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I took 1g azithromycin for throat chlamydia. i had sore throat for a few days, which i often get from allergies which have been bad lately. 5 1/2 days later, i was finally feeling better and a new partner put his penis in my throat. did i infect him?

Q: i took 1g azithromycin for throat chlamydia. i had sore throat for a few days, which i often get from allergies which have been bad lately. 5 1/2 days later, i was finally feeling better and a new partner put his penis in my throat. did i infect him?

: Azithromycin is effective for oral chlamydia. Your new partner is ot at risk: even without treatment, when chlamydia is present in the throat, it is in very small amounts and there has never been a scientifically proved case of it being transmitted oral to penis (unlike gonorrhea).

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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

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Azithromycin is effective for oral chlamydia. Your new partner is ot at risk: even without treatment, when chlamydia is present in the throat, it is in very small amounts and there has never been a scientifically proved case of it being transmitted oral to penis (unlike gonorrhea).

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Answered 12/8/2021

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A member asked:

I took 1g azithromycin for throat chlamydia. i had sore throat for a few days, which i often get from allergies which have been bad lately. 5 1/2 days later, i was finally feeling better and a new partner put his penis in my throat. did i infect him?

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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

Dr Kuitems agreed

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