How long?

Contracted syphilis about two weeks ago. Have been religiously taking the antibiotics. Have no symptoms. Caught it very early, it would seem. So, all I want to know is how long do I have to keep taking the antibiotics? And when can I kiss my partner again? No body, including doctors seem to be able to give me a straight answer. No sex and three months of antibiotics has been mentioned by one doctor, another said it will all be over in a couple of weeks. Any clue?

[DidisMirage]

Wow, I've never heard of someone catching syphilis anymore! Where do you live?

Here's what I found:

Early syphilis - primary, secondary and early latent (<2 years duration)

    * procaine penicillin 1gm I.M.I. for 10 days
    * benzathine penicillin 1.8gm I.M.I. stat dose
    * doxycycline 100mg orally t.d.s for 21 days
    * amoxycillin 3.0gm twice daily for 14 days (with 1gm probenocid orally daily)

Source: http://www.medicineau.net.au/clinical/sexualhealth/syphillis.html

[DidisMirage]

Wow, I've never heard of someone catching syphilis anymore! Where do you live?

Here's what I found:

Early syphilis - primary, secondary and early latent (<2 years duration)

    * procaine penicillin 1gm I.M.I. for 10 days
    * benzathine penicillin 1.8gm I.M.I. stat dose
    * doxycycline 100mg orally t.d.s for 21 days
    * amoxycillin 3.0gm twice daily for 14 days (with 1gm probenocid orally daily)

Source: http://www.medicineau.net.au/clinical/sexualhealth/syphillis.html