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Suggest Medication And Dosage For Chlamydia

Hello So Last Week I Was Told I Caught Chlamydia And I ve Been Taking One Antibiotic A Day Only To Find Out I Was Supposed To Be Taking Them Every 6 Hours So The Last Three Days I ve Been Taking Them Every 6 Hours I m only supposed to be taking the pills for seven days and this was supposed to be my last day what do I do
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Hello
You didn't mention your gender , so I am advising for both sexes .
This is 7th day of treatment and complete course.
While you also didn't mention the name of antibiotics .
Test of cure (which is defined as a repeat test 3 to 4 weeks after treatment ) is not routinely recommended except for PREGNANT FEMALES , if patient is not complaint, has persistent symptoms , or there is suspicion of reinfection.
=Repeat infection increase the risk for pid / complications.
=Retest 3 MONTHS after treatment or any time patient seeks medical care in the following 3 to 12 months after treatment because there is a high risk of reinfection in these patients.
=High rates of reinfection are associated with younger age, history of previous STDs or risky sexual behaviours .
I mentioned every detail for follow up .
Hope this will be good for you.
Good luck.
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Suggest Medication And Dosage For Chlamydia

Hello You didn t mention your gender , so I am advising for both sexes . This is 7th day of treatment and complete course. While you also didn t mention the name of antibiotics . Test of cure (which is defined as a repeat test 3 to 4 weeks after treatment ) is not routinely recommended except for PREGNANT FEMALES , if patient is not complaint, has persistent symptoms , or there is suspicion of reinfection. =Repeat infection increase the risk for pid / complications. =Retest 3 MONTHS after treatment or any time patient seeks medical care in the following 3 to 12 months after treatment because there is a high risk of reinfection in these patients. =High rates of reinfection are associated with younger age, history of previous STDs or risky sexual behaviours . I mentioned every detail for follow up . Hope this will be good for you. Good luck.