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How long should i waitbefore having sex after taking benzathine penicillin?

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Dr. Robert Killian answered

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Benz. Penicillin : Without more history to go on i would have to assume that this medication was used to treat syphilis. If so you should not expose anyone to your blood or other body fluids for seven days.

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Answered 7/16/2018

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