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Is it safe to have protected sex while taking azithromycin 2 500mg for chlaymdia?

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No !: For your safety and safety of your partners, before engaging in sexual activity , both you and your partner(s) should complete the antibiotic treatment and have a confirmatory test of cure.

Answered 11/2/2020

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I was diagnosed with chlamydia and I took two pills of azithromycin, 3 days later I had unprotected sex. do I still have it? This is my first time being diagnosed with anything and I'm really scared. It wasn't bothering me at first but two months later an

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