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Prescribed doxycycline 100mg 2/d for 15 days to treat infection.. most likely gonorrhea or chlamydia. dont know until test in 3 days. is this good?
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Doxycylcine & STDs: Doxycycline is used to treat chlamydia but does not treat gonorrhea. Usually one only needs doxy for seven days for chlamydia.
Answered 6/25/2014
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Hi! Just a quick follow up Q. It's been 24hrs since starting Doxycycline. Just took dose 3. How lng does it take for the clr discharge to stop and when to follow up? Waiting results of Gonorrhea, Chlamydia, and Trich. Thanks so much! {foldinghands} ?
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Taking 14 day dose of doxycycline for chlamydia and a rocephin shot for gonorrhea when is it okay to have sex.. the day after treatment? Or do you wait longer?
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