Hello. I am pretty shocked and anxious rn and really need some support/insight.
I (21F) recently had an debilitating cramps and a heavy period that caused me to go to urgent care. I was alarmed since I don’t usually even get painful cramps, got an ultrasound that showed I had numerous cystic structures in my ovaries. I was told it could be normal and it would go away by itself in a couple of months, but was suggested to go to obgyn for an mri since they thought it could be underlying endometriosis.
Fast forward couple weeks I get to my obgyn, I get my first ever pap and she suggested the chlamydia/gonorrea swab since im under 25. I didn’t think much, I haven’t been sexually active in 5 months but when I was it was when I was still using (almost 5 months sober!) so it was reckless & impulsive & condoms were an afterthought. But since it had been 5 months I was sure everything would be fine.
Now, I just got my test result and it says chlamydia has been detected. I haven’t gotten word from my doctor yet but I’m lowkey spiraling. Have I had chlamydia for this long (at MINIMUM 5 months, but I’ve never had an STD test before this so god knows how long it’s really been), and could this be the reason for the development of my ovarian cysts?
I also read untreated chlamydia causes infertility. I am devastated. That was the main reason I was freaking about the potential endo.
I’m just so upset, I was completely asymptomatic (until now), I am just riddled with shame, I can’t talk about with this anyone I know and I just feel disgusted with myself. It also hurts cuz I’ve come so far in my sobriety & celibacy, trying to put distance between that version of myself and focus on being the best version of myself. But actively having chlamydia 5 months after I stopped being sexually active does not feel like the best version of myself.
I guess I’m just wondering if anyone has any insight on this. Am I overreacting, is there possibly no connection between the cysts and the chlamydia? Could it be a false positive? Am I gonna be infertile?? Because of fucking chlamydia?!
Thank you for reading.
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