Why did I test positive for chlamydia but my partner tested negative?

If someone tested positive for chlamydia and their sexual partner tested negative, there are a few possibilities that could make this happen. – As most people do not have symptoms it is possible the person could have had chlamydia from a previous relationship and has not passed it to their partner yet.

Can chlamydia show up 2 years later?

Most people who have chlamydia don’t notice any symptoms. If you do get symptoms, these usually appear between 1 and 3 weeks after having unprotected sex with an infected person. For some people they don’t develop until many months later. Sometimes the symptoms can disappear after a few days.

Can you be positive for chlamydia and your partner be negative?

The short answer Yes, it is possible to contract a STI from someone who tested negative (for the STIs that they were tested for)… if (and only if!) they were positive for an STI that they weren’t tested for.

Can you have chlamydia for years and not test positive?

The majority of people who have chlamydia don’t experience any symptoms at all. And even if you do have symptoms, they may not show up for anywhere from 1 week to 3 or more months after the infection’s been transmitted to you through sexual intercourse.

What causes false positive chlamydia tests?

In other words, a few people may be falsely diagnosed with chlamydia when they in fact have another infection or nothing at all. Occasional false results may be due to mistakes in taking the specimen and running the test, or because of contamination in the laboratory environment.

Can dormant chlamydia be passed on?

Can Chlamydia Lay Dormant And Be Passed On? Because chlamydia can be dormant for years without being symptomatic, infected persons may easily transmit the disease to sexual partners without knowing.

Can Chlamydia lie dormant for years?

Chlamydia can lie dormant in the body for many years causing a low grade infection without symptoms. It could potentially flare up to cause a symptomatic infection, especially if there is an alteration in the persons immune system, such as a severe cold or flu, cancer or some other severe illness.

Can chlamydia be dormant and test negative?

So, while it is possible to be positive for an STD and test negative, this is usually in the initial “Window Period” and not due to the STD being dormant in your body. Dormant STDs can still be affecting your health even if you are not experiencing symptoms.

What if my partner tests positive for chlamydia?

The most important thing to remember is that you and your partner both need to get medical care as soon as possible. If you and your partner have already had sex, stop having sex until you can both get tested. Talk to a doctor. You will probably need to take medicine as part of your treatment.

Why am I still testing positive for chlamydia?

Chlamydial infection occasionally persists due to treatment failure, but repeat positivity upon retesting is most often due to reinfection from an untreated sexual partner or an infected new partner [4, 5].

Will dormant chlamydia show up test?

A significant number of men do not typically show symptoms for STDs such as chlamydia although they are very capable of spreading the disease. Even though they are generally asymptomatic or dormant, they will still test positive for the STD. Most STDs that are in a dormant stage can be detected with a test.

What happens if you have chlamydia for 3 years?

Can Chlamydia, if left untreated for 3 or more years, turn into Syphilis? No. Chlamydia won’t turn into syphilis if it’s left untreated for a long period of time. But it can cause PID — pelvic inflammatory disease — in women.

Do I need to test my partner if I have chlamydia?

A typical practice in healthcare with Chlamydia is this: when your doctor prescribes you a treatment, they ask for your partner’s name and give you a prescription for him as well. In other words, if you know you have only had one partner when you contracted the infection, it is that partner who has the infection, and there’s no need for testing.

What are the chances of chlamydia being false positive in monogamy?

Chlamydia in monogamous relationship. It really depends on the swab test done. Some of the older tests have a false positive rate of 3 to 5 \%. Find out if your test was the old elisa test or one or the newer tests like the GEN-Probe. Take care.

Can Chlamydia be transmitted other than sexually?

If your partner transmitted Chlamydia to you when he did really test negative for it before now — it can’t be transmitted other than sexually — then you may need to deal with the fact that he may not have been not monogamous.

How do I get treatment for chlamydia?

Any of those things are the biggest possibilities of what’s up here. A typical practice in healthcare with Chlamydia is this: when your doctor prescribes you a treatment, they ask for your partner’s name and give you a prescription for him as well.