excellent question. any skin-to-skin contact with a person infected with chlamydia can transfer the bacteria to the uninfected partner. so we may be dealing with a case of semantics here. even if you've never engaged in sexual penetration (the usual definition of "losing" one's virginity for both men and women) you could get chlamydia. female virgins could get chlamydia if: your male partner rubbed his penis against your vulva you touched or rubbed his penis with your hand and then immediately touched your genitals he touched his own penis and then immediately touched your genitals you rubbed your genitals against those of an infected woman's you touched an infected female partner's genitals and then immediately touched yourself male virgins could get chlamydia if: you rubbed your penis against the vulva of an infected female partner you touched the genitals of an infected woman and then immediately touched your penis an infected man rubbed his penis against your genitals you touched an infected man's penis and then immediately touched your own penis these are just some of the ways the chlamydia bacteria could be transferred from someone else to you without penetration being involved. and when penetration (oral vaginal or anal) is involved it's even easier to get chlamydia. i don't know of any way you could get chlamydia without engaging in some sort of intimate relations with an infected person. chlamydia is not something you can "pick up from a toilet seat" or something like that. (in fact as far as i know there has never been a documented case of a anyone ever picking up a sexually transmitted disease from a toilet seat. ) the good news is chlamydia can be cured with antibiotics. i'm assuming if you have a diagnosis it means you've starting taking antibiotics already. in the future be careful about the type of sex play you engage in. and when you do decide to lose your virginity be sure to use a condom. wishing you well!
i am a virgin so how can i have chlamydia?