TREATMENT OF CHLAMYDIA:
  • Can be cured with proper medication prescribed by a physician – usually just one or two pills – taken exactly as directed
  • Home remedies and over-the-counter medications are not effective
  • Partners should be notified and treated at the same time
NOTE: A person can be reinfected again and again after treatment if his or her partner has not been treated or a new partner has an infection.
TREATMENT OF GONORRHEA:
  • Can be cured with proper medication prescribed by a physician – usually just one pill – taken exactly as directed
  • Partners should be notified and treated at the same time
NOTE: A person can be reinfected again and again after treatment if his or her partner has not been treated or a new partner has an infection.
TREATMENT OF SYPHILIS:
  • Syphilis can be cured with proper medication. Depending on how long a person has had syphilis, one to three sets of shots of antibiotics are required
  • Partners should be notified and treated at the same time
NOTE: A person can be reinfected again and again after treatment if his or her partner has not been treated or a new partner has an infection.
FOLLOW YOUR DOCTOR’S ORDERS.
  1. Take all of the medicine your doctor prescribes. Don’t stop taking the medicine just because your symptoms disappear or because you feel better. Your doctor may treat you for chlamydia if you tested positive for gonorrhea because the two diseases often infect you at the same time. Be sure to ask about any possible side effects from your medication.
  2. Don’t have sex again until your doctor tells you it’s OK. This includes vaginal, oral and anal sex, because the disease can infect not only the sexual organs, but the throat and rectum as well.
  3. See your doctor immediately if you have any symptoms in the future.
 
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