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A 19-year-old female asked:
Will chlamydia medication still work if taken within a week after exposure (before it shows up on a urine test at two weeks) ?
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Dr. Aaron Neisenanswered
8 years experience
Yes: Patients who have been exposed to an STI and are prescribed treatment with an appropriate antibiotic regimen will benefit from that treatment if they have the infection even if the test isn’t positive.
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Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 51 years experience
Other STIs: About 25% of the people who get Chlamydia, also get gonorrhea. It would be prudent to see your doctor and get tested for other sexually transmitted infections.
Wish you good health! - Have a diet rich in fresh vegetables, fruits, whole grains, milk and milk products, nuts, beans, legumes, lentils and small amounts of lean meats. Avoid saturated fats. Drink enough water daily, so that your urine is mostly colorless. Exercise at least 150 minutes/week and increase the intensity of exercise gradually. Do not use tobacco, alcohol, weed or street drugs in any form.
Practice safe sex, if you have sex.
Get HPV vaccine
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A 22-year-old female asked:
I had protected sex with a condom two days after being treated for chlamydia with azithromycin. Does that affect how the medication works?
Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 27 years experience
Efficacy: By spreading germs partner to partner - it can prevent the treatment from being effective.
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A 38-year-old male asked:
Ok so I tested positive for Chlamydia in. My throat. They are acting like this the STI one. Its only in throat not genitals. I took antibiotics 7 days tested 6 weeks later still have it? Would the swab test show Chlamydia pneumoniae? Or is it STI?
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A 18-year-old female asked:
I've had chlamydia twice before. Will medication still work?
Dr. Yash Khannaanswered
Family Medicine 59 years experience
Yes it will/treat: Yes it will work.You also have to make sure your sex partner also gets treated, because if not treated you will keep getting recurrent infection.And p... Read More
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A 23-year-old male asked:
Went to the emergency room and got a shot and pills for chlamydia and gonorhea Sunday. Today is now Thursday me and my partner had sex and the condom broke will the single dose of medication still work for me ? And will my partner be infected?
Dr. Donald Colantinoanswered
Internal Medicine 63 years experience
Obviously you should have waited to have sex until you were assured you were clear of all infection. Your medication should still be effective, but yo... Read More
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A 25-year-old male asked:
I tested negative for HIV, chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphillis, herpes 1 and 2, hepatitis A, B, and C after two years post exposure. Although i feel as if I picked up something from that encounter. Should I retest for those std? Should i run other tests?
Dr. Hiep Leanswered
Nephrology and Dialysis 44 years experience
You should not be re-retested. Only do you have symptoms or lesions which you do not have an answer then you should see your doctor.
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