How long does it take for chlamydia to be accurately diagnosed after a person is exposed to it? Thing is, I...
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If that is the case you will be told to be retested after 3 weeks of contact. You may not necessarily have symptoms.
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It's absolutely possible.  Most women who are infected with Gonorrhea do not show symptoms & may never know they have it until permenant damage is done to the reproductive system, or happen to get tested for it.  Men tend to show symptoms more than women, but it's also entirely possible that a man also would be symptomless.  \n\nWith that said - symptoms will not just "pop" up after being infected for a long time.  If you're going to have symptoms - it will happen with 2 to 10 days after infection.\n\nShe and her husband absolutely must be treated - it's easy to get rid of with antibiotics.
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Usually 48-72 hours after exposure the first symptoms appear.\nShort term immunity develops after you get over it, but you can still give it to others.
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If you're asking, how long until an STD is cured, the answer would depend on the STD.  \n\nSome are cureable with anti-biotics.  Others are viral and cures have not yet been found.  AIDS, Herpes, Hepatitis, and Genital warts are viral, and therefore not curable. \n\nChlymidia and Gonnorrhea are bacterial and are curable.\n\nAnd, Syphilis is always treatable but curable only if diagnosed early.\n\nHere is a link that will educate you about S.T.D.s, including many that I didn't mention.  \n\nhttp://www.mydna.com/health/sexual/std/o/chlamydia.html
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That is usually how they diagnose herpes. My OBGYN took one look at me and knew I had herpes.\n\nI guess it is possible to go 25 years without an outbreak. It does seem highly unlikely but I guess it could be possible. It's been about 2 years since I had one. But I know that's not 25 years!\n\nIt's good that he is going to go and get tested again. His first doctor may have diagnosed him wrong.
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They all have different incubation periods although most of them can be revealed in testing fairly quickly.  You may never feel the symptoms for Chlamydiae, Urea Plasma, or even HPV (genital warts) but you can still pass them on.  Syphilis is a scary one for that because some people go years before they have any symptoms and by then you could develop heart problems and your reproductive organs could be destroyed.  This is why you would get tested regularly if you are sexually active.  Genital Warts can show anywhere from  2 weeks to 9 months? after you contract the virus.  Things like clymidea and gonorrhea should show up quickly after contraction but they are all different diseases and have different incubation periods.  I used to teach sex ed-class but that was a while ago so many of the tests may have improved since then.  If you have concerns then go see your doc or go to a std clinic where they specialize in that type of thing.
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Epididymitis is often a complication from bacterial infection of the urinary tract, so UTI is a pretty generic diagnosis. The doctor probably ran some tests to determine the actual pathogen (gonorrhea, chlamydia, assorted NGU, etc.). The results of these tests will be disclosed to your partner (the actual patient). Can a doctor give a diagnosis with three possible sources? ABSOLUTELY. Why? because only your partner knows what really happened, and people sure like to LIE when it comes to STDs.\n\nAs for STDs, a few of them are reportable depending on your location (which you neglected to state). When any disease gets reported to the health department, we keep that information confidential. Only if the person is deemed a significant risk to the public's health (such as in the case of TB or some STDs) will we send investigators to intervene. for example, this can include house calls by nurses and investigators. But usually, STD risks are considered to be caveat emptor -- meaning "buyer beware, you should be smart enough to get your own dang condoms." If you are afraid that your partner's protected health information will be leaked all over because his disease may be reportable, stop fretting. We would be fired, sacked and have the pants sued off us if we were to abuse that information.\n\nAnd if you want to know about your partner's diagnosis, ask your partner. He is the one who would get that info. You cannot ask the doctor for it directly, even if you are a legal spouse.
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as a person that is HIV+ please listen to this... its not 6 months anymore. The CDC recommends 13 weeks but the ELISA and Western Blot test can detect the virus much sooner. Until you find out your results please make sure that you are protecting not only yourself but the ones whom you engage in relations with. And as far as Post Exposure Prophalaxis is concerned it hasn't been proven to be 100 % effective and generally is done with rape victims only.
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There are a couple of possibilities. Yes, run-don't walk back to your doctor. The antibiotics may not have worked. Is this rash painful? If you were diagnosed with gonorrhea is it possible your partner could have had something else? Like genital herpes? I really hope you don't have that, and you really need to call your doctor ASAP. If it is herpes they will need to see it, and you don't want the symptoms to go away before they can evaluate them. Good luck, and remember to use a condom next time!!!
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Assuming you're treating it with an over the counter product, you should have relief within 1-3 days.  I find the three day treatments best--the one day treatment doesn't always knock out the infection the first time, and the 7 day ones are just TOOOOOO long!
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sounds like STD?? go to dr asap
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*Chuckling for I've had that as I get tested regularily* I call it PAINFUL! Pretty much everywhere I've looked simply call it a Chlamydia test or a Chlamydia Culture...\nhttp://www.questdiagnostics.com/kbase/topic/medtest/hw4046/descrip.htm\n\nChlamydia and Gonorrhea are 2 infections which cause similar symptoms, and are usually tested for together.  In 2003 there were 16,664 cases of Chlamydia and 6443 cases of Gonorrhea diagnosed in Indiana alone.  It is common for people to be infected with Chlamydia for months without any symptoms whatsoever.  If a male has symptoms it is typically a discharge from the penis and burning with urination.  Women often have a discharge, or lower abdominal pain.  Gonorrhea almost always causes noticeable symptoms. It causes severe burning with urination and discharge in men, and lower abdominal pain and discharge in women.  Both infections are diagnosed with laboratory tests.  There are 2 options available at the Health Center.  1 requires collection using a special small q-tip. Specimens are collected from men by inserting the q-tip up inside the urethra, which is the opening where urine comes out.
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You will need to be tested and then take a course of anti-biotics precribed by your doctor.\nIn the UK it is given in the form of just 1 or 2 tablets that you take one day after the other. There are no side affects and it will clear up the chlamydia.\nYou should go back to your doctor for further tests to make sure that it has cleared as chlamydia is easily passed on and can make women infertile.
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Probably just a rash, especially in the heat.  I get it worse in the summer too and if it was 2 weeks ago, the stubble must me driving you nuts!  I shave it every other day to avoid the itch and use a really good cream to help with razor burn and ingrown hairs.  And its most likely not chlamydia like that first person said.  I was tested for it before and the syptoms were nothing like that.
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After reading the private email you sent me-\nIt could be that even though symptoms weren't exhibited, someone had chlamydia and so it was spread. You can spread chlamydia even if you do not have symptoms. You are contagious until you have been treated. Condoms may help reduce the spread of chlamydia. Up to 90% of women and men with chlamydia do not have symptoms. As a result, they may unknowingly spread chlamydia to their sex partners.
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Short-answer Yes. Chlamydia can  be passed on through sexual intercourse(vaginal or anal), "nude grinding". If you're worried y not just get tested. I'm sure it'll be much more satisfying than any answers you can get here.
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According to the CDC "Many people infected with syphilis do not have any symptoms for years".  Also "most transmission is from persons who are unaware of their infection".\nAlso as far as the diagnosis goes there are two tests that are performed one is a preliminary test which if positive requires a confirmatory test (a VDRL).  She would not have been told she was positive without the doctor having the results from both tests.  Also these types of tests are normally sent out to research laboratories that specialize in running these tests so it's not very likely that a mistake was made.  Strongly encourage her to complete the medication at this time as syphilis can have serious medical complications if left untreated.