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Suggest Treatment For Chlamydia
I was tested for std on July 21st, and they told me they didn't find any white blood cells, or were too concerned about me having chlamydia. Anyways, they still treated me. They told me "if you don't hear from us in about a week that means you tested negative, and that's great." So that's exactly what happened. I didn't hear from them. So I assumed I was negative. On July 30th I made a really bad mistake by engaging in intercourse. (Protected of course) but today. I decided to call the clinic. Just out of curiosity. They told me I tested positive. I'm so upset, and hurt. Because I was treated and had sex with the same guy that I got something from. I didn't know though. So it's not my fault. My question is this: my current boyfriend at the time, and I recently had unprotected sex. Do you think I could possibly be re infected? Although we used a condom? And me and my current boyfriend had unprotected intercousre. I hope you understand what I'm trying to say. I'm so scared. Please help. Thank you.
Tue, 8 Sep 2015
Hello dear,
Thank you for your question and welcome to Healthcare Magic. I understand your concern.
Your question is not very clear, regarding the part of your partner/s with which you had intercourse and the way you had your intercourse, protected with condoms or unprotected without condoms? Despite this, let me emphasise some important points about chlamydia infection.
-If you are treated for chlamydia and your sex partner is not, you will probably become infected again. Encourage your partner to get treated.
-It is important to not have sex for 7 days after the start of treatment for chlamydia.
-Use condoms to lower the chance of reinfection. If you or a sexual partner has chlamydia or another sexually transmitted infection, abstaining from sexual intercourse is the safest option. Condoms typically are capable of preventing chlamydia.
Being that reinfection can occur, symptoms that continue after treatment can probably be caused by another chlamydia infection rather than treatment failure. To prevent reinfection, sex partners need to be evaluated and treated.
I would recommend you to be retested, in order to evaluate your current condition and restart antibiotic regime. It is very important that your partner gets treated too.
Hope I helped with my answer. For further concerns or follow up questions, don't hesitate to write again.
Take Care,
Dr. Ina
Thank you for your question and welcome to Healthcare Magic. I understand your concern.
Your question is not very clear, regarding the part of your partner/s with which you had intercourse and the way you had your intercourse, protected with condoms or unprotected without condoms? Despite this, let me emphasise some important points about chlamydia infection.
-If you are treated for chlamydia and your sex partner is not, you will probably become infected again. Encourage your partner to get treated.
-It is important to not have sex for 7 days after the start of treatment for chlamydia.
-Use condoms to lower the chance of reinfection. If you or a sexual partner has chlamydia or another sexually transmitted infection, abstaining from sexual intercourse is the safest option. Condoms typically are capable of preventing chlamydia.
Being that reinfection can occur, symptoms that continue after treatment can probably be caused by another chlamydia infection rather than treatment failure. To prevent reinfection, sex partners need to be evaluated and treated.
I would recommend you to be retested, in order to evaluate your current condition and restart antibiotic regime. It is very important that your partner gets treated too.
Hope I helped with my answer. For further concerns or follow up questions, don't hesitate to write again.
Take Care,
Dr. Ina
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