I’m a 21-year-old female. My boyfriend and I have been in a monogamous relationship for a year and we were both virgin before we got together. We’ve been having sex regularly for about 4 months now. I believe that we are both sexually healthy, but I’m just curious about some STDs.

I just read some articles about Chlamydia and it says that one of the symptoms of having Chlamydia is abnormal vaginal discharge. I know that all women have vaginal discharge, but I don’t know the measure of how much a normal vaginal discharge is. I always wear a panty liner daily to get rid of my vaginal discharge. My vaginal discharge always increases typically 7-10 days before I got my period. I have a heavy flow for the first 3 days of my period, and after that, I have brown vaginal discharge (I’m assuming this is the light period) for another 3-4 days. My question is, is this normal (just my natural secretions)? Or should I be worried?

What are the odds that I have Chlamydia? And can I actually get Chlamydia (knowing the fact that me and my boyfriend were both virgin before we had sex for the first time and that we're monogamous)?

How do people get chlamydia?

Chlamydia can be transmitted during vaginal, anal, or oral sex. Chlamydia can also be passed from an infected mother to her baby during vaginal childbirth.
Any sexually active person can be infected with chlamydia. The greater the number of sex partners, the greater the risk of infection. Because the cervix (opening to the uterus) of teenage girls and young women is not fully matured and is probably more susceptible to infection, they are at particularly high risk for infection if sexually active. Since chlamydia can be transmitted by oral or anal sex, men who have sex with men are also at risk for chlamydial infection.

What are the symptoms of chlamydia?

Chlamydia is known as a "silent" disease because about three quarters of infected women and about half of infected men have no symptoms. If symptoms do occur, they usually appear within 1 to 3 weeks after exposure.

In women, the bacteria initially infect the cervix and the urethra (urine canal). Women who have symptoms might have an abnormal vaginal discharge or a burning sensation when urinating. When the infection spreads from the cervix to the fallopian tubes (tubes that carry fertilized eggs from the ovaries to the uterus), some women still have no signs or symptoms; others have lower abdominal pain, low back pain, nausea, fever, pain during intercourse, or bleeding between menstrual periods. Chlamydial infection of the cervix can spread to the rectum.

Men with signs or symptoms might have a discharge from their penis or a burning sensation when urinating. Men might also have burning and itching around the opening of the penis. Pain and swelling in the testicles are uncommon.

Men or women who have receptive anal intercourse may acquire chlamydial infection in the rectum, which can cause rectal pain, discharge, or bleeding. Chlamydia can also be found in the throats of women and men having oral sex with an infected partner.

It is unlikely that you have chlamydia if you and your partner have been without other sexual partners. But if you are still in doubt, go get checked out to rest your mind.

I just had a baby and two months later I went to go see ma doc and 6 days later he call me and told me that I had chlamydia I have not have sex with on one just my boyfriend so did he got infected from some one who have chlamydia

I just had a baby and two months later I went to go see ma doc and 6 days later he call me and told me that I had chlamydia I have not have sex with on one just my boyfriend so did he got infected from some one who have chlamydia