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My husband was diagnosed with Chlamydia. He didn't get it from me. And the only other person he's ever been with was his ex-wife. I keep reading that if you do show signs, it will be 1-30 days after you contract it. He was showing signs, that's why he went to the doctor. Is it possible for him to get it from bad hygiene? He says that's what the doctor told him could have happened. Has anyone else heard of that before?

I was with one other guy, but since then (2 yrs. ago), I've been checked. And like I said, if you have it, it wouldn't take 2 yrs. for symptoms to show up. Would it? No, I wasn't there when the doctor talked to him. He just told me that.

Answer 1

not from bad hygeine.Chlamydia ("kla-MID-ee-uh") is a curable sexually transmitted infection (STI). You can get chlamydial infection during oral, vaginal, or anal sexual contact with an infected partner. It can cause serious problems in men and women, such as penile discharge and infertility respectively, as well as infections in newborn babies of infected mothers.
Chlamydia is one of the most widespread bacterial STIs in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates 2.8 million people are infected each year.

CAUSE
Chlamydia is caused by bacteria called Chlamydia trachomatis.
SYMPTOMS
Chlamydia bacteria live in vaginal fluid and in semen. About 70 percent of chlamydial infections have no symptoms, thereby naming it the "silent" disease. Symptoms usually appear within 1 to 3 weeks after you are infected. Those who do have symptoms may have an abnormal discharge (mucus or pus) from the vagina or penis or experience pain while urinating. These early symptoms may be very mild.
The bacterial infection may move inside your body if it is not treated.


In women, bacteria can infect the cervix and urinary tract in women. If the bacteria move into the fallopian tubes, they can cause pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) .

In men, bacteria can infect the urinary tract and the epididymis, causing epididymitis (inflammation of the reproductive area near the testicles).
PID and epididymitis are both very serious illnesses.

C. trachomatis also can cause inflammation of your rectum and lining of your eye (conjunctivitis or "pink eye"). The bacteria also can infect your throat if you have oral sexual contact with an infected partner.

DIAGNOSIS
Chlamydia is easily confused with gonorrhea because the symptoms of both diseases are similar and the diseases can occur at the same time.
The most reliable ways to find out whether the infection is chlamydia are through laboratory tests.


A health care provider may collect a sample of fluid from the vagina or penis and send it to a laboratory that will look for the bacteria.

Another test looks for the bacteria in a urine sample and does not require a pelvic exam or swabbing of the penis. Results are usually available within 24 hours.
TREATMENT
If you are infected with C. trachomatis , your health care provider will probably give you a prescription for an antibiotic such as azithromycin (taken for one day) or doxycycline (taken for 7 days). Or, you might get a prescription for another antibiotic such as erythromycin or ofloxacin.
Health care providers may treat pregnant women with azithromycin, erythromycin, or sometimes with amoxicillin. Penicillin, which health care providers often use to treat some other STIs, won't cure chlamydia.

If you have chlamydia, you should

Take all your medicine, even after symptoms disappear, for the amount of time prescribed
Go to your health care provider again if your symptoms do not disappear within 1 to 2 weeks after finishing all your medicine
Not have sex until your treatment is completed and successful
Tell your sex partners that you have chlamydia so they can be tested and treated, if necessary
These steps will help you avoid being reinfected with the bacteria. Repeated infections may increase the risks for reproductive complications.

For updated information on treatment for chlamydia, read the CDC STD Treatment Guidelines.

PREVENTION
The surest way to avoid getting an STI is to not have sexual contact or to be in a long-term, mutually monogamous relationship with a partner who has been tested and is not infected. You can reduce your chances of getting chlamydia or giving it to your partner by using male latex condoms correctly every time you have sexual intercourse.
Health care experts recommend all sexually active women 25 years of age and younger get chlamydia screening tests annually. They recommend an annual screening test for older women with risk factors for chlamydia (a new sex partner or many sex partners). In addition, all pregnant women should have a screening test for chlamydia.

If you have genital symptoms like burning while urinating or have a discharge, you should stop having sexual intercourse and see your health care provider immediately.

COMPLICATIONS
Each year up to 1 million women in the United States develop PID, a serious infection of the reproductive organs. Twenty to forty percent of women with chlamydial infections that are not adequately treated may develop PID.
PID can cause scarring of the fallopian tubes, which can block the tubes and prevent fertilization from taking place. Researchers estimate that 100,000 women each year become infertile because of PID.

In other cases, scarring may interfere with the passage of the fertilized egg to the uterus during pregnancy. When this happens, the egg may attach itself to the fallopian tube. This is called ectopic or tubal pregnancy. This very serious condition can result in miscarriage and can cause death of the mother.

In men, untreated chlamydia may lead to pain or swelling in the scrotal area. This is a sign of inflammation of the epididymis. Though complications in men are rare, infection could cause pain, fever, and sterility.

Complications in newborns

A baby who is exposed to C. trachomatis in the birth canal during delivery may develop an eye infection or pneumonia. Symptoms of an eye infection, called conjunctivitis, include discharge in the eye and swollen eyelids and 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 3 to 6 weeks of birth. Health care providers can treat both conditions successfully with antibiotics. Because of these risks to the newborn, many providers recommend that all pregnant women get tested for chlamydia as part of their prenatal care

Answer 2

Unforuntately I went through the exact thing just story is a little different. I was diagnosed over 3 years ago with chlamydia, my fiance admtted that he had cheated, I certainly had not. But when they tested him he came back negative which I new had to be a mistake because you can't have chlamydia and have sex with your partner and not pass it on. I was treated for it, we worked things out and then 2 years later I was diagnoses with it again. I was furious and he swore he had done nothing. He once again tested negative. I talked to my gyno who informed me that some people can be carriers of chlamydia and may never test positive. He gave me a prescription for my fiance and told me to have his doctor do a blood test to check for the chlamydia antibodies which would show if it has been in his system even though he has tested negative. Lo and behold he came back positive. So the problem may be that you are the carrier and you need to have the same test ran. Unfortunately knowing that he is a carrier means I could have a positive test at any time. Just have your doctor check to see if you have the antibodies for it, if so, then you know that it is coming from you. Hope this helps.

Answer 3

Chlamydia is a venereal disease. Venereal diseases are CALLED venereal because they are so difficult to transmit, it takes the most intimate contact to transmit them.

While he may not have gotten it from you, he could very well have transmitted it TO you, so you need to get tested and treated ASAP, if you haven't already (I kinda infer yo've tested negative, which is why you know he didn't get it from you). Has his ex-wife been contacted to get herself tested and treated as well? If she's tested and it comes back negative, you may want to look at your husband's story again. POSSIBLY, if his ex was infected and wiped her infected genitals on a towel or some other surface then your husband IMMEDIATELY grabbed that towel or whatever and ground the tip of his penis in the infected areas on the towel, it is possible he got it that way, although that scenario is pretty unlikely. But why is he naked with his ex, sharing towels??

I'm not a doctor, but I had an ex-girlfriend call me while I was stationed in Germany and told me to go get tested for chlamydia. Since I knew I hadn't been with anyone since her before I left the States, I did get tested (Negative) and that's where I learned what I just let you know about.

Answer 4

Wake up and smell the antibiotics! Your husband got Chlamydia by having sex with an infected woman. Not only that but he lied to you about how he got and he may very well have given it to you. Go get tested STAT. Then it's time to sit down and have a serious discussion with him.

Answer 5

i am not trying to be offensive. But it is most likely that he got it from some other women. Maybe his ex. Chlamydia doesn't do anything to the guys. So he might have it for awhile. You should get checked up.

Answer 6

Odds are is that he did not get it from bad hygene. I am sorry to tell you that, but it is an STD and transmitted sexually. Did he tell you his doctor said that or were you there when he said it. Look up signs and symptoms on the web and that will give you a discription in laymens terms. I am a health care worker. Sorry.

Answer 7

No, the only way to get it is through sex. And unless he broke up with his wife 1-3 weeks ago, I am sorry but, he cheated on you. Make sure you get treated too, because it can cause many more problems in women than men. This website is great....

Answer 8

You can only get Chlamydia from sexual relations either by oral, vaginal or anal sex. Symptoms can take 1 to 3 weeks to show up.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

im sure lots of people wud like to thank doctor for his very informative reply.this is a fantastic website.and dear your husband has cheated on you i think. he would blame his ex wife wouldnt he.thats so convenient. go get tested then sort him out.best of luck.you deserve better dear.xx