diagnosed with Chlamydia,please help!! - Sexually Transmitted Diseases Message Board

jared88 · 06-05-2007, 01:50 PM

Earlier today I was diagnosed with Chlamydia. I had the treatment.

I got tested purely as a precaution, I had NO symptoms apart from the creamy discharge and slight red patch on my helmet, which I dont believe are serious symptoms??

Given my weak symptoms what are the chances of me being infertile due to this infection?

And how long would people recommend I didnt have sex for, the doctor said a week until it goes away but I want to make sure its gone and I wont pass it on!!

Any help would be greatly received.....I am really worried I may not be able to have children.

Thanks

kittywitty · 06-05-2007, 11:14 PM

The severity of the symptoms doesn't have anything to do with whether or not you'll become infertile. Also, not everyone has symptoms, although males usually do more so than females. The infertility depends on how long it was left untreated before you were diagnosed. The longer it's left untreated the more likely it will cause infertility. For a more specific answer, you might want to check with your doctor. It sounds like you haven't had it very long and you got treatment quickly? As for sex, you shouldn't have it until you're completely done with your treatment, don't miss any doses. I don't know what the treatment is for it now, but back when I had it (about 20 years ago), I had to take tetracycline (antibiotic) four times a day (every six hours) for a week. Good luck.

jared88 · 06-06-2007, 07:14 AM

This is the strange thing, I've had unprotected sex with four women......all of them unprotected on more than once occasion.

Three of them say they have all been tested after having sex with me and the other one was when I lost my virginity which was four years ago! But surely if i had caught it off her then the other girls after her would have had it??

What does that mean?!

kittywitty · 06-06-2007, 03:26 PM

Well, your being a guy, I'd say you definitely would have had some type of symptoms in a four-year time span. So, the first girl can obviously be ruled out. Did the other three come up positive for a STD when they got tested? If so, you might not want to sleep with them again. If you do, be sure to use a condom.

jared88 · 06-07-2007, 08:55 AM

This is the problem.....they all tell me they tested negative for everything. I'm trying really hard to remember when I first started getting the discharge, but I can't!!

Basically what I want to know are my chances of being infertile given that I have not had any painful symptoms of the Chlamydia??