i need to ask a very important question,regarding chlamydia. my gf was found positive just recently, and she has had a previous test 3-4 months ago when she was pregnant and had a miscarriage, she tested negative then, we have been together for a year, i have not been tested. i have not been with anybody else since her. does this mean she has cheated on me within the past 3-4 months???she claims she hasnt , and i know i havent, she has very seldom left my side and i want to believe her , but how can i explain this , is there any other way u can catch this or is there any way i had it from a previous woman i was with over a year ago????i need answers?????

Chlamydia is a common STI that usually does not show any symptoms.

Like you have pointed out it is possible the chlamydia is a new infection that was passed by someone else, but there are also other ways to explain the positive result.

Its possible your gf had chlamydia from a previous partner and the test 3-4 months ago, did not pick it up. We call that a false negative result.

It is not common, but also possible to get a false positive result from a chlamydia test. The test shows positive but you do not have chlamydia.

It is also possible that you had chlamydia from a previous partner. Chlamydia is common and usually does not show symptoms, I have seen it hang around for a few years. It is common for us to see chlamydia sneak into new relationships this way.

I would recommend getting a chlamydia test and treatment. You just have to make sure you wait 1 week after treatment before having sex and that both of you have been treated. As chlamydia usually shows no symptoms it is common for us to see it passed back and forth between a couple when people were not treated at the same time.

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This answer was posted on December 16, 2016.

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