Hello,
I have not been sexually active for the past 2 years, but when I was, I contracted chlamydia on at least two separate occasions. I did not understand at the time that you needed to be retested after receiving treatment, so I am worried that the infection may have remained and turned into PID without me knowing it, potentially causing permanent damage to my reproductive organs.
I also had unprotected sex after my last chlamydia infection, and I can't remember if I got tested for chlamydia afterwards or not. I had a blood test for it about a year ago, and of course I had the antibodies, but they were low and the test said negative. I would have had a swab test or urine test as well at that time, but somebody working at the lab told me that it would be pointless so long after the unprotected sex (a year at that point) because the infection would no longer be detectable in the vagina. This is what scares me, because if what he said is true, it suggests that I could have a chlamydia infection that is not even detectable by doctors.
I have done several pelvic echographies and Pap smears which have all come back normal. Is it possible that I could have PID anyway? Or would it have shown up somehow through some of these tests? I do often have pelvic pain, but I always assumed it was gas!
Feeling very worried as I just turned 30 and want to make sure I can have kids one day.
Many thanks for any advice or wisdom you can offer.