AM I OK?

HI,

BOTH MYSELF AND MY HUSBAND, WERE TREATED FOR CHLAMYDIA, WITH A SINGLE DOSE OF ZITHROMAX. IT HAS BEEN TEN DAYS NOW AND WE HAVE HAD NO INTERCOURSE. WHEN IS IT SAFE TO REUME INTERCOURSE?

[H. Hunter Handsfield, M.D.]

Since you both were already infected and both have been treated, you probably need not have stopped having sex at all.  That's a standard recommendation, but really matters mostly when only one member of a couple is infected.  Even there, the standard recommendation is to wait a week, and you are beyond that.  Go for it!

But also you both should be retested for chlamydia 3-4 months from now, even if neither of you is reexposed to other partners in the meantime. This is called 'rescreening'. In a few percent of cases, Zithromax suppresses but does not eradicate chlamydia--so a short term test-of-cure (e.g., 3-4 weeks from now can show negative), but may show positive again after several weeks to a few months.  The odds are that repeat testing will be negative, but you should both do it to be safe.

Good luck--  HHH, MD