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I had sex with my partner who also got treated for chlamydia, we had sex on the 7th day, we have taken our antibiotics, can we get reinfected?

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Dr. Usha Mukhytar
Dr. Usha Mukhytaranswered
Gynecology 27 years experience
Yes: If you took treatment togather and had no sex with no body else then your infection may go sometimes one antibiotic may not work then infection may not go repeat test after treatment to make sure infection is gone.
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