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Is It Possible For A False Positive To Come Up For Chlymidia?
Question: I am a 51 year old female, recently came up positive for std chlyamidia. I have had the same sex partner for 13 yrs. my husband. He admitted to getting a blow job from another female. His swab came up negative. So how did I get it??
Brief Answer:
It could be a false result in either one of you; can take up a repeat test
Detailed Answer:
Hello. Thank you for writing to us at healthcaremagic
I have gone through your query and I have understood it.
No test is 100% accurate.
There is a small chance that a test may show negative even when you have chlamydia. This is called a false negative test result.
It is also possible for a test to be positive even when you don't have chlamydia. This is called a false positive test result.
Both of these false tests are rare but can explain why you get a different result from your sexual partner.
Chlamydia can involve throat and therefore it is possible to acquire by receptive Oral sex.
Hence, there is another possibility that he had chlamydia, gave it to you, then probably was prescribed antibiotics for something else and that would have cleared it up.
The important thing is to get both yourself and your husband treated.
Another option is that both of you may take up a repeat test to rule out possibility of false tests.
Regards
It could be a false result in either one of you; can take up a repeat test
Detailed Answer:
Hello. Thank you for writing to us at healthcaremagic
I have gone through your query and I have understood it.
No test is 100% accurate.
There is a small chance that a test may show negative even when you have chlamydia. This is called a false negative test result.
It is also possible for a test to be positive even when you don't have chlamydia. This is called a false positive test result.
Both of these false tests are rare but can explain why you get a different result from your sexual partner.
Chlamydia can involve throat and therefore it is possible to acquire by receptive Oral sex.
Hence, there is another possibility that he had chlamydia, gave it to you, then probably was prescribed antibiotics for something else and that would have cleared it up.
The important thing is to get both yourself and your husband treated.
Another option is that both of you may take up a repeat test to rule out possibility of false tests.
Regards
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