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A member asked:

Had unrpotected sex two days ago, can i use azithromycin for prophylaxis of chlamydia?

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Dr. Bahman Omrani answered

Specializes in Pain Management

Get tested : That way you can inform your partner to get treatment. You'll get tested for gonorrhea as well.

Answered 9/29/2016

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About two days ago i had protected sex and bled immediately after. What does that mean? I was informed 2 weeks ago that i had chlamydia. I took 4 pills of zithromax in dose, as told by my doctor, and waited ten days after i took the dosage to have sex.

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Is it ok to have sex using a condom 4 days after taking azithromycin for chlamydia?

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I took azithromycin for chlamydia and had unprotected sex 5 days later! did i infect my partner after a one time exposure?

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I got treated for chlamydia with 2 500mg azithromycin tabs and had sex with a condum 3 days later. Is it possible that I am infected again?

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My boyfriend and I got treated for chlamydia with 4 pills of azithromycin. We had sex 5 days after with a condom. Does that risk us maybe having it again? I know we had to wait at least 7 days but we debated that since we both had it, well be fine?

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