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STDs (Expert Forum)
Antibiotics
Answered by
Edward W Hook, MD - HIV Prevention, stds
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.
Antibiotics
by FallenAngel99, Oct 27, 2007 09:17PM
I went to the doctor and he gave me treatment for chlamydia. My girl is pregnant and was in the hospital with a kidney infection for 4 days- the gave her IV antibiotics and after her release they gave her more antibiotics to take- will these antibiotics treat the chlamydia if she was exposed? she is 6 months pregnant.
Doctor's Answer
by Edward W Hook, MD, Oct 28, 2007 09:00PM
, Oct 28, 2007 09:00PMTo: FallenAngel99
Some antibiotics are effective for chlamydial infections and other, commonly used antibiotics are not. Recommended therapy for chlamydia is either azithromycin (Zithromax) or doxycycline. Some but not all quinolone antibiotics also reliably cure chlamydia. The best thing to do is to let your girl know that you have chlamydia and that it is important, both for her and your unborn child, to be treated. Her obstetrician can then evaluate whether her infection is adequately treated.
The situation is a little more complicated in her situation than yours because many of the antibiotics typically used for chlamydia (doxycycline and quinolone antibiotics) are not routinely used in pregancy. Please do not delay in letting her know that she needs to be treated for chlamydia so she can get this sorted out with her docter.
Good Luck. EWH
The situation is a little more complicated in her situation than yours because many of the antibiotics typically used for chlamydia (doxycycline and quinolone antibiotics) are not routinely used in pregancy. Please do not delay in letting her know that she needs to be treated for chlamydia so she can get this sorted out with her docter.
Good Luck. EWH
Member Comments (2)
by FallenAngel99, Oct 28, 2007 08:57PM
To: Dr/
they gave her cephalexin 500 mg for 1 wk with one more refill. Plus a 3 pill suppossitory antibiotic.
