how long can you have chlamydia and not pass it to your partner?
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If I have chlamydia, what does that mean for my partner? Your partner may have chlamydia, too. Tell your recent sex partners, so they can get tested and treated. Avoid having sex until seven days after you've both started your treatment, so you don't re-infect each other.
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Any sexually active person can be infected with chlamydia. It is a very common STD, especially among young people. It is estimated that 1 in 20 sexually active young women aged 14-24 years has chlamydia.
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The incubation period for chlamydia is quite variable and may range from days to months after the initial exposure. The average time from exposure to the development of symptoms is usually about one to three weeks after sexual contact with an infected person.
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The infection stays in your body until you totally finish the antibiotics. Your partner(s) should also get treated for gonorrhea so you don't re-infect each other or anyone else. Don't have sex for 7 days. If you only have 1 dose of medication, wait until a week after you take it to have sex.
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Can you get rid of chlamydia? Chlamydia can be cured with antibiotics. The best way to cure chlamydia and keep from infecting your partners, is to avoid sex for seven (7) days, until the antibiotics have done their job.
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I was treated for chlamydia. When can I have sex again? You should not have sex again until you and your sex partner(s) have completed treatment. If your doctor prescribes a single dose of medication, you should wait seven days after taking the medicine before having sex.
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You can get chlamydia by having vaginal, anal, or oral sex with someone who has chlamydia. If your sex partner is male you can still get chlamydia even if he does not ejaculate (cum).
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It depends. If you're diagnosed with chlamydia, your health care provider will probably prescribe an antibiotic. In some cases, treatment is possible with a single dose of medication in the health care provider's office. Other medications must be taken for seven days.
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You should not share medication for chlamydia with anyone. Repeat infection with chlamydia is common. You should be tested again about three months after you are treated, even if your sex partner(s) was treated.
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You can't transmit chlamydia through kissing, sharing drinking glasses, or hugging, but you can spread the disease: through unprotected vaginal, oral, or anal sex with someone who has the disease. to your baby through childbirth if you're pregnant and infected.
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Chlamydia can be passed even if the penis or tongue does not go all the way into the vagina or anus. If the vagina, cervix, anus, penis or mouth come in contact with infected secretions or fluids, then transmission is possible.
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Symptoms usually appear within one to three weeks after being infected and may be very mild. If not treated, chlamydia can lead to damage to the reproductive system.
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You can get chlamydia during oral, vaginal, or anal sex with someone who has the infection. A woman can also pass chlamydia to her baby during childbirth. If you've had chlamydia and were treated in the past, you can get re-infected if you have unprotected sex with someone who has it.
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The only way to avoid chlamydia is to not have vaginal, anal, or oral sex. If you are sexually active, the following could lower your chances of getting chlamydia: Being in a long-term, mutually monogamous relationship with a partner who has tested negative for STDs, including chlamydia.
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How is chlamydia spread? You can get chlamydia by having vaginal, anal, or oral sex with someone who has chlamydia. If your sex partner is male you can still get chlamydia even if he does not ejaculate (cum). If you've had chlamydia and were treated in the past, you can still get infected again.
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If you do have sex less than seven days after taking medicine, be sure to use a condom. It takes seven days for the medicine to cure chlamydia. During that time, you could still pass this infection on to a sex partner.
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The results will normally be available in 7 to 10 days. If there's a high chance you have chlamydia – for example, you have symptoms of the infection or your partner has been diagnosed with it and you've had unprotected sex with them – you might start treatment before you get your results.