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Doxycycline/antibiotics interfere with STD testing
Hi. I would like to ask if the use of Doxycycline would interfere with STD testing if testing is done immediately after completing a treatment or even during a treatment. If it does interfere with STD testing, how long do I have to wait before going for testing (HIV, HBV, HCV, Syphilis, Gonorrhea, Chlamydia). Thank you.
Doxycycline effectively treats and cures most bacterial STDs, including chlamydia, syphilis, and most cases of gonorrhea (depending in part on the dose). Accordingly, it will make gonorrhea and chlamydia tests negative, and may result in lower strength in RPR and VDRL, commonly used to diagnose syphilis. But this isn't really the same as "interference": that is, the tests themselves work just fine after or during doxycycline treatment.
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