Antibiotics are very effective at curing chlamydia infection. Most antibiotics take 3-5 days, sometimes up to 7 days to be completely effective. That is why people are advised to wait 7-10 days after treatment before resuming sexual activity. As long as you completed your medication, you should be completely cured. It is also important for your partner(s) to be treated, so you are not reinfected.
You can be reinfected with chlamydia again if you have sexual intercourse with someone who is infected. The medication only cures this episode of infection, it does not offer any protection from future chlamydia infections.
A sexual partner may have chlamydia and not be aware of having it. Most men and women do not have symptoms. Therefore, it is important to practice safe sex. Condoms are not 100%, but using them can decrease your risk of infections.
Family Planning clinics offer free STD screenings for men and women. Please call to schedule an appointment.
4. February 2012
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