PID caused by chlamydia ? Posted: 05-18-08 10:19am
I was diagnosed with pelvic inflammatory
disease a few months ago. they said it was
caused by chlamydia. It was hard to
understand how it could have happened. I
was in a monogamous relationship and have
only ever had one partner. My boyfriend
tested negative and i truly trust him. is
it possible my pelvic inflammatory disease
was caused by something else? Could the
test have been wrong?
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Posted: 05-19-08 00:09am
Did the doctor do a culture to determine
the cause of the PID or did he/she just
make an educated guess as to the cause of
the PID. A culture is the definitive test
for knowing what type of bacteria caused
the PID. Without a culture it is all guess
work. Men can carry an STD and not have
any symptoms. Did they swap his penis to
test him? If not then he needs to have
this done. That is the only way to test a
man. A swab is inserted into the urethral
opening of the penis. It is not a pleasant
experience but necessary to know if he has
an STD.
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