Question 1

can you tell me what could chlamydia do of left untreated?

Accepted Answer

Complications: Chlamydia complications in women can include pelvic inflammatory disease, infertility, ectopic pregnancy. Chronic pelvic pain. Men may develop epididymitis  ; rarely infertility. Reiter's syndrome can occur (arthritis ; inflammation of eye ; urethra w skin lesions).

Question 2

if left untreated can chlamydia turn into hiv or aids?

Accepted Answer

Absolutely not: Chlamydia is a sexually transmitted disease caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis. Although HIV is also a sexually transmitted disease, it is a VIRUS, not a bacteria, and not in any way remotely related to the chlamydia bacteria. Bacteria do not change into viruses at any time. AIDS is the progressive end-stage form of HIV so that would not be derived from chlamydia either.

Question 3

what happens if you leave chlamydia untreated?

Accepted Answer

Can cause problems: It can ascend into the upper portion of the reproductive tract.  It can cause problems with scarring in the tubes, infertlity, sometimes severe infections requiring hospitalizations. It can sometimes cause problems with chronic pelvic pain.

Question 4

what problems can result from untreated chlamydia?

Accepted Answer

Infertility: Untreated  it can cause infertility or chronic pelvic pain.

Question 5

can chlamydia symptoms come and go when untreated?

Accepted Answer

That depends: If it was not fully cured when treated - yes. This could occur if not all antibiotics were taken as directed. If the person being treated has sex with someone who is infected they can become reinfected. You should not have sex for the seven days of treatment (or for 7 days after one dose course) for that reason.

Question 6

for what length of time chlamydia stay in ur body if untreated?

Accepted Answer

A long, long time: It is possible for symptoms to resolve even through chlamydia remains in the body (where it could remain indefinately).

Question 7

can chlamydia, if untreated, be fatal?

Accepted Answer

No: Chlamydia infections are not fatal if left untreated. They lead to bothersome urinary symptoms and chronic pain, especially in women, but are not fatal.

Question 8

can herpes turn into chlamydia if untreated?

Accepted Answer

No: Chlamydia and herpes are two totally different infections. Stds do tend to occur together though because the high risk behavior that causes exposures associates with all stds.

Question 9

can a woman have chlamydia for 2 years (untreated) without any symptoms and still be fertile?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Not all chlamydia infections cause infertility. Some people can carry it without symptoms or further problems.  Don't assume infertile unless it is ok to become a parent.

Question 10

what happens to a boy when chlamydia is untreated, and what happens to the girl when chlamydia in untreated?

Accepted Answer

Many things: There may be scarring and infertility.  Chronic severe infection can occur.  The male may not have so much of a problem but the female can.  Please see someone if this is your case and get approppriate treamtment and follow up.

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