Treatments for Chlamydia
- Typically, the most effective treatment available for curing Chlamydia, comes the bouquet of antibiotics. Prescribed intake of a single dose of azithromycin (Zithromax®) or a week of doxycycline are the most popular medications used to treat Chlamydia.
- As Chlamydia is a sever STD, it is important for the sex partners of infected person to test and receive chlamydia treatment to avoid the chances of reinfection.
- Post treatment also, it is advised to pay regular visit to your doctor for at least 3 to 4 months.
- Completely avoid having sex while you are going through the treatment.
Ways to prevent catching Chlamydia
- One should not get involved in having unprotected vaginal, anal or oral sex.
- Avoid having sex with multiple partners
- Do not try to exchange sex toys among friends and others as it may carry the infection from one person to another quite easily.
Always remember that in females, if the infection is left untreated, then it may cause serious health problems such as causing blemishes on the fallopian tubes and chronic pelvic pain, which in turn, can adversely affect fertility, whereas in men, it can seriously infect the urinary tract.
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Written by: healthplus24 team
Date last updated: April 02, 2012