i have been with my boyfriend for six years. i asked him if he has been with anybody else and of course he says no he swears, i believe him he dosent go anywhere but work and then home. my question is can you get chlaymidia another way besides having sex with someone else could one of us have had it before and it come back or can it be caused by another infection. i wanna believe him, i know i havent been with anyone else. please help me find the answer.
2007-03-18 20:32:44 · 7 answers · asked by smashley 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ STDs
Like any bacterial and ANY sexually transmitted disease (even AIDS), it only takes one time....
Heres some more info:
Chlamydia is the most frequently reported bacterial sexually transmitted disease in the United States. In 2004, 929,462 chlamydial infections were reported to CDC from 50 states and the District of Columbia. Under-reporting is substantial because most people with chlamydia are not aware of their infections and do not seek testing. Also, testing is not often done if patients are treated for their symptoms. An estimated 2.8 million Americans are infected with chlamydia each year. Women are frequently re-infected if their sex partners are not treated.
Chlamydia can be transmitted during vaginal, anal, or oral sex. Chlamydia can also be passed from an infected mother to her baby during vaginal childbirth.
2007-03-18 20:39:17 · answer #1 · answered by Chillyboy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know if you can get it another way from some other kind of contact other then sex, but i do know that a majority of people that get chlamydia, get it from sex. I would watch my boyfriend if i was you, he may have been sleeping around on you, and of course he is going to deny any cheating allegations up and down.
2007-03-18 21:19:25 · answer #2 · answered by sincity usa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes if they have more then 1 sexual partner or if you were not their first and they had it before having sex with you. If he was properly treated for it then it will not come back unless he gets a new infection. I have worked with std's and i have never seen one come back on its own.
2007-03-18 22:15:51 · answer #3 · answered by resqshanna 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He might have had it before meeting you, but I'm almost certain that you got it from him. He must have slept with somebody else at some point in time.
2007-03-19 13:16:57 · answer #4 · answered by jimbell 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no he cheated, i am sorry, but you aren't going to get this from a friendly handshake or kissing. the only other way to get it without having sex is if his mother gave it to him when she delivered. but maybe he had it already, and you just happened to get screened for it 6 yrs. later
2007-03-18 20:50:37 · answer #5 · answered by brittany d 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Of course you could get it.. it's a giving that never stop giving... one can give it to the other!
2007-03-18 20:36:52 · answer #6 · answered by WO LEE 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is called a "silent disease."...he may've already had it before meeting you.
http://www.cdc.gov/std/Chlamydia/STDFact-Chlamydia.htm
2007-03-19 02:33:51 · answer #7 · answered by Bonnie Lynn 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋