In order to avoid reinfecion with chlamydia, a patient must avoid oral, anal, and vaginal sex (even with a condom), genital-genital contact, and sharing sex toys for seven days after one-dose treatment for chlamydia or for the seven days of week-long treatment for chlamydia. After treatment of all partners and the waiting period are complete, condoms can lower the risk of reinfection with chlamydia or infecdtion with another STD.
Yes, you can drink soda during chlamydia treatment.Yes, you can drink soda during chlamydia treatment. There are no diet restrictions when taking azithromycin for chlamydia. If you're using other treatment, ask your pharmacist about any dietary instructions.
Yes, there is no harm in using a pad or tampon during treatment for chlamydia.
There is no need to replace your toothbrush when you have chlamydia. The bacteria that causes chlamydia can only live outside your body for a few minutes. You can't get reinfected by using the same toothbrush after treatment.
You can't get chlamydia from wearing the clothes you wore before treatment. Chlamydia can only live for minutes outside the body. Chlamydia is spread by sexual contact with someone who's infected. You can get it from oral, anal, or vaginal sex; genital-genital contact; sharing sex toys; or birth to an infected woman.
No, but if you are allergic to latex, and use a latex condom, you can get an allergic reaction, which shouldn't affect your chances of pregnancy in the future.
Lab workers using normal standard precautions will not be infected with chlamydia at work.
not using a condom
The protection level using a condom is about 86% ... meaning there is a 14% possibility of the condom failing, rupturing or tearing.
Yes. The condom could malfunction.
Same way pregnancy can happen with a condom on: sharing fluids prior to putting condom on, leakage of fluids with condom, tears/holes in condom, to name a few. Condoms do a good job at lowering the risk of spreading chlamydia, but they're not perfect, even when used perfectly.
by using a condom
You can get chlamydia from sharing sex toys. You can't get it from doorknobs, towels, toilet seats, etc.