A member asked:

Me and my partner both took azithromycin for chlamydia then got drunk and had sex 2 days later, are we likely to be reinfected?

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Dr. Ramsay Kuo answered

Possibly: Both you and your partner should refrain from sex until you both are retested to ensure that the infection has been cleared. Otherwise continued transmission is possible.

Dr Sojico agreed

Answered 2/9/2015

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A member asked:

Me and my partner both took azithromycin for chlamydia then got drunk and had sex 2 days later, are we likely to be reinfected?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Ramsay Kuo answered

Dr Sojico agreed

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