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Chlamydia

What Is Chlamydia? How Common Is Chlamydia? How Do People Get Chlamydia? What Are the Symptoms of Chlamydia? What Complications Can Result From Untreated Chlamydia? How Does Chlamydia Affect a Pregnant Woman and Her Baby? How Is... Read more »

Australia: Project to Help Curb Chlamydia

On Nov. 1, a multi-pronged approach was launched to raise awareness of chlamydia in the Australian Capital Territory. The STD was detected in 298 people in 2001; already this year, 410 cases have been reported. But because 50 percent of infected... Read more »

Unreliable Alabama Testing Led to Low Chlamydia Rates in 2004

CDC figures released Tuesday show a decrease in Alabama's chlamydia cases, from 14,209 in 2003 to 13,314 in 2004. But state health officials said Wednesday that chlamydia cases are actually increasing, and they said the reported decrease was the... Read more »

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Possible gonorrhea infection

Could the signs of chlamydia, gonorrhea, or herpes be (in women) white discharge and a small painful sore in the outer vaginal area, and if so, how long after contact would these symptoms appear?...

Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

Symptoms for the sexually transmitted infections usually appear two to four weeks after an exposure, but could take longer to manifest (sometimes months or years). Most people may not even experience symptoms after an exposure. If you think that... Read more »

I will put up Kerry sign in my front yard

DR Bob....Please answer this question. About a year ago I performed oral sex on a female topless dancer at the Booby Trap in suburban Detroit) About 4 weeks later I had a mild sore throat that wouldn't go away. After day 9 I went to The local...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,So you are wondering if amoxicillin would adequately treat Booby Trap Clap. Nope. It's not one of the recommended antibiotics to treat gonorrhea.Could a sore throat after oral sexing Striperella be gonorrhea? Yes, that's possible.... Read more »

Doctor said Regular Blood Tests would show Signs of HIV Infection

Hello Dr.I wanted to tell you what an amazing job you do. You are such a good person who deserves all the respect in the world!My question to you is that, I had a fairly low risk exposure back in october: received unprotected oral and had protected...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Ryan,Your HIV risk is minimal at best. Unprotected oral carries a very low risk and "protected" vaginal sex is protected if the latex condom was used properly and did not fail.Your symptoms are not worrisome for HIV ARS. That they... Read more »

Dormant chlamydia?

Can chlamydia remain dormant, like say I test negative and possibly still have it?? please help ...

Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

It is possible to have a chlamydia infection and not experience symptoms; this is the case for approximately 75% of women and 50% of men. For this reason, screening for chlamydia is increasingly recommended, especially for at risk women. Advances in... Read more »

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Chlamydia testing

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Hi,

does anyone around here happen to know how frequent an occurence false negatives are with Chlamydia testing through PCR on first-catch urine?

Thanks in advance,
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chlamydia

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

It seems there's a lot of confusion about test procedures for chlamydia. The best way to test is by taking a swab and/or urine test. Blood test may or maynot pick up chlamydia and there seems to be a lot of false positive readings via blood tests.... Read more »

Chlamydia/Gonorrhea

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Hi guys, I have got a question about chlamydia/gonorrhea. About FOUR years ago I had sex with (3) prostitutes. I have already been tested -ive for HIV and syphilis. Do you think there's a chance I've been infected with chlamydia and/or gonorrhea? I... Read more »

CHLAMYDIA

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Would chlamydia be positive on a test 3 weeks after possible exposure? What is the window period, it has been 4 months since my exposure and now I have this frequent urge to urinate, does this sound like chlamydia?

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