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Sexual Contact, Oral Sex. Wants To Take Zithromax To Prevent Gonorrhea, Chlamydia. Dosage Of Medicine?
Hello. I am about to go for vacations in XXXX and visit a sex partner that I have over there. My question is because we will have oral sex and I am afraid of contracting gonorhea or clamidia if I will take dusting these days zithromax , will this prevent any possible infection? And how much must the dosage be? Thank you
Fri, 30 Aug 2013
Hi and welcome to HCM.Thanks for the query.
it it snot advisable to use antibiotics as a prevention against std. ypu should use it if there are symptoms oir it is verificated by tests. Inproper antibiotic use has several disadvantages including bacterial resistency and side effects. if tehre are doubts about std,you should do tests
Wish you good health. Regards
it it snot advisable to use antibiotics as a prevention against std. ypu should use it if there are symptoms oir it is verificated by tests. Inproper antibiotic use has several disadvantages including bacterial resistency and side effects. if tehre are doubts about std,you should do tests
Wish you good health. Regards
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