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My apologies for the earlier confusion. so the 14 days of only doxycycline 2dd should have cured pid caused by chlamydia, even though i had no other type of antibiotics in addition to the doxy?
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Yes, 14 day course of doxycycline, 100 mg, twice a day, is enough for PID caused by Chlamydia.
Answered 11/27/2021
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I was treated for Chlamydia in July. I was given 2 antibiotics but I chewed them instead of swallowed. I suspected I wasn't cured so I went back and was given 2 more pills, which I crushed and then swallowed, and instructed to take doxycycline for a week,
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