 [ Symptoms ] chlamydia testing procedure a couple years ago i found out that i had chlamydia the test for this was a swab of some sort to my urethra i took medication after this and all was well an old girlfriend of mine called me and she said she found out she had chlamydia so i went to the doctor today to get tested again and this time they took blood from my arm and swabbed my throat i get the throat swab but as for the blood test is that a legitimate alternative to the urethra swab are they legitimately interchangeable [ Disease ] hi the stage of hepatitis c varies from person to person depending upon one is immunity in general its not just related to your hepatatis c swelling of abdomen can occur due to ascites or simple gaseous distention you need to get usg and ct abdomen to assess the status of the liver a few liver function tests will determine the stage of hepatitis you have right now thanks