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Does STDs Stay In Dormant State In Body?

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Posted on Fri, 12 Feb 2016
Question: Hi, is it possible for an STD to go unnoticed without symptoms for two years?
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Answered by Dr. Vivek Chail (13 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
There are STDs which can stay in your system without causing symptoms

Detailed Answer:
Hi xxx81091,
Thanks for writing in to us.

I have read through your query in detail.
Please find my observations below.

1. The bacterial STD infections usually cause symptoms within 2 years.

2. There are STDs like herpes and HPV which can stay in your system for years without causing symptoms. Rarely hepatitis B and C can be found without any symptoms

3. Therefore it is practically possible for a STD to go unnoticed and not show symptoms for 2 years.

Hope your query is answered.
Please do write back if you have any doubts.

Regards,
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Vivek Chail (2 minutes later)
Would this be true for something like chlamydia?
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Answered by Dr. Vivek Chail (27 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Chlamydia can go unnoticed and be asymptomatic

Detailed Answer:
Hi xxxxxxx,
Thanks for writing back with an update.

1. Chlamydia is a silent infection and most people are not tested for it till they have symptoms. Therefore it is possible that a person is having chlamydia infection but does not have symptoms.

2. There are different tests for mono nucleosis. One test is the specific EBV antibody test and this will only diagnose mono nucleosis infection. There is another test called heterophile test which can be positive in mono nucleosis and in conditions like toxoplasmosis, rubella, lymphoma and leukemia.

3. White blood cell analysis is important in mono nucleosis.

Hope your query is answered.
Please do write back if you have any doubts.

Regards,
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Does STDs Stay In Dormant State In Body?

Brief Answer: There are STDs which can stay in your system without causing symptoms Detailed Answer: Hi xxx81091, Thanks for writing in to us. I have read through your query in detail. Please find my observations below. 1. The bacterial STD infections usually cause symptoms within 2 years. 2. There are STDs like herpes and HPV which can stay in your system for years without causing symptoms. Rarely hepatitis B and C can be found without any symptoms 3. Therefore it is practically possible for a STD to go unnoticed and not show symptoms for 2 years. Hope your query is answered. Please do write back if you have any doubts. Regards,