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Treated for chylmadia and herpes. doc says i need to wait a month for retesting for those and other ones. why is that. 1st treatment of chylmadia fai?
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PCR: The test works by detecting the dna of the chlamydia organism. Even a tiny bit will make the test positive, so one needs to wait a while before retesting to confirm a cute, as one can stay positive for several weeks after successful treatment.
Answered 11/16/2013
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