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What Are The Symptoms Of Pregnancy?

my gf is pregnet and told me she has clamidia and said i had to of given it to her...i have no symtems what so ever! ive been with her for almost six months and this just came up...but my ex-girlfriend befor her told me she had to take pills because she contracted it from some one....that was in july and now its january? could i be a carrier and have no symtomes?????
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Hello and I hope I can help you today.

Chlamydia is the most common asymptomatic sexually-transmitted disease in young adults. The great majority of people who have chlamydia have no symptoms at all. Normally, it is recommended that if you have a previous partner who is diagnosed with chlamydia that you undergo treatment because having the infection even without symptoms is so common.

So your new girlfriend is probably right that you were the one who spread chlamydia to her. Of course this is not your fault, as you did not know that you carry the infection. However in order to cure both your current girlfriend and you it is recommended that you both have treatment at the same time so you cannot spread it back and forth to each other. Even if you get tested and it is negative, there are significant number of false negative tests, so it is still recommended that you both be treated.

Your girlfriends obstetrician, at least in the United States, is allowed to write you a prescription for the correct medication. I suggest you attend one of her prenatal appointments with her so that possibly you could both take the medication at that visit at the same time if they have it available.

So in summary, most people, both men and women, have no symptoms when they have chlamydia. During pregnancy it is routinely tested because chlamydia and a pregnant woman at delivery can cause eye infections in the baby.

I hope I was able to adequately answer your question today, and that my advice was helpful.

Best wishes, Dr. Brown
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What Are The Symptoms Of Pregnancy?

Hello and I hope I can help you today. Chlamydia is the most common asymptomatic sexually-transmitted disease in young adults. The great majority of people who have chlamydia have no symptoms at all. Normally, it is recommended that if you have a previous partner who is diagnosed with chlamydia that you undergo treatment because having the infection even without symptoms is so common. So your new girlfriend is probably right that you were the one who spread chlamydia to her. Of course this is not your fault, as you did not know that you carry the infection. However in order to cure both your current girlfriend and you it is recommended that you both have treatment at the same time so you cannot spread it back and forth to each other. Even if you get tested and it is negative, there are significant number of false negative tests, so it is still recommended that you both be treated. Your girlfriends obstetrician, at least in the United States, is allowed to write you a prescription for the correct medication. I suggest you attend one of her prenatal appointments with her so that possibly you could both take the medication at that visit at the same time if they have it available. So in summary, most people, both men and women, have no symptoms when they have chlamydia. During pregnancy it is routinely tested because chlamydia and a pregnant woman at delivery can cause eye infections in the baby. I hope I was able to adequately answer your question today, and that my advice was helpful. Best wishes, Dr. Brown