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Do chlamydia go away after being treated?
Treatment for chlamydia is very effective. Reinfection, though, is common. Patients being treated should avoid oral, anal, and vaginal intercourse, even with a condom, until 7 days after single-dose treatment, or until finishing seven-day treatment. Any damage from chlamydia is not reversible.
Does chlamydia treatment affect the birth control pill?
No, but you should be abstaining from sex while being treated for chlamydia, so your birth control effectiveness is not an issue, right?
How do it take for chlamydia to stay in your sysem you whole life?
Chlamydia can damage the body, but the germ is gone after effective treatment is completed. Patients being treated should avoid oral, anal, and vaginal intercourse until 1-2 weeks have passed since treatment was completed.
Can you avoid chlamydia by being on an anti-bacterial medication?
No it can not.
Can you wear a pad while being treated for chlamydia?
Yes, there is no harm in using a pad or tampon during treatment for chlamydia.
What if you had chlamydia for at least two months?
Chlamydia can damage the body, but the germ is gone after effective treatment is completed. Patients being treated should avoid oral, anal, and vaginal intercourse for seven days after single-dose treatment, or until seven-day treatment is complete.
Can you cure chlamydia during the incubation period?
Yes, when you are getting treated you can still transmit chlamydia. Patients being treated should avoid oral, anal, and vaginal intercourse (even with a condom) until seven days after single-dose treatment, or until seven-day treatment is complete.
Should you wash your clothes after being treated for chlamydia?
Chlamydia can't live for more than a few minutes outside your body. Washing your clothes regularly is a good health practice, but you can't reinfect yourself with chlamydia by wearing unwashed clothes that you wore before treatment.
Can you finger your partner while being treated for chlamydia?
As long as you don't transfer fluids from your finger to your eyes or genitals, you won't get chlamydia from fingering someone. However, you only need to abstain for seven days. For the sake of your health and that of your partner, find something else to do for this brief period of time.
What should you do if you think you have chlamydia?
If you think you have chlamydia, go to your local health department, family planning center, primary care provider, or urgent care to be checked. If you have chlamydia, you need to be treated to get rid of the bacteria. You should get testing and treatment as soon as possible. Until you get these results, you should avoid oral, anal and vaginal sex, and genital-genital contact. Don't even do these things with a condom until you've been tested.
How should you avoid losing weight if you have hyperthyroidism?
HypERthyroidism that is being appropriately treated will not cause further weight loss.
Can you catch chlamydia again 4 days after being treated?
Yes, you can get chlamydia immediately after or during treatment. Contact your health care provider for retreatment. Don't have sex until you and all partners have completed treatment.
