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STDs (Expert Forum)
AM I OK?
Answered by
University of Washington
Seattle - WA
Welcome to the STD Forum, which is intended only for questions and support pertaining to sexually transmitted diseases other than HIV/AIDS, including chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, human papillomavirus, genital warts, trichomonas, other vaginal infections, nongonoccal urethritis (NGU), cervicitis, molluscum contagiosum, chancroid, and pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). All questions will be answered by H. Hunter Handsfield, M.D. or Edward W Hook, MD.
AM I OK?
by chinaski27, Mar 20, 2007 12:00AM
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?
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?
Doctor's Answer
by H. Hunter Handsfield, M.D., Mar 20, 2007 12:00AM
, Mar 20, 2007 12:00AM
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
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
