can you test positive for chlamydia and your partner negative?
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O you have another sexually transmitted infection. You could still have chlamydia even if a partner has tested negative. The only way to make sure you don't have chlamydia is to get tested yourself.
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A: It is quite common for one partner to test positive and the other negative, even if they have been having sex without condoms. Mostly this is explained by luck and the role of other risk factors. Over time, most people will catch HIV if they continue to be at risk.
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Many people with chlamydia have no symptoms, so someone may spread the disease without even knowing they are infected. A chlamydia test looks for the presence of chlamydia bacteria in your body. The disease is easily treated with antibiotics.
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As with other STI's, this is not the case: you cannot get Chlamydia from mouth-to-mouth kissing with somebody infected. Additionally, you cannot contract Chlamydia from any of the following: Sharing toilet seats with somebody infected with Chlamydia. Sharing bed linens or clothes with an infected partner.
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Test results normally take about one week. If your result is positive, sexual partners also need to be tested and treated. This is called contact tracing. Otherwise you could keep re-infecting each other.
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If you are sexually active, the following could lower your chances of getting chlamydia: Being in a long-term, mutually monogamous relationship with a partner who has tested negative for STDs, including chlamydia.
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A negative test result is considered normal. This generally means that you've never contracted an HSV infection. However, it's possible for your results to come back negative even if you've contracted the infection within the past few months. This is referred to as a false negative.
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The only way to avoid chlamydia is to not have vaginal, anal, or oral sex. If you are sexually active, the following could lower your chances of getting chlamydia: Being in a long-term, mutually monogamous relationship with a partner who has tested negative for STDs, including chlamydia.
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There is a small chance that a test may show negative even when you have chlamydia. This is called a false negative test result. It is also possible for a test to be positive even when you do not have chlamydia. This is called a false positive test result.
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Because NAA tests search for the bacteria's genetic material, it is very unlikely that a false-positive test result will occur. The incubation period for chlamydia is 1-5 days, so wait at least five days after potential chlamydia exposure before getting tested to ensure the most accurate results possible.
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Most people who have chlamydia have no symptoms. If you do have symptoms, they may not appear until several weeks after you have sex with an infected partner.
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your genitals coming into contact with your partner's genitals – this means you can get chlamydia from someone even if there's no penetration, orgasm or ejaculation. infected semen or vaginal fluid getting into your eye.
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Repeat infection with chlamydia is common. You should be tested again about three months after you are treated, even if your sex partner(s) was treated.
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If both partners are HIV negative, then transmission cannot occur. This involves knowing the current HIV status of both you and your partner. This is not the same as knowing their status last year, or the last time either of you tested.
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Q: Can a urinary tract infection cause a false positive home pregnancy test? A: No. Home pregnancy tests detect the hormone hCG, not byproducts of infection. Infections do not cause the hormones to be released.
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This is known as a false negative result. This can sometimes explain why you might get a different result when you go to a different clinic to have another test or why you and a partner might get a different test result. It's possible for the test to be positive if you haven't got chlamydia, but this is rare.
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HSV-2 isn't included in the standard panel of tests for sexually transmitted infections. The widely available tests for herpes are famously inaccurate and can give false positives up to 50%. In some cases they can fail to detect the virus at all.