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How long will it take for the doxycycline to help my prostititis?

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Dr. Gerald Mandell answered

Specializes in Nuclear Medicine

Variable : Chronic prostatitis can take a while for symptoms to completely subside. Therapy may be for 28 days. In few patients prostatitis does not respond to therapy or can recur.

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Answered 8/27/2013

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