If you have chlamydia is it possible to find out how long you have had it, and also when and how can you find out if it has done any damage?
2006-12-08 06:34:37 · 14 answers · asked by honeybell87 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ STDs
Just to inform everyone i am being treated for it, so i dont need them answers, i only want the answers to what i have asked please
2006-12-08 06:37:08 · update #1
i am not sure you can tell how long you have it. but get yourself treated fast
2006-12-08 06:36:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are clinical laboratory tests that can look at glucose and see what your glucose level was months before but for an infection the answer is no. Chlamydia like any infection does have a starting point and I would use the last few sexual encounters you have had as the starting point. I would also tell those partners that they may have chlamydia and they should be treated.
Generally Chlamydia is harmless if caught early on in the infection - the longer it has been in your body the greater the potential for damage.
I would discuss this with your physician and see what his clinical opinion is. It is too broad of a question to answer here.
2006-12-08 06:43:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Please see the internet content for greater info on Chlamydia. If Chlamydia isn't taken care of: with out scientific care, chlamydia an infection can unfold to different factors of the physique inflicting injury and extreme long-term well-being issues. In women folk, chlamydia could reason pelvic inflammatory affliction, that can carry approximately: * ectopic being pregnant (a being pregnant exterior the womb) * blocked fallopian tubes (the tubes which carry the egg from the ovaries to the womb), that can bring about decreased fertility or infertility * long-term pelvic soreness * early miscarriage or untimely start.
2016-10-17 23:57:27 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, there isn't anyway of knowing. I asked this very same question to a nurse at the GUM clinic. Her answer? When you try to get pregnant you will know if you experience any complications with your fallopian tubes if there is any damage. There's no need to worry about "how long" because once it's treated, it's gone.
You won't know if your fertility is affected until the time comes. Don't worry.
Or, if the other reason is because you have a partner and would like to know if he/she gave it to you. Don't bother. It's not worth wasting your time blaming someone else just be careful and always use a condom when having sense with someone who's sexual history you don't know.
2006-12-08 06:43:06 · answer #4 · answered by KD 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
No, but treatment is important once you find you have it. With each person, their signs and symptoms vary so it is difficult to tell how long you have had this outbreak.
Please be treated and abstain from sex during the treatments.
2006-12-08 06:37:06 · answer #5 · answered by bigmikejones 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont think so just that you have it and you are supposed to let everyone you have had sex with. (unless you have regular check ups and then go back to a clear one) if not tell the people its the responsible thing to do
2006-12-08 06:37:35 · answer #6 · answered by julie t 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No .. as it can lay dormant in women with no symptoms..it is the men that get them and should let there partners know...if you think you may have it get checked as it can stop you having children
2006-12-08 06:41:15 · answer #7 · answered by sophie 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
they can determine the amount of damage, but not the period of time you had it. however, the dr may make an educated guess based on the amount of damage done.
2006-12-09 02:53:53 · answer #8 · answered by pandora078 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you go to your doctor they can tell you lik me friend at work, if you do your won test you can'yt
2006-12-09 01:25:23 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
not really cause virus can live inside you for a "long time"
2006-12-08 06:35:56 · answer #10 · answered by flavorlicious 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋