chlamydia

[shantilai.livejournal.com]

So, i just got a call from the guy i'm sleeping and yep, he's just being tested positive for chlamydia...great. I know this is easy to treat thru antibiotics (happily)
but for the past few weeks i've experiencing itching on my inner and outer labia, occasional burning while urinating, and the last time i had intercourse it was unpleasant-burning and painful. I don't have any abnormal discharge, growths, smells, or signs of crabs etc. It's just itchy ! So, my question pretty much is; can this itching and discomfort I have been suffering have been caused by chlamydia??I've read up on it a little and I've been getting mixed opinions. anyone here know anything about it?
thanks:)

Comments

[dupointedulac.livejournal.com]

That sounds like the symptoms I got when I had chlamydia. You should go get treated, ASAP.

[shantilai.livejournal.com]

asap..yeah that's the problem, i just called the bc clinic and the earliest they can fit me in is the 31st...over two weeks away...this problem has already been going on for weeks and i'm scared....do you know if i can get over the counter meds for chlamydia? (i dont even know if thats whats causing the irritation!?!)...and i don thave a family doctor and all the walk in's are staffed by men. great. i'm so stressed out -_-

[sarasnee.livejournal.com]

It's a prescription antibiotic. Considering the side-effects (I had pretty much all of them, it sucked, my fiancee had none) it's definitely not something available over the counter.

Don't worry too much about an extra two weeks. Some women go years without knowing they have it and those are the ones you really have to worry about. You can try to tell them you're afraid you have an infection, maybe you can ask to have them call if someone cancels an appointment. Or try other clinics if that's a possibility.

[dupointedulac.livejournal.com]

You have to get a script for the antibiotics they will give you. Your local health department should give them to you for a relatively low cost. FYI - the two antibiotics they might possibly prescribe are doxycycline and azythromycin.

[cadetsandkings.livejournal.com]

If you are in the UK, yes, you can.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/besttreatments/2008/aug/07/chlamydia-treatment-to-be-sold-over-the-counter