Louisville, KY
A 20-year-old female asked:
I had gonorrhea and pid. i got treated and cured. i have had two miscarriages since. could it have been from the infection making me infertile?
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Dr. Alan Pattersonanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 44 years experience
You need to see: An infertilty specialist as you need to rule out chronic scarring of the endometrium, chronic endometritis and possible other conditions.
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Dr. Hunter Handsfield commented
Infectious Disease 55 years experience
Provided original answer
Maybe I misunderstood: I thought you were still taking doxy or tetracycline, in which case you cannot have caught chlamyida and probably not gonorrhea. But for sure it would be wrong to take these drugs on account of your symptoms without proper testing and examination. Of the infections listed, the only one treated reiably by doxy or tetracycline is chlamydia, none of the others.
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A 35-year-old member asked:
How do I differentiate between gonorrhea or pid?
Dr. Michael Sparacinoanswered
Family Medicine 39 years experience
Gonorrhea is PID: Gonorrhea is a specific type of pid. It is unique demonstrating gram negative intracellular diplococci.
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