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Chlamydia and ectopic pregnancy
I am currently 9 weeks pregnant. I'm happily married, so it's not that. I'm worried because a few years ago I was involved with a guy that cheated on me and gave me Chlamydia. I fell fell for his stupid lies and took him back, thus repeating what had happened before. So he gave me Chlamydia TWICE. I never spoke to him again, I was hurt and extremely angry that I was one of those people who got an STD even though I'm faithful, but others who are promiscuous are sometimes lucky enough to never get anything. But anyway, I was just wondering how this could affect my pregnancy. Is it possible I could have an ectopic pregnancy? I have an appt set but I want to know if I should go get it checked out earlier. I have period-like cramps on a regular basis, and at first I thought it was implantation cramping but it's continued. Occasionally I'll get a sharp pain on either side of my lower abdomen and sometimes it's near my sphincter. Which is weird.... I'm worried, that's all. I know it's fatal if that's the case so I wanna know what I should do. Let it play out, or get myself seen now.
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My answer to questions like this is: If you are this concerned call you doctor. Stress during early pregnancy is not good for you or the baby. So even though everything Rahzi said is correct, you are still stressing over this and most likely will continue to do so until you speak to your doctor.
My advice is to call your doctors office and advice them of your concerns. Let the doctor decide if you need to come in earlier.
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If you are nervous, bump up your doctors appointment. But you probably don't need to be.
Chlamydia can be cured with antibiotics. I'm going to assuming you got it treated properly, and no longer have chlamydia.
Chlamydia, when left untreated, can cause all sorts of damage to a women's reproductive system.
Did you leave your Chlamydia infections untreated for years and years? Probably not. If not. Then it's unlikely there are any additional risks to your pregnancy.
But ectopic pregnancy is a thing that can happen regardless - long-standing Chlamydia infections just increase the chance a bit.
And since it can happen anyways, your doctor will be on the look out for it. Although ectopic pregnancy can lead to death, it nearly never does in this day and age, because it's diagnosed early.
So, trust yourself, but don't stress yourself. Talk to your doctor whenever you got to see them about your concerns.
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