How do you know if treatment for chlamydia worked?

Answer 1

Azithromycin has a 97% cure rate, and doxycycline 98% according ot the CDC.

Chlamydia can cause damage to the body, but the infection is easily curable with antibiotics. After effective treatment, the germ is gone. Patients should abstain from oral, anal, and vaginal sex before treatment and for 1-2 weeks after treatment is completed. If you have concerns about continuing infection, talk with your health care provider about appropriate timing for test of cure. CDC recommends retesting in two to three months to ensure reinfection did not occur.

Answer 2

You can get tested four weeks or so after the treatment is completed, but there are no problems with resistance to date (as of early 2014). The CDC does not recommend test of cure at this time. However, reinfection with chlamydia during and after treatment is so common that the CDC recommends retesting for all patients, regardless of treatment history, three months after treatment.

Answer 3

Infection with chlamydia after recommended treatment is so unusual that it should be reported to your local health department. It is more likely that you got retested too soon, got reinfected during or immediately after treatment, or did not take the right medication in the right manner. Contact your health care provider today for advice specific to your situation.