A member asked:

Diagnosed+treated for chlamydia. treatment over, i feel better. want to get re-tested for future sexual partners. how many weeks should i wait?

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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

Chlamydia re-test: It is very rare for the standard chlamydia treatments to fail (azithromycin 1 dose or doxycycline 7 days), and testing to check for cure usually isn't necessary. But if done, not before 3 weeks. Up til then, the test can still be positive due to persisting DNA, even though cured. It's more important to retest at 3-6 months, because reinfection is common once people resume sex.

Answered 2/17/2016

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