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what not to do after taking chlamydia treatment

by Yesenia Rolfson DDS Published 3 years ago Updated 2 years ago
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Persons with chlamydia should abstain from sexual activity for 7 days after single dose antibiotics or until completion of a 7-day course of antibiotics, to prevent spreading the infection to partners. It is important to take all of the medication prescribed to cure chlamydia.

Healthline.com

Medicines: Antibiotics help treat the infection caused by bacteria. Both you and your sex partner need treatment to prevent chlamydia from spreading. Take your medicine as directed. Contact your healthcare provider if you think your medicine is …

Allremedies.com

Persons with chlamydia should abstain from sexual activity for 7 days after single dose antibiotics or until completion of a 7-day course of antibiotics, to prevent spreading the infection to partners. It is important to take all of the medication prescribed to cure chlamydia. Medication for chlamydia should not be shared with anyone.

Ehomeremedies.com

To minimize disease transmission to sex partners, persons treated for chlamydia should be instructed to abstain from sexual intercourse for 7 days after single-dose therapy or until completion of a 7-day regimen and resolution of symptoms if present.

Trueremedies.com

Don't have sex with anyone while you are being treated. If your treatment is a single dose of antibiotics, wait at least 7 days after you take the dose before you have sex. Even if you use a condom, you and your partner may pass the infection back and forth. Make sure to tell your sex partner or partners that you have chlamydia.

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What can you not do while being treated for chlamydia?

Don't have sex with anyone while you are being treated. If your treatment is a single dose of antibiotics, wait at least 7 days after you take the dose before you have sex. Even if you use a condom, you and your partner may pass the infection back and forth.

What should I do after taking my chlamydia medication?

RESUMING SEXUAL ACTIVITY STOP having sex with others until you take the medicine, and DO NOT have sex for the next 7 days after taking the medicine. It takes 7 days for the medicine to work in your body and cure Chlamydia infection.

How long after chlamydia treatment are you safe?

You should not have sex again until you and your sex partner(s) complete treatment. If given a single dose of medicine, you should wait seven days after taking the medicine before having sex.

How do you know when chlamydia is gone?

When will the signs and symptoms go away?Discharge or pain when you urinate should improve within a week.Bleeding between periods or heavier periods should improve by your next period.Pelvic pain and pain in the testicles should start to improve quickly but may take up to two weeks to go away.Jun 24, 2021

Can you reinfect yourself with chlamydia?

Thankfully, it's also curable. But new research suggests that for some people, curing chlamydia doesn't prevent reinfection, even if they're not exposed to it again. Apparently the disease can live inside your gut, and reinfect you out of the blue.Feb 10, 2014

Is 500mg of azithromycin enough to cure chlamydia?

A 500mg dose of azithromycin is not recommended by guidelines to cure chlamydia. There is also a chance it may increase the risk of C. trachomatis bacteria becoming resistant to it.Nov 30, 2020

Do chlamydia symptoms get worse after treatment?

Call your doctor if: You have severe abdominal pain. Your signs or symptoms last longer than 1 week or get worse during treatment.

How long can a man carry chlamydia?

And even if you do have symptoms, they may not show up for anywhere from 1 week to 3 or more months after the infection's been transmitted to you through sexual intercourse.

Does chlamydia have a smell?

Chlamydia doesn't always have a smell. But one of the symptoms of chlamydia is an unusual vaginal discharge that has an unpleasant odor.Nov 1, 2021

Does chlamydia mess up your period?

Chlamydia typically does not make you miss your period. Unfortunately, when chlamydia is left untreated, it can cause serious and permanent damage to a woman's reproductive system. Untreated chlamydia can travel up the reproductive tract and progress to PID, which sometimes makes women miss their periods.Oct 20, 2020

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