chlamydia for years?

A person can have chlamydia for years without experiencing any symptoms of the disease. In some cases, however, some symptoms might occur. These symptoms vary based on the gender of the infected person. Women and men may experience symptoms of this infection in different ways.

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How did I get chlamydia and my partner didn t?

As most people do not have symptoms, it is possible the person (who tested positive) could have had chlamydia/gonorrhea from a previous relationship, and has not passed it to their partner yet. It is never 100% that you will pass an STI when you have sex.

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Can a man have chlamydia for 10 years without knowing?

Symptoms can occur within 2-14 days after infection. However, a person may have chlamydia for months, or even years, without knowing it.

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What is late stage chlamydia?

Late-stage chlamydia refers to an infection that has spread to other parts of the body. For example, it may have spread to the cervix (cervicitis), testicular tubes (epididymitis), eyes (conjunctivitis), or throat (pharyngitis), causing inflammation and pain.

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Can chlamydia show up after 10 years?

Chlamydia can lie dormant for months or years and it is often detected through screening and routine sexual health testing.

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Can you test negative for chlamydia if your partner has it?

In some cases, a person may also have a false-negative test result. This can happen if they test too soon after exposure. For example, if a person tests the day after sex with a partner who has chlamydia, the bacteria may not have had the chance to grow to detectable levels.

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Can you just be a carrier of chlamydia?

Because chlamydia infections often cause no symptoms, individuals who have one may not seek medical attention or get treated for it. However, anyone who is infected with chlamydia can pass it to other people, who can, in turn, pass it to others.

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Can you have chlamydia for years and not pass it on?

Chlamydia is one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases in the UK. In 2018 alone, 49% of all new diagnoses of STDs were Chlamydia. A possible reason for this is that the Chlamydia can lay dormant for many years without the carrier knowing.

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Can a woman have chlamydia for 3 years and not know?

Young, sexually active females need testing every year. Most people who have chlamydia don't know it. Often the disease has no symptoms. You can pass chlamydia to others without knowing it.

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What are 5 symptoms of chlamydia?

Symptoms of chlamydia can appear in both men and women, including:
  • pain or burning while peeing.
  • pain during sex.
  • lower belly pain.
  • abnormal vaginal discharge (may be yellowish and have a strong smell)
  • bleeding between periods.
  • pus or a watery/milky discharge from the penis.
  • swollen or tender testicles.

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Would I know if I had chlamydia after 2 years?

The majority of people who have chlamydia aren't aware of any signs or symptoms, even after several months or years with infection. Nonetheless the impact of untreated chlamydia can be serious for women, causing significant damage to the reproductive organs.

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Can you have chlamydia for 5 years and not know it?

“You could have chlamydia for years and not know it,” Ravi says. “That's one of the scariest parts about it-people will say 'I haven't had sex in a long time' and I have to explain that they won't always have symptoms.”

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How can a man tell if he has chlamydia?

Signs and symptoms of chlamydia in men
  • Discharge from the penis. If discharge from the penis is white, cloudy, or watery, then you could be presenting a symptom of chlamydia.
  • Pain when urinating. ...
  • Itching, stinging, or burning of the penis. ...
  • Rectal pain, discharge, or bleeding. ...
  • Eye inflammation. ...
  • Sore throat. ...
  • Painful testicles.

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What happens if a guy has chlamydia for a long time?

If left untreated, chlamydia can cause pelvic inflammatory disease in women, which can lead to chronic pain and infertility. In men, untreated chlamydia can cause pain and swelling in one or both testicles.

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Can chlamydia come back by itself?

Thankfully, it's also curable. But new research suggests that for some people, curing chlamydia doesn't prevent reinfection, even if they're not exposed to it again. Apparently the disease can live inside your gut, and reinfect you out of the blue.

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Why do I keep getting chlamydia?

There are a few reasons why you might contract chlamydia a second time: The initial infection wasn't cured because the course of antibiotics wasn't completed as directed. A sexual partner transmitted chlamydia to you. You used a sex toy that was contaminated with chlamydia.

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Is it harder for a man to get chlamydia?

Previous data suggest that females are more likely to contract Chlamydia trachomatis from infected males than males are likely to contract it from females.

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Is it easy for a man to get chlamydia from a woman?

We found that 76% of males and 77% of females tested positive for chlamydia by NAAT when their partners tested positive. Infection in males was significantly more likely when their female partner reported vaginal discharge or when their female partner had signs of cervicitis on physical examination.

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How long does it take to test positive for chlamydia?

A doctor can test for chlamydia by swabbing the vagina, cervix, rectum, or throat, or by taking a urine sample. 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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What are 5 symptoms of chlamydia in men?

Chlamydia symptoms in men
  • Small amounts of clear or cloudy discharge from the tip of your penis.
  • Painful urination.
  • Burning and itching around the opening of your penis.
  • Pain and swelling around your testicles.

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How long can chlamydia be dormant and test negative?

This is because the bacteria needs enough time to multiply within your body in order for it to reach a detectable level when taking a chlamydia test. For chlamydia this is often 14 days. If you test before that 14 days is over, you may test negative, but you could still pass the bacteria on following your test.

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