hi you should find this info very interesting and the way chlamyda can hide for many years. most unfortunate is the ability of chlamydia to hide itself deep inside the genitourinary tract making it very difficult to detect by urethral swabbing and urine analysis; two commonly used sample collection methods for chlamydia testing in clinical practice. thus many urologists and std doctors are unable to identify chlamydia as a causative pathogen. as a result they often make general diagnosis such as non-specific urethritis prostatitis and/or pelvic inflammatory disease (pid) etc. and they frequently prescribe a variety of ineffective broad-spectrum antibiotics making the patient’s condition more complicated; weakening the immune system causing antibiotic resistance failing to address causative pathogens and allowing the infection to spread etc. do hope this helps good luck
is it possible to have had chlamydia for over 17 years and not know it? after having a child as well with no symptoms? . i was recently hospitalized with abdomen pain. they did the regular std checks to rule out pid. all came back negative but they want to take one for chlamydia. i have only been with my husband for over 17 years and vise versa. is it really possible i could have had it that long and not known? or am i worrying for nothing?