It may not have been dormant, you may have just not realized you had it. Many women do not realize they have it because it often has no, or very minor symptoms. Some women only find out they have it because they have gone to be treated for something else. How/why did you get checked? These sections are from the from the CDC: How common is chlamydia? Under-reporting is substantial because most people with chlamydia are not aware of their infections and do not seek testing. 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. http://www.cdc.gov/std/chlamydia/STDFact-Chlamydia.htm#prevented If you are commited to this realationship, keep your eyes open and don't let him lie to you, but at the same time, give him the benefit of the doubt if he deserves it. Could you have had this all along? Good luck.

No, it cannot lay dormant. You may not have noticed any symptoms. If you have been tested, and were negative, then he did cheat.

Hey there - I am in the EXACT same situation as you are. Which is so wierd. I have been with my bf for a little over 5 years, and just the beginning of this year I found out I had chlamydia. I went in because I thought I had a yeast infection, but I was tested, and sure enough - it was chlamydia. My bf swears he's never been with anyone else, and that it must have been 'dormant' in his system for 5 years because he's never had any symptoms. He said he must have picked it up from his former gf, but I have no idea if that's true or not, considering a few years back I was tested for chlamydia and it came back negative... could it be that he is a carrier, and it was dormant in his system and during an 'active period' i then contracted it? Who knows, I'm not sure if this is possible, or just a load of bullshit on his part. Let me know what you think!!!! I just thank god every day that it wasnt' something worse!! And to think you can trust someone after being together for that long....

it does not lie dormant. Either you had it and didn't know it, you cheated or he did.

I heard that you show symptoms 1-3 weeks or something after you have contracted it. In my case - I thought it was a sign of a yeast infection, but when I got tested, it came back as chlamydia. So I knew I had something, I just didnt know what. So according to you Galeanda - there is no way it would be possible for my bf to have had it in his system, being a 'silent carrier' of it for 5 years, and just only have passed it on to me this year?? I have only ever slept with him so I know its not me. So you would say that he is lying to me according to the info I'm giving you

Chlamydia isn't dormant - it's just not presenting any symptoms to you. You may have had it for 5 years, or your bf could have given it to you. There's no way of knowing. But you should get yourself sorted out with treatment because it can lead to infertility. There's loads of info about it here: http://www.chlamydia-tests.co.uk

It could be you who is the 1st carier of this disease without you knowing it or it could be your boyfriend, now about finding out how long you have had it is hard, when was the last time you got tested for STD's?

I am having this same problem... i have only been with my guy for about 10 months... i had a pap done when we first started dating and i was all clear. for the past 3 weeks i have been having the symptoms of chlamydia so i went to get tested today and the results are not back yet...he is saying he has not slept with anyone since we have been together. he also reminded me that we used condoms when we first started dating so if he did have it he didn't give it to me till after we stoped and after i had the pap done... but i can't understand why now i am getting all the symptoms??? why so long i read somewhere usally if you ever have symptoms they appear 3 weeks after infected. I just don't know if i believe him i really want to.....help!

Possible yes but very unlikely.... That being said you should have a long talk with your partner. Here's some good reading for you. http://yourstdhelp.com/chlamydia.html

the exact same thing has happened to me!!! how crazy is that?? i have been with my bf for 5 years and just got diagnosed two weeks ago after i thought i had a UTI. He swears he has not cheated. get this, two years ago, we were in an altercation and i accidentally hit him in his nuts. He stayed in the hospital and they diagnosed him with epidydimitis (inflammation of the scrotum)...he also did a sperm count and they said that he may be infertile. One of the symptoms of chlamydia infection, if left untreated is epidydimitis infertility and blindness. I have no idea what to believe. right now he is in the dog house, cause like i told him, these things don't just drop out of thin air...but after doing lots of research, I'm starting to re-consider. He's not out of the dog house yet, but I'm giving this a second thought. First off, chlamydia is known as "the silent killer". i'mnot sure if this means that it goes undetected even though the test is done, or that there are just no symptoms and people don't get tested. In the former case, then you could see how 5 years can go by with none of you realizing that you have it. in the latter case, as with me, it kinda makes no sense that you would have no symptoms for five years, and then get symptoms for no reason. But, you have to admit, that so many people with similar stories as yours and mine places some validity on the fact that your bf may be telling the truth. from my research, there are still a lot of false negative etc, so i'm guessing that chlamydia knowledge is not an exact science.. onto more research...