how can you tell if you have clamydia?

Question

see...in the past couple of months...it sometimes burns when i go to the bathroom...unusual bleedings...discomfort sometimes not all the time...and white bumps in the inside flap area.... drippings...i always think i have to got to the bathroom or i peaed myself...but i didnt just this think white goop...its disgusting..i so need to see the doctor...i hope i dont have...my parents cant take it....ive never had sex with someone ...im a virgin in that area...but i did masturbate once when i was 15 or 16....my parents wont believe me...theyll think i did it with someone.... but i didnt ive never had it...should i just say...i need to go to the doctor..im so lost...i feel like if my parents find out...if i do have it...theyll disown me...im lost and im scared....im 17 by the way...just in case you wanted to know....please help....thank you...

IVE NEVER HAD SEX.....

and of course im not that stupid....now....

Answer 1

Chlamydia is mainly passed through sexual activity. Vaginal or anal sex with an infected partner and oral sex, although this is less common. You can also get it from sharing sex toys and touching parts of the body with fingers (for example, chlamydia often occurs in the eyes).

2/3 of women and 1/2 of men who have chlamydia have no symptoms at all; others have symptoms so mild they aren't noticeable. Some symptoms in women can include an unusual vaginal discharge, pain or a burning sensation when passing urine, bleeding between periods, pain during sex or bleeding after sex and low abdominal pain sometimes with nausea.

Answer 2

Self-diagnosis is not a good way to go. Consult your doctor, who is bound by law to confidentiality.

You haven't had sex ... so why do you think you have a sexually-transmitted disease? Doesn't make sense really, does it?

By the way, next time something like that is happening to your body, do yourself a favour and don't wait a couple of months in fear to get it looked after. Know your body and take care of yourself.

Answer 3

sounds like u may have a uti and just for your info unless you give permission the doctor cant tell your parents what they treat u for. and if u fell comfotable the doc can tell if your stil a virgin and pass it on to your parents but plz dont wait make an appointment and if u dont want to involve them try a family planning clinic in your area

Answer 4

go see your Dr. by law he cannot tell anything to your parents, it the patient confidentiality rule...if that is not possible try planned parenthood for some free testing possibilities good luck and i hope everything works out for you...remeber know one needs to know

P.S. please use condoms if you are going to have sex or wait until you are older...life is too precious for 10 minutes of fun!!!

Answer 5

Introduction to Symptoms of Chlamydia:

Chlamydia is known as a "silent" disease because three quarters of infected women and half of infected men have no symptoms. The infection is frequently not diagnosed or treated until complications develop.

In women, the bacteria initially attack the cervix (opening to the uterus) and the urethra (urine canal). The few women with symptoms might have an abnormal vaginal discharge or a burning sensation when urinating. When the infection spreads from the cervix to the fallopian tubes, some women still have no signs or symptoms; others have lower abdominal pain, low back pain, nausea, fever, pain during intercourse, and bleeding between menstrual periods. Whenever the infection spreads past the cervix into the upper reproductive system, permanent and irreversible damage can occur.

Men with signs or symptoms might have a discharge from the penis and a burning sensation when urinating. Men might also have burning and itching around the opening of the penis or pain and swelling in the testicles, or both. (Source: excerpt from Chlamydia-Disease Information: DSTD)

Because chlamydial infection does not make most people sick, you can have it and not know it. Those who do have symptoms may have an abnormal discharge (mucus or pus) from the vagina or penis or pain while urinating. These early symptoms may be very mild. Symptoms usually appear within one to three weeks after being infected. Because the symptoms may be mild or not exist at all, you might not seek care and get treated.

The infection may move inside the body if it is not treated. There, it can cause pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) in women and epidydimitis in men, two very serious illnesses.

C. trachomatis can cause inflamed rectum and inflammation of the lining of the eye ("pink eye"). The bacteria also can infect the throat from oral sexual contact with an infected partner. (Source: excerpt from Chlamydial Infection, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID)

Can Chlamydial Infection Affect a Newborn Baby? A baby who is exposed to C. trachomatis in the birth canal during delivery may develop an eye infection or pneumonia. Symptoms of conjunctivitis or "pink eye," which include discharge and swollen eyelids, usually develop within the first 10 days of life.

Symptoms of pneumonia, including a cough that gets steadily worse and congestion, most often develop within three to six weeks of birth. Doctors can treat both conditions successfully with antibiotics. Because of these risks to the newborn, many doctors recommend that all pregnant women get tested for chlamydial infection. (Source: excerpt from Chlamydial Infection, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID)

As many as 85 percent of women with chlamydial infections are asymptomatic; 40 percent of infected men report no symptoms. (Source: excerpt from Sexually Transmitted Diseases Statistics, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID)

In both men and women, chlamydial infection may cause an abnormal genital discharge and burning with urination. In women, untreated chlamydial infection may lead to pelvic inflammatory disease, one of the most common causes of ectopic pregnancy and infertility in women. Many people with chlamydial infection, however, have few or no symptoms of infection (Source: excerpt from Sexually Transmitted Diseases, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID)

Symptoms of chlamydia include abnormal genital discharge which appear within 1 to 3 weeks after exposure. However, half of infected women and 25 percent of infected men may have no symptoms whatsoever. Chlamydia in women can cause pelvic inflammatory disease and thus potential infertility, inflamed rectum (proctitis), and inflammation of the lining of the eye (conjunctivitis). Laboratory tests can confirm presence of chlamydial infection and distinguish it from gonorrhea, another common and often accompanying STD. (Source: excerpt from Chlamydia: NWHIC)

Men and women with chlamydial infections may experience abnormal genital discharge or pain during urination. These early symptoms may be absent or very mild, but if they occur, they will do so within 1 to 3 weeks of exposure. One of every two women and one of every four infected men may have no symptoms at all. As a result, the disease is often not diagnosed until complications develop. In addition to pelvic inflammatory disease (see above), chlamydia can cause an inflamed rectum and conjunctivitis (inflammation of the lining of the eye). The bacteria have also been found in the throat as a result of oral sexual contact with an infected partner. (Source: excerpt from Chlamydia: NWHIC)


List of symptoms of Chlamydia:
The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Chlamydia includes those listed below. Note that Chlamydia symptoms usually refers to various symptoms known to a patient, but the phrase Chlamydia signs may refer to those signs only noticable by a doctor:

No symptoms - many cases are asymptomatic (as many as 85% of female cases and 40% of male cases)
Vaginal discharge
Penile discharge
Anal discharge
Pain while urinating
Light vaginal bleeding
Vaginal bleeding after intercourse
Symptoms of a milder chronic infection:
Yellow vaginal discharge
Smelly vaginal discharge
Lower abdominal pain
Lower back pain
Lower abdominal pain worse during menstruation
Lower back pain worse during menstruation
Spotting
Spotting after sex