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Posted on Wed, 31 Jul 2019
Question: I would like some help due to it failing my relationship with my girlfriend. In November of 2017, my girlfriend went to her gynecologist due to some pain she was experiencing in her vagina. During their running tests, they found that she had Chlamydia. The pain was unrelated to the Chlamydia but she told me I should get tested because we did not know who gave it to who due to us being in relationships before. I went and got tested on November 21. She started on her antibiotics while I had to wait for my test results which came maybe 4 days after. I started taking the antibiotics but during the course of the antibiotics working, we were still having sex even though we were told not to because we were stupid... no excuses. We were not having protected sex, it was without a condom. So during this time we were just passing it back and forth to one another. She was retested in January to see if the antibiotics worked and she tested Negative. I not being responsible did not go get another test because she tested Negative so I assumed that I was negative as well. She just retested for an annual STD screening this year of July and she showed as Positive. Now she thinks that I had to have cheated during the course of our relationship which I have not ever done. I would never do something like that because I think it is Vile and goes against all of my morals. I sware on my life that nothing has ever happened during our relationship with any other person. I need to know because this is tearing our relationship apart and I cannot have her thinking I cheated because it is destroying not only her but myself thinking that she thinks that I cheated. I need to know the reason why this could have happened. Could the mediciene have only worked for her and not me? Could we just have kept passing it back and forth to each other and the time of the test she was negative and I remained positive? I have looked up many articles and they only talk about how easy it is to catch and that's what she is going off of. She thinks that because it is so easy to catch I had to have been negative if she was negative. The span of time was from November 25th or 26th 2017 to January 2018! No, I am not an expert in medicine but there had to be some way something happened with the antibiotics that worked for her during the time of testing and me still remaining positive. There has to be and I need an answer what could have happened.. I need to know so I can show her that I had to have still had it while she was negative. We kept passing it to each other in December, who knows how the antibiotics reacted to each of our bodies, and so on... I dont know.. I need to have something to show her because she needs to know that I didnt cheat. She thinks I did which is tearing her heart apart and I hate to see it happen because she does not trust me. I love this girl so much and I do not want her thinking I cheated.
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Answered by Dr. Dr.Dorina Gurabardhi (10 hours later)
Brief Answer:
Probably a reinfection, follow the advice below.

Detailed Answer:
Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service.
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

I am sorry to hear that you are having these problems in your relationship.

Based on the information that you give through the query you both have been treated in November for Chlamydia.

In my daily practice more than 95 % of the patients, which we treat for Chlamydia are cured after the course of antibiotics.

There is a 5 %, which need a second cycle of antibiotics for being cured completely.

So, in my opinion, this can be the cause of the reinfection.

Chlamydia is a very treatable infection, so I suggest you not to be worried.

You should discuss with your partner and get proper examinations and treatment.

After the treatment you should retest after three month to be sure that the treatment was effective for both of you.

Hope I have answered your query.
Let me know if I can assist you further.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj
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Follow up: Dr. Dr.Dorina Gurabardhi (1 hour later)
I understand what you are saying but if both of us were just reinfecting one another something had to have happened were she was negative and I was positive during the course of her antibiotics and mine. I did not get retested because I just assumed that I was negative due to her being negative. What do I even tell her? She believes that I cheated only due to websites and even her doctor saying that I would have been negative during her being negative but the span was only a month and during that month we were not having safe sex. How did I remain positive and her test was negative in January? I know you say its 95% curable but if both are just transferring it to one another is there a possibility that she was negative and I was positive and after her test I reinforced her?
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Answered by Dr. Dr.Dorina Gurabardhi (7 hours later)
Brief Answer:
Follow up is explained below.

Detailed Answer:
Hi again dear,

As I explained above, there is a possibility that the treatment was effective for your girlfriend but not for you.

This would have caused transmission to each other.

So, I suggest to not blame each other.

I suggest to take proper treatment, both of you and after the treatment get retested to confirm if the treatment was effective.

During the period of treatment I recommend to avoid sexual intercourse.

Hope it helped dear,

dr.Dorina Gurabardhi.
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I Would Like Some Help Due To It Failing My

Brief Answer: Probably a reinfection, follow the advice below. Detailed Answer: Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. I am sorry to hear that you are having these problems in your relationship. Based on the information that you give through the query you both have been treated in November for Chlamydia. In my daily practice more than 95 % of the patients, which we treat for Chlamydia are cured after the course of antibiotics. There is a 5 %, which need a second cycle of antibiotics for being cured completely. So, in my opinion, this can be the cause of the reinfection. Chlamydia is a very treatable infection, so I suggest you not to be worried. You should discuss with your partner and get proper examinations and treatment. After the treatment you should retest after three month to be sure that the treatment was effective for both of you. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.