My Complicated Chlamydia

Back in November I was diagnosed with both Chlamydia and Trichamonas genital infections.  For treatment, I was recieved a single dosage of azithromycin for the chlamydia and a 7-day treatment of metronidazole for the trichimonas.
However, a month or so after treatment, I began to experience abnormal vaginal bleeding. This convinced me to return to the clinic that I was diagnosed.  The nurse practitioner decided to check me for trich via wet mount and informed me that many women show resistance to treatment for trich and have to endure a second treatment.  During that visit, I informed that I have no new sex partners or encounters since my treatment.  She said she wanted to test me for gonorrhea and chlamydia again, just in case. The wet mount showed that I still had Trich and I was giving a stronger dosage of metronidazole. A week later I am informed that I am positive for chlamydia! The Nurse Practitioner told me that I must of been exposed to the infection again!  However, I know for a fact that I havent had any new sexual partners or encounters.  I had and still have been celibate since my original treatment back in November! Again, she gives me the single dosage of azithromycin.  I'm not satisfied and try to get a double or prolonged dosage.  My argument was, "if this dosage failed the first time, then it may fail again!" It just didnt make sense to me, I recieved a stronger dosage for my 2nd treatment of trich so why not the chlamydia? She finally supplemented my treatment with a 7-day treatment of doxycline. She told me that she had never seen azithromycin fail when treating Chlamydia.

Should I be worried or go along with the clinic? Could I have an antibiotic-resistant strand of chlamydia? I know for a fact that the treatment must have failed! I haven't had sex of any kind since the initial diagnosis and treatment! What should I do? Could there be a relation between failure in curing the Trich and failure in curing the Chlamydia? What should I do?

[auntiejessi]

Hi there -

If this treatment doesn't work for the trich, ask for tindamax.  Its a new medication, and we are now finding flagyl-resistant trich.

I don't know what experiences your practitioner has, but I've seen zithromax fail, but its not common.  The doxy should work for you.

Follow up in a month to re-test for both, and good luck.  I'm sure its frustrating.

Aj

[dazed33]

Thank you for your response. Yes, hopefully the Doxy will work and thank you for the advice concerning Trich. Hopefully my second treatment took care of it but I will ask for Tindamax if it hasnt!