Hi, my name is David. I'm a 32 year old, gay male. Within the past year, I've dated 4 guys. However, the only sexual activity I engaged in was oral sex (mostly on the receiving end). Last week, I went to the Gay and Lesbian Center in Los Angeles, Ca to get tested for HIV and STDs. I was tested specifically for chlamydia, gonorrhrea and syphlils. For the chlamydia test, they swabed my thoat, made me urinate in a cup and take a swab of my rectum. All the results came out negative, except for the rectal test. I was found positive for rectal chlamydia. However, I've never engaged in any anal sex. Although, it's possible that one of the guys I dated may have rubbed his gentital near my rectum (without a condom). No anal sex took place. However, that's the only contact that I could think.

At any rate, the clinic treated me with a one-time dose of antibiotics and wants me to come back and re-test within 3 weeks, providing that I avoid all sexual activity.

I'm just wondering how I could have tested positive for rectal chalmydia. I'm always very careful. Should I have anything to worry about? HIV and everything else was negative.

Thank you for your time.

Also, I never had any symptoms or anything. It might also be worth noting, that I swabed my rectum to get the sample, and then placed the sample in a test tube solution and broke off the end of the swab before sealing the tube with the cap. I would have felt more comfortable if the clinic had collected the sample from my rectum because I didn't think that I gave enough of a sample. They told me to place the swab an inch into my rectum, but I couldn't do this. I just did my best to swab around the rectum.