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How Long before I am non contagious
I have taken 1000mg of Zithromax and 500mg Cipro for Gonorrhea and Clamydia this was 5 day ago. My symptoms are much better and get better by the day. I still have a slight tingle feeling at the tip of my penis and a slight urge to urinate (especially when I sit) again though, better today than yesterday. I also suspect that I make the sinsations worse just thinking about it so much. Anyway I have read in a previous blog that even though most doctors will suggest 7 days without sex after taking meds, the actual amount of time needed to become non-contagious is much less. Please advise.
1. Is that blog correct? How long does it actually take to become non-contagious
2. Are the mild sinsations that I am experiencing typical and am I still at risk of spreading the STD's
1. Is that blog correct? How long does it actually take to become non-contagious
2. Are the mild sinsations that I am experiencing typical and am I still at risk of spreading the STD's
Is it also safe to assume that if I had the Cipro resistant strain of Gonorrhea my conditions would not be improving?
I thank you you and this forum, you provide such good information. Keep up the good work.
I thank you you and this forum, you provide such good information. Keep up the good work.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
If your sex drive overcomes common sense and you have sex despite continuing symptoms, definitely use condoms!
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Welcome to the STD forum. Directly to your question.
1) The blog is correct. Certainly gonorrhea is rendered non-infectious within 24 hours, maybe even as quickly as 4-5 hours after starting treatment. Chlamydia probably takes a bit longer; 1-2 days would be a good guess. However, I stress these are guesses; there are no data on this, just common sense assumptions. If you are tempted to resume sex with a partner who also was infected and has been treated, probably there is no harm. But I suggest you not resume sex with new partners until at least a week after treatment, and your symptoms are entirely gone.
2) It can take up to 10-14 days for symptoms of STD urethritis (either gonorrhea or chlamydia) to clear up completely. The gradual imporvement you describe is typical and usually does not mean the infection isn't cured. But I stress "usually"; it is conceivable your symptoms continue because the antibiotics didn't work -- which is the reason for the last line of the paragraph above.
One reason for all this is to avoid confusion if someone's symptoms indeed persist more than 10-14 days. If the infection hasn't been cured and the person has had sex, it is usually impossible to know whether the problem is treatment failure or reinfection, whether the partner needs (re)treatment, etc.
Regards-- HHH, MD
1) The blog is correct. Certainly gonorrhea is rendered non-infectious within 24 hours, maybe even as quickly as 4-5 hours after starting treatment. Chlamydia probably takes a bit longer; 1-2 days would be a good guess. However, I stress these are guesses; there are no data on this, just common sense assumptions. If you are tempted to resume sex with a partner who also was infected and has been treated, probably there is no harm. But I suggest you not resume sex with new partners until at least a week after treatment, and your symptoms are entirely gone.
2) It can take up to 10-14 days for symptoms of STD urethritis (either gonorrhea or chlamydia) to clear up completely. The gradual imporvement you describe is typical and usually does not mean the infection isn't cured. But I stress "usually"; it is conceivable your symptoms continue because the antibiotics didn't work -- which is the reason for the last line of the paragraph above.
One reason for all this is to avoid confusion if someone's symptoms indeed persist more than 10-14 days. If the infection hasn't been cured and the person has had sex, it is usually impossible to know whether the problem is treatment failure or reinfection, whether the partner needs (re)treatment, etc.
Regards-- HHH, MD
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Cipro resistant gonorrhea is primarily a problem in gay men, but it is recommended that it not be used for anyone with gonorrhea in the US and most of the world. However, azithromycin cures most strains that cipro would miss. You can be sure that either or both your antibiotics is active against your infection.
Even if your symptoms clear up entirely, you should be tested again for both gonorrhea and chlamydia in about 3 months. This is called "rescreening, and is recommended primarily because there is often a high risk of reinfection; but it also picks up a few cases of delayed treatment failure.
Thanks for the compliment about the fourm.
Even if your symptoms clear up entirely, you should be tested again for both gonorrhea and chlamydia in about 3 months. This is called "rescreening, and is recommended primarily because there is often a high risk of reinfection; but it also picks up a few cases of delayed treatment failure.
Thanks for the compliment about the fourm.
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