Infertility from stds?
I am 25 years old and have been dating a guy for about four years. We are both clean and live a monogamous lifestyle.
Before him, I had a really crappy boyfriend who liked to play the field often without taking any precaution for his decisions. We dated on and off, about six years ago, for awhile. Back then I was young and naive. I've only been with a few people in my life but during the time I dated him, he gave my chlamydia 4 times, ghonnereah 1 time and the last time I had chlamydia, I also had pelvic inflammatory disease. (Him and I went to get the std medication together, he just never took his properly so it kept coming back when I thought he was clean, and condoms always broke with him for some messed up reason) But I finally broke it off and I haven't had any std for six years now. But I was told that getting chlamydia and a PID can lead to infertility.
I am 25 years old and never been pregnant. To me that is a good thing. Honestly I don't think I want kids. But the guy I'm with I do see a future with. I'd like to marry him someday but neither of us really want kids until maybe when we're 35, if any. But I at least would like to know since I do take birth control and spend time and money to get BC.
I only wonder this because there has been several occasions when the condom broke or I started missing pills for awhile and I never got pregnant. There was a time when this happened so often to me that I just believed I could not get pregnant and would skip pill days with absolutely no protection. I never once got pregnant. Never missed a period. Nothing.
Does this mean I can't have kids most likely?
Are the chances of me ever conceiving likely?
I have asked my gyno about it and she just tells me that I don't need to worry about that until I'm ready to get pregnant. So she won't help me find out. I've had another gyno tell me the same thing before her.
I just want to know so I don't need to worry about taking my pills all the time. I hate taking pills and the shot is even worse. Any ideas?
This is just an idea; but infertility does not always occur in women. Men can be infertile too. And getting pregnant isnt always as easy as you think, you have to have an egg there ready and waiting which only stays around for like a few days of your cycle. (Dont hold me to that, but i'm sure its not for a long time) I wouldn't worry too much. But keep taking your pill, you say you don't want to get pregnant yet, so don't take any chances.
How long a woman goes undiagnosed and therefore untreated plays a role in the severity. PID generally occurs when a disease has been untreated for a long time.
Scarring occurs in the fallopion tubes and the longer untreated the more severe the damage.
Bad scarring can make pregnancy difficult and lead to ectopic pregnancies in some cases. Some women do become sterile but some go on to have healthy pregnancies.
If you have a history of pid its important to let ur gyno know in the event of a pregnancy so they can keep a close eye on making sure the embryo attaches properly as aectopic pregnancies can be dangerous.
But on the sunny side there is always a good chance for a happy healthy pregnancy.
I had a friend in high school that got chlymidia and didn't get diagnosed for over a year. It wasn't until she developed pid and had terrible pain that she realized she had anything.
She went on to have 2 healthy babies later on in her late 20s
Scars remind us of where we've been...they don't have to dictate where we're going.
I don't understand why your gynos won't help you find out.Like really... that baffles my mind... Have you told them your reason for wanting to know, i.e. spending all that money on birth control? Not to mention the health risks of taking it??
Anyway, depending on where you are, yeah birth control can be a pain in the butt expensive. But have you considered getting an IUD? I have one now and it paid for itself within a few months and lasts 10 years. Something to think about.
Don't skip pills here and there. Going off and on like that can screw with your body. It's healthier to just stick with taking them, or stick to not.
Also, for a lot of women who go off the pill, it could take months for them to be able to get pregnant, so I wouldn't take those instances of yours as evidence that you're infertile.
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