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Chlamydia
How is chlamydia treated?
If you are infected with C. trachomatis, your health care provider will probably give you a prescription for an antibiotic such as azithromycin (taken for one day only) or doxycycline (taken for 7 days). Or, you might get a prescription for another antibiotic such as erythromycin or ofloxacin.
Health care providers may treat pregnant women with azithromycin or erythromycin, or sometimes, with amoxicillin. Penicillin, which health care providers often use to treat some other STIs, won’t cure chlamydial infections.
If you have chlamydia, you should
• Take all your medicine, even after symptoms disappear, for the amount of time prescribed
• Go to your health care provider again if your symptoms do not disappear within 1 to 2 weeks after finishing the medicine
• Tell your sex partners that you have chlamydia so they can be tested and treated, if necessary
You also should not have sexual intercourse until your treatment is completed and successful.
What are the symptoms of chlamydia?
How can chlamydia be prevented?
What are the complications of chlamydia?
