Hello everybody i need help iam 27 yo and i am now depressed 🥲.
I had chlamydia last year treated with doxy 14 days. It was ok but 4 days ago same symptoms came back:
Burning urine Testicle pain inflammation
I did urine test negative i think im going to do sperm culture. I see my uro tomorrow i dont know if he will give me antibiotics. Pain is 7/10
I dont know what to do guys…
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So she didn't get poked with something she should have, and she got poked with something that she shouldn't have.
Did I tell her that chlamydia can truly harm fertility compared to the Covid vaccines? Ask me when I stop laughing at all of this.
So I (23F) got chlamydia from a guy that I really liked but it turned out he was just using me for sex and dumped me. Before I found out I actually went on to have another relationship with a guy (26M) who I passed the sti to. We broke up for other reasons, he told his best friend that I gave him chlamydia, and now I just feel like everyone is gonna know and they’re gonna look at me like a dirty cheap slut because I got chlamydia and passed it on. I just feel so much shame for ever getting chlamydia and I’m wondering if I’ll ever find anyone to love me after getting chlamydia. As men would you like to know if a girl you meet has ever had an sti? I mean I’m all treated now and I’m all clean, but just the thought that I once had an sti is just embarrassing to say the least. Please give me some sensible advice to help my current state😭
No sexual contact from February 2020 to August 2021.
Started noticing increased vaginal discharge in August 2021 but dismissed it since I haven't had sex in over a year.
Had a new sexual partner in September 2021, so I decided to get checked just for the heck of it. After a misdiagnosis and being prescribed two rounds of metronidazole with my symptoms just getting worse, I was finally tested for STDs in November and got a positive result for chlamydia. I was prescribed doxycycline twice a day for 10 days. My current partner got tested twice, and was negative each time.
My symptoms improved a lot, but I can't shake the feeling that I wasn't really cured. There's still a little bit of weird discharge and occasional hip and lower back pain, but it's not really that painful. I've gone back for a consult three times after I finished my meds, and each time I was made to feel I'm just being paranoid and was told to just retest in March because it's too early to retest now.
I haven't had sex since my diagnosis because I'm worried I might still have chlamydia, and I'm honestly just tired of going back and forth to the doctors at this point. Plus, for some reason all the doctors I've consulted tells me it's impossible that I've had chlamydia since January 2020 even though all the evidence says otherwise. They seem more convinced that someone is cheating.
TL;DR: Doctors tell me it's impossible my chlamydia wasn't cured with meds even though I still have mild symptoms. I finished taking doxycycline November 29, what's the best way to confirm that I'm cured by now?
Hi, just a reminder that even on Prep you can still get other STIs. Please make sure you get tested regularly, and have your kidney and liver tested for signs of stress.
Hi all, first post here (on Reddit in general. disclaimer: English isn't my first language)
My boyfriend told me he tested positive for Chlamydia and, of course, so did I, when I went to get tested afterwards.
Now here's the thing. He admitted he gave and received oral with a guy.... at the end of July 2021. His positive result came from the urethral swab, which, if I understand correctly, would mean that the other guy transmitted it via the throat? How likely is this?
Also, around two weeks ago, I had a burning sensation while peeing (which at the time I thought could be a UTI). This doesn't line up, if he got infected in July.
It just doesn't make sense to me and I don't know if I can believe he's being honest with me. I'm honestly contemplating if this big enough of a reason for me to break up with him.
Took 2 xans and had a couple beers then hit up this girl I've been talking to asking if she wants to come over
Take 2 more xans and have a beer and blackout
Wake up 14 hours not knowing what happened apparently she came brought some coke and we fucked
Get an sti test 2 days later as unsure if I wore a condom and I have chlamydia and gonorrhoea
Fuck me cunt
So I received unprotected oral from a guy who seems to sleep around quite a bit and we didn’t even have the STD talk before getting intimate (bit dumb, won’t do this in the future anymore)
Afterwards I had symptoms of weird “cramping” in the urinary track after peeing for a few weeks after the sex, I researched a little and thought it may be chlamydia. Anyways I decided to take the chlamydia and gonorrhea home swap test and did it and both came back negative.
It’s been 2 months and so far I haven’t had symptoms of anything.
Should I get the STD blood test to test something else? What would that be?
I was just diagnosed today. I've only had sex with my boyfriend for literally, years. I told my boyfriend today of the diagnosis, and he said the same thing, that he has only had sex with me as well.
Is it at all possible for me to get it; like self generating?
Okay so I really hope someone here can offer me some peace of mind because this is tearing me apart and stressing me out so much. I tested positive for chlamydia over a month ago and was treated with azithromycin 1g one dose. My symptoms never went away and have not have any unprotected sex at all since. So I got tested again several weeks after. I yet again tested positive and this time I opted for the 1 week of doxycyclone 100mg twice daily. I'm almost complete this course of antibiotics and an still having symptoms. Im freaking out so badly, am I resistant to treatment? I'm so uncomfortable down there and want it gone. I can't be stuck with this forever. Please someone help :(
Weird question I have gastritis but I also have chlamydia is it possible that the STD could be making me nauseous and making things worse I’m a 26 Male I’m worried about taking the antibiotic because I don’t wanna get more sick!
My partner of 3 years has tested positive for Chlamydia after claiming he was injected in a nightclub, he initially went to the gp about another health concern but brought this up. Is it possible to get chlamydia in this way? Or should I be worried about cheating.
At the end of December, I went to the doctor's office due to suspicion of being infected with chlamydia. I did not really have any real symptoms aside from my penis having a distinct smell. As expected, it came out positive and I had to take doxycycline two times a day for seven days. The smell was gone almost instantaneously, which made me confident the treatment was working. I took all doses as directed (although sometimes with a few hours of delay due to messed-up sleep patterns). On Tuesday the 4th of January, I took my last pill and crossed my fingers, but I still felt a slight burn on the tip of my penis after having urinated. This could without a doubt just be me convincing myself of feeling something that is not there. I contacted my doctor just to be sure, and I went back to the clinic on January 7th and provided multiple tests (swap and urine). Thus, the tests were conducted two days after the last dose. My doctor seemed very sure that the treatment should have killed everything, but alerted me that if there was still something present, he would consult experts and get back to me.
Today I opened the results online. All tests were negative aside from chlamydia. I was shocked because I actually started to believe I was just being paranoid...
After reading online, I found that doctors are not advised to test for chlamydia until a minimum of three weeks after the end of treatment due to the test being unreliable as it picks up on dead DNA from chlamydia.
This post is not me asking for medical advice - I will follow my doctor's instructions. However, I am interested in hearing if anyone else has gone through such rigorous treatment and still be positive - or if you tested positive even when you were later negative, etc.
This whole thing leaves me wondering what the heck will work if this stuff won't, especially given the high efficacy of Doxycyline. I am also wondering if I am simply resistant as I have had tuberculosis in the past which involves quite a bit of antibiotics. Thank you all in advance.
Hi everyone! So a little back story in order to help make this make sense:
Back in early September, I hooked up with a guy wo using protection. A week later, my vagina was itching and I had light green discharge. I got tested and was positive for chlamydia. I took Azithromycin and felt great! Early November rolls around, I took another std test to confirm if I still have chlamydia and I still did. My gynecologist gave me doxycycline which I took. I then got tested in early December and I tested negative for chlamydia.
Now almost a month after being tested negative and haven’t had sex, I noticed a yellow ish green discharge. I’m very worried because I don’t want to have chlamydia but I’ve been tested and took the appropriate antibiotics. Is it possible that I still have chlamydia? Please let me know, I’m tired of dealing with this :/
Essential here is the timeline that makes me think something is going on.
-August 9, last person before me that she has sex with. -August 27, she was tested for STD and came back negative with everything including chlamydia -September 10, we start dating -September 18, we had sex for the first time together. -Dec 13, she tests positive for my chlamydia after going to urgent care for pain in ovaries.
From what I have researched it takes symptoms 7–21 days to appear and a test can normally detect chlamydia within 1–2 weeks of exposure. (Is that correct?)
If I do the math the test for std in August 27 should have catches any STD but it didn’t.
Additionally, she claimed to have been somewhat highly sexually active this summer as her first time in June and last time in Aug with 5 different people. Which she claims all where 1 time occurrences. (It’s about a 30% chance that you'll pick up the infection from that one time sex with anyone who has chlamydia)
She is also very hesitant about reaching out to her previous partner (I can understand the embarrassment). But also makes me wonder if there is more that she is not telling me. Early on in our relationship she would be very outspoken about how many guys she had messaging her for sex or she would use for attention when she knew they just wanted sex. I though it was a red flag immediately and we did have arguments about it but she proved to me at the time that she understood her actions where not ok for the relationship we wanted to have. It’s something that seeded a bit of doubt into me in the beginning about her loyalty.
She is my first sexual partner and my first relationship too. So I highly sure the chlamydia didn’t come from me. I don’t have many people to ask about stuff like this so any advice is appreciated.
I’m a guy first off, and I had unprotected anal sex with another guy. He said that he didn’t have any std’s but about 7 days later my bladder felt weird. It doesn’t burn to pee or anything, but on occasion it feels like I constantly have to pee. I received doxycycline from my doctor but the pee feeling didn’t go away. Granted, I haven’t been drinking as much water as I should and I had heavy alcohol consumption (nye celebrations). Does this sound like an STD or anything? Or should I just drink more water lol
I have these lesions on my glans and some along the shaft. They don't itch or produce discharge. They have however spread.
I've used fungicidal cream to no effect. What am I looking at here? What should I do?
So I’ve had chlamydia twice (both times treated well within a year) when I was 18/19 due to silly mistakes. About 3 months ago I found out I had chlamydia again and took antibiotics for it, but I stupidly didn’t take the last 2 tables due to food poisoning on the last day and forgetting to take them- I think it’s come back/Not been treated because of this. I’m getting pelvic and lower back pain and my discharge smells off (I’ve had BV a few times before). I’m going to the clinic on Monday, but in the mean time I just want to know- has anyone here had PID or chlamydia and still been able to have children. Terrified of being infertile :( Update: (not that anyone probs is bothered) but I don’t have PID or Chlamydia- just BV!! Phew
19y f. So this morning I got a call from my doctor telling me I tested positive for chlamydia. I’m extremely emotional and sad right now. I can’t stop crying. I feel disgusted and literally never want to have sex again. I’m also so worried about infertility and pid. The last time I got tested was October 2019. This is my first sti and I was asymptomatic, so I don’t know how long I’ve had this, it’s very possible I could’ve had it for about two years, and It’s killing me inside. I know it’s extremely common but I’m still super sad. Part of me is upset at myself because I know that it’s my fault for not getting tested sooner but there was so much going on these pass two years that it was hard to take care of my health like I should’ve. I have no one to talk to about this, so I thought I’d came here for advice and maybe get some perspectives from women who have also had an sti
I got positive for Chlamydia so I took a prescribed course (7 days of doxy). I masterbated later on the day I finished the course.
I don't really have much symptoms for chlamydia anymore but my right testicle is little sore now (I don't know how to describe... it feels weird as it's being gently pressed) and I had lower abdominal pain last night before going to sleep but pain is gone now.
Does this mean I still have chlamydia or I treated chlamydia too late?
I had unprotected sex on the 12/3~12/19 with the same person and I started taking the antibiotics on the 12/23
Is it possible that chlamydia progressed into something more serious like epididymitis?
Anyone went thru similar symptoms?
Please help.
Weird question I’m a 26 male with mild chronic gastritis is it possible that my chlamydia is making me feel sick?
