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how long does it take for chlamydia to cause pid
A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
25 years experience Psychiatry
that's very variable: Damage may start quickly in some females (weeks to months) and longer in others.
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Tony Ho answered
14 years experience Infectious Disease
Hard to say: It is well known that stds such as chlamydia, especially in long standing infections, can lead to pid; however, pid ranges from subclinical and asympt ... Read More
A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
25 years experience Psychiatry
Hard to say...: If untreated 10 to 15% of women with chlamydia may develop pelvic inflammatory disease (pid). Pid may start developing within weeks to months of infec ... Read More
Dr. Harold Tsai answered
30 years experience Urology
Pid: Chlamydia does not always progress into pid. Usually untreated std can eventually place one at risk for developing pid. This could several weeks an ... Read More
A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Roman Bronfenbrener answered
9 years experience Dermatology
Can be one episode: Pid can lead to scarring inside the fallopian tubes after a single episode, particularly if it is not treated early. This scarring can lead to inferti ... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Thomas Namey answered
48 years experience Rheumatology
Weeks to months!: Weeks to months, although it may take longer. My advice is: since over 25% of men and women under 30 are infected, why have unprotected sex? Second, i ... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Rahil Malik answered
10 years experience Obstetrics and Gynecology
Yes: Once antibiotics are given, the inflammation subsides in a week. The earlier you have treatment done, the lower risk for infertility in future. Use co ... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
25 years experience Psychiatry
Uncertain: If untreated, 10 to 15 of women w chlamydia may develop pelvic inflammatory disease (pid). Pid may start developing within weeks to months of infectio ... Read More
A 27-year-old female asked:
Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered
53 years experience Infectious Disease
Uncertain: Chlamydia is the most common cause of PID, but most chlamydial infections don't result in PID. There are no data on duration of PID and permantent tub ... Read More
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A 23-year-old male asked:
Dr. Robert Killian answered
28 years experience General Practice
PID and Infections: One should go zero days knowing they have an infection before treating. There is no one right answer to your question, except that any delay in treatm ... Read More
A 61-year-old male asked:
Dr. Chuck Shaffer answered
33 years experience Bariatrics
See below: Chlamydia is known as a "silent" disease. This is because 75 percent of infected women and at least half of infected men have no symptoms.
If symptom ... Read More
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