WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for April, 2000: Re: chlamydia question

Re: chlamydia question

From: Kari (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 29 Apr 2000 17:21:46 -0500 (CDT)

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At Sat, 29 Apr 2000, William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG wrote: >
>At Sat, 29 Apr 2000, Kari wrote:
>>
>>When I got pregnant with my 2nd child I had all the normal test done,
>>one that came back positive was for chlamydia. I was shocked. My dr's
>>nurse was also shocked by the test and even inquired at the lab as to
>>their false positive rate. The nurse felt it was a mixup but my dr. did
>>not want to retest right away, he wanted to get me on antibiotics and
>>then retest later after I had finished antibiotics.
>>I knew I hadn't been with anyone beside my husband for 8 yrs and I had
>>no reason to feel my husband had been unfaithful. But, I began to
>>question his faithfulness since the only way to get it is thru sexual
>>contact. I felt rather stupid when he tested negative. Now my question
>>is, if it was possible to have contracted chlamydia before I met my
>>husband wouldn't it have shown up on a previous test, even if it was
>>dormant? If it doesn't show up on tests while dormant shouldn't my
>>husband been given antibiotics too, just in case? If I did have it all
>>these years, wouldn't it have wreaked havoc on my reproductive organs by
>>now?
>
>Kari
>Great questions. The most possible explanation is that this was a false
>positive test, esp if it was not a formal culture, but a dna probe.
>To answer the second part of the question, it is possible to have
>obtained it in the distant past and not have had terrible damage to your
>pelvic organs.
>I do not have a definitive answer to your problem, but perhaps ask your
>MD to perform a formal chlamydia culture on you. Good Luck
>
>I am not sure what kind of test it was, but I do know that I thought it was the "culture" because he had to go inside to get it, my husband only needed to pee in a cup.
>--
>William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
>Editorial Advisor-Pregnancy and Birth
>Private Practice
>New Orleans, La.
>
>*Please understand I can not respond to private emails.
>
>*These comments are for educational purposes only. They are
>not meant to take the place of an examination by a qualified
>health care provider. They are not intended to be the start
>of a physician-patient relationship.
>

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