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Possible re-infection during treatment for chlamydia and gonnorhea
Hello AuntieJessie and Grace,
Thank you in advance for any help you may be able to provide. On friday I started treatment for chlamydia and gonnorhea. (today is monday) I took a single dose of cefixine on friday and am on day 4 of 7 days of doxycycline.
My partner has not started his treatment yet. He sees his doc tomorrow.
My questions are:
Can my partner re-infect me during this time where I have started treatment but he hasn't yet? Last night there was some physical contact, no oral sex and no direct genital to genital contact occurred. We both manually stimulated him and he ejaculated on my breasts, he touched body parts of me like butt cheek, thigh and breasts (no oral or genital contact) while touching his penis. I then washed my hands with soap and water and manually stimulated myself.
Is it possible that he re-infected me last based on this type of contact while I am mid-treatment?
When he does start his treatment when is he no longer contagious?
Do I need to start my treatment over at the same time that he starts? Should I be getting a follow up test to make sure I didn't get it again?
At the time I thought what I did was "safe" by avoiding actual vaginal and oral sex but now I am reading information that says gonorrhea can be transmitted by any close contact. and both chlamydia/gonnorhea can be transmitted by hands (and I am not sure if handwashing after touching him then touching myself is good enough to break that chain). I just want to avoid passing it back and forth.
I hope I haven't made my current treatment null and void. Thanks again.
Thank you in advance for any help you may be able to provide. On friday I started treatment for chlamydia and gonnorhea. (today is monday) I took a single dose of cefixine on friday and am on day 4 of 7 days of doxycycline.
My partner has not started his treatment yet. He sees his doc tomorrow.
My questions are:
Can my partner re-infect me during this time where I have started treatment but he hasn't yet? Last night there was some physical contact, no oral sex and no direct genital to genital contact occurred. We both manually stimulated him and he ejaculated on my breasts, he touched body parts of me like butt cheek, thigh and breasts (no oral or genital contact) while touching his penis. I then washed my hands with soap and water and manually stimulated myself.
Is it possible that he re-infected me last based on this type of contact while I am mid-treatment?
When he does start his treatment when is he no longer contagious?
Do I need to start my treatment over at the same time that he starts? Should I be getting a follow up test to make sure I didn't get it again?
At the time I thought what I did was "safe" by avoiding actual vaginal and oral sex but now I am reading information that says gonorrhea can be transmitted by any close contact. and both chlamydia/gonnorhea can be transmitted by hands (and I am not sure if handwashing after touching him then touching myself is good enough to break that chain). I just want to avoid passing it back and forth.
I hope I haven't made my current treatment null and void. Thanks again.
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