Chlamydia - Sexually Transmitted Diseases Message Board

madmom · 03-27-2004, 06:48 PM

Yesterday...I went in for my pap smear results and I found out that I have chlamydia. I am very scared because I know that this disease can cause infertility in woman. I have taken the a one dose of antiboditc to help cure this..I don't know how long I could have had this maybe for 7 mos. I didn't notice any symptons.......but I have noticed that my menustral period has skipped one month and then this month it hasn't come down at the date it was supposed to. Does that has anything to do with the disease? Also, I have had lower ********s for almost 2 years but I am a overweigh person and these ********s come when I am either doing housework or carrying something that is heavy..The thing is I am scared that I may have damage from this disease and I wanted to know if anybody has encountered this problem with this disease and how long they had it before the realized it has cause infertility damage. Really, I'm just worried and I have only told the person who I know who have given this to me and no one else. Can anybody share their experience with this and leave me in comfort.

Magnetic · 03-28-2004, 06:04 PM

You should discuss these questions with your doctor. The disease does not always cause such problems, but speculating here about what may or may not have happened will not change what may or may not have happened to you. If things do not appear normal with you, ask a doctor if thinks chlamydia might be responsible.

Weeping Willow · 03-30-2004, 11:58 PM

In June I was diagnosed w/ chlamydia. I have no idea how long I had it and had no symptoms of it. My period came early and was extremely heavy. I bled for 1 1/2 months and was almost hospitalized for it. I'm sure it was from the chlamydia. My doc said it can live in the cervix for years w/o doing any damage or someone could have it just a few weeks and it do some major damage. I'm no MD but my guess is since you were having no major problems (pain, fever, etc...) that it didn't do much if any damage. Untreated chlamydia can cause PID and untreated PID can cause infertility. Can cause being the key words. It doesn't always. Look up PID on a search engine and read up on it. Your best bet would be a trip back to the doc in a couple months to see if it is gone and to see if any damage was done. Good luck.

Weeping Willow · 03-31-2004, 12:00 AM

BTW........If I were a betting woman I would bet I had it for almost 2 years before it was caught. I had an u/s in Jan and all my reporductive parts are just fine.

madmom · 03-31-2004, 07:52 PM

Thanks weeping willow for the message. What I wanted to know, when you were first diagnois with this, did you worry alot? Did antiboitics clear this up the first time? How do the doctor determined if it is all cleared up? Actually, I worry alot and I wonder how long I could have had it but I wouldn't say no more than a year. I have to go for a follow up appointment so I will talk to my doctor about these issues. Also, I have had regular menustral periods up until this month and one other month that I have missed, other than that no irregular bleeding or anything. thanks anyway.