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If i have taken doxycycline 2x a day for six days, am i most likely not contagious at that point? i still have 8 more days of pills to take and will.

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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

It depends...: ...on what you are being treated for. If chlamydia or nongonococcal urethritis (NGU), you should wait until finishing treatment before having sex. However, it is unusual to treat these STDs for 2 weeks; 7 days of doxy is sufficient and recommended by STD experts, so maybe you're being treated for something else. Check with the doctor or clinic treating you.

Dr Poinsett agreed

Answered 3/23/2017

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A member asked:

If i have taken doxycycline 2x a day for six days, am i most likely not contagious at that point? i still have 8 more days of pills to take and will.

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

Dr Poinsett agreed

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