The CDC also recommends getting tested approximately 3 months after treatment of the initial infection.
A study found that azithromycin could increase the risk for cardiovascular death due to arrhythmias, so the FDA released a warning about the risks. As with many antibiotics, there may be side effects involved when taking azithromycin. It usually takes approximately 7 days for azithromycin to cure chlamydia. However, it can take up to 2 weeks for the infection to go away completely.
Avoid having sex during treatment or until the infection has cleared. In people assigned female at birth, untreated chlamydia can cause pelvic inflammatory disease PID , a condition which can scar the fallopian tubes and lead to infertility. Chlamydia can also be passed on to babies during birth if the parent has the infection while pregnant.
In people assigned male at birth, untreated chlamydia can cause epididymitis , an infection in the prostate gland, and male chlamydial urethritis. This can happen if you stop taking the necessary treatment. The CDC recommends getting tested 3 months after treatment of your initial infection to ensure the infection is cleared. You can visit your doctor to get tested and start treatment right away, if necessary.
Another option is to take an at-home chlamydia test. There are a number of at-home tests that test for a range of STIs, including chlamydia. Once you receive your test in the mail and send back your collected sample, you can speak with a virtual healthcare professional.
If your results are positive, they may help you start treatment. Left untreated, it can lead to more serious health conditions. Sam Lauron is a freelance lifestyle writer based in Austin, TX. Connect with her on Instagram or Twitter , or by visiting her website. If you need a chlamydia test, your doctor's office can collect samples and perform the testing.
Previously, studies have used O mpA genotyping or multi-locus sequence typing MLST to characterise the genovar [ 44 ], but these techniques are considerably less discriminatory than WGS. We will use mRNA tests to identify false positive cases. Standard chlamydia tests detect chlamydia nucleic acid which includes both viable and non-viable dead organisms. When antibiotic treatment kills chlamydia, it can take 3 weeks to clear the nucleic acid from the genital tract [ 59 ], so any NAAT conducted during this time may detect non-viable organism only and be a false positive.
Chlamydial mRNA assays use a quantitative real-time chlamydia molecular test see p7 and will quantitatively measure mRNA transcription of omp2 omcB outer membrane protein in chlamydia as an expression of viable organisms active infection [ 37 ].
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Some people experience side effects during treatment, but these are usually mild. The most common side effects include stomach ache , diarrhoea , feeling sick, and thrush in women. If you had doxycycline, you shouldn't have sex — including vaginal, oral or anal sex, even with a condom — until both you and your partner s have completed treatment.
If you had azithromycin, you should wait 7 days after treatment before having sex including oral sex. This will help ensure you don't pass on the infection or catch it again straight away. If you take your antibiotics correctly, you may not need to return to the clinic. If you're under 25 years of age, you should be offered a repeat test for chlamydia 3 to 6 months after finishing your treatment because you're at a higher risk of catching it again.
If you test positive for chlamydia, it's important that your current sexual partner and any other recent sexual partners you've had are also tested and treated.
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