you had chlamydia for about four years, but never got tested , could your pap smear be abnormal considering that this disease has done it's damage. I did not think so but considering four year something would have to be abnormal. my friend had it four about four years I thought that this disease was invisible , she did not have an std test done her pap showed up abnormal. even though she had no symptoms.
2007-01-16 10:52:57 · 6 answers · asked by missy 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ STDs
Chlamydia commonly has no symptoms at all, so if someone fears they may have been exposed, it is important to get checked. The good news is that since it is a bacterial infection, it is treatable by antibiotics. It is so important to get checked because if left untreated chlamydia can lead to infertility by destroying the fallopian tubes to the point that fertilization can not occur in them. Antibiotics it the only way to get rid of it!
2007-01-16 11:02:44 · answer #1 · answered by Lolly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your friend thought she had chlamydia for 4 years, she would most likely be sterile. The bacteria will ruin her organs. It would not show up on a pap test. This test takes cells from your cervix to look for cancerous cells. If she had an abnormal test, it means she had abnormal cells. It could mean she also had HPV which is the virus that causes most cervical cancers. She needs a culture to test for chlamydia.
2007-01-16 18:58:47 · answer #2 · answered by Emily M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
going untreated can later affect a pap smear. She needs to consult her doctor, as to what the next step should be.
2007-01-16 18:56:00 · answer #3 · answered by kallmetigger 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that is most likily HPV (genital wart virus) that is making the pap show up abnormal.
2007-01-16 18:56:06 · answer #4 · answered by silentjealousy77 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It makes you infertile
2007-01-16 18:56:46 · answer #5 · answered by blackorkid1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
idk but it can make you sterile by scaring of the uterus
2007-01-16 19:37:15 · answer #6 · answered by banana 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋