How long does it take chlamydia to mess up your body?
How long does it take chlamydia to mess up your body?
The incubation of a Chlamydia infection is reported to be one to three weeks. It can take up to six weeks in some cases.28 ene 2008
What happens if chlamydia goes untreated for 6 months?
What happens if chlamydia goes untreated? If a person is not treated for chlamydia, complications may occur. Women frequently develop pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). PID can cause infertility (not being able to get pregnant), chronic pelvic pain, tubal pregnancies, and the continued spread of the disease.
What happens if you have chlamydia for 6 years?
An untreated chlamydia infection can persist for several years. Although this goes for both men and women, it is believed that men are less likely to carry the bacteria for several years. If you remain infected for a long time you have an increased risk of complications.
What percentage of people with chlamydia become infertile?
This means, that chlamydia can cause infertility if it causes PID. It is not known how common it is for women to become infertile following a chlamydia infection but some scientists estimate that chlamydia is responsible for as many as one in five cases of infertility in women.
Can chlamydia leave you infertile?
Untreated, about 10-15% of women with chlamydia will develop PID. Chlamydia can also cause fallopian tube infection without any symptoms. PID and “silent” infection in the upper genital tract may cause permanent damage to the fallopian tubes, uterus, and surrounding tissues, which can lead to infertility.
Can having chlamydia for 6 months make you infertile?
Chlamydia infections can damage the tubes (and thus cause infertility) after being in the body only a few months. But as you seem to have been treated promptly and thoroughly, there's a good chance that your tubes will be ok. Regrettably, you can't easily get a test to find out if your tubes are all right.29 feb 2012