Beaver, Pa. My daughter was diagnosed with a sexually transmitted disease. She is a virgin. When the doctor said she must have been assaulted but blocked out the memories, she couldn't believe it. It turned out the test was not accurate, and she has since tested negative for the disease.
Brantford, Ontario: When I was five months' pregnant, I was diagnosed with chlamydia and was told my husband must have given it to me.
I was so stressed over this betrayal of our marriage that I miscarried. When I went back to my doctor, it seems the new lab tech made a mistake and I did not have chlamydia after all. Prince George, B. I was lucky our relationship was strong enough to withstand the initial incorrect diagnosis, but it created a lot of unnecessary grief for us.
Arizona: When I was pregnant with my first child, I was diagnosed with chlamydia. The doctor said, "Your husband is cheating, and you'd better face the facts. Chlamydia can also be treated with doxycycline Oracea, Monodox. This antibiotic is usually given as a twice-daily oral tablet that you need to take for about a week.
Not completing the round of antibiotics can cause you to become resistant to that antibiotic. This can be dangerous if you contract the infection again. Avoid sex until your doctor tells you that the infection has fully been cleared by the antibiotics. It can take two weeks or more for the infection to clear up, and during that time, you can still transmit the infection. Your doctor will likely prescribe ceftriaxone Rocephin in the form of an injection into your buttock, as well as oral azithromycin for gonorrhea.
This is known as dual treatment. Gonorrhea is more likely than chlamydia to become resistant to antibiotics. Some complications of these STIs can happen to anyone. Others are unique to each sex due to differences in sexual anatomy. Gonorrhea has more severe possible complications and is more likely to cause long-term problems like infertility.
The only way that you can completely prevent yourself from catching chlamydia, gonorrhea, or another STI is by abstaining from sexual activity. But there are also plenty of ways you can reduce your risk of contracting or transmitting these infections:. Both chlamydia and gonorrhea can be transmitted in the same ways, and both can easily be treated using antibiotics. Both are also preventable if you take precautions during sex, such as using protection and limiting the number of people you have unsafe sex with at any given time.
Regular STI testing, for both you and your sexual partners, can also help reduce the risk of transmitting an infection if you or a sexual partner develop an STI. If you suspect an STI or have been diagnosed with one, stop all sexual activity and get treatment as soon as possible. Chlamydia is a sexually transmitted infection STI that can affect anyone.
A common misconception is that chlamydia is transmittable through kissing. If you're relying on condoms only to prevent pregnancy, you want to make sure you're using them properly. Learn more. Be honest and straightforward. During and after your talk, your partner may also have many strong emotions. Give your partner time to absorb this information. Help your partner understand that they may also have the STD. Sometimes, no one knows for sure who had the infection first. Just like you, your partner needs to receive medical care as soon as possible.
There are a number of places and ways that your partner can get medicine for gonorrhea or chlamydia:. Even if you and your partner took medicine, you should be retested in 3 months.
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