{"id":869,"date":"2022-07-27T14:31:01","date_gmt":"2022-07-27T14:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doctoralexa.com\/learn\/?p=869"},"modified":"2022-10-06T10:47:28","modified_gmt":"2022-10-06T10:47:28","slug":"can-chlamydia-come-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doctoralexa.com\/learn\/chlamydia\/can-chlamydia-come-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Recurrent infection after treatment: can Chlamydia come back?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"869\" class=\"elementor elementor-869\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3528adfb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3528adfb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-73ed9ad\" data-id=\"73ed9ad\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61a41dce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61a41dce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.2 - 21-08-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p id=\"h-\">Can Chlamydia come back?\u00a0Yes, you can get Chlamydia after your initial treatment, especially when you don&#8217;t follow the dosage prescribed by your doctor. Because it usually doesn&#8217;t cause\u00a0visible symptoms, people can pass Chlamydia to others without knowing they are infected.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a6858d elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"1a6858d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"template.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-template\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"1307\" class=\"elementor elementor-1307\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-48f279f6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"48f279f6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-65963e56\" data-id=\"65963e56\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5388ba1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5388ba1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Need help with Chlamydia?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b21a6d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b21a6d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Get access to a licensed medical professional.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72f1c58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"72f1c58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/doctoralexa.com\/en\/chlamydia-treatment-online\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-lg\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">GET HELP NOW<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f857089 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f857089\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Antibiotics can treat your body of your infection, but they can&#8217;t undo any damage that may have been caused before you started treatment. This is why it is essential to get tested regularly, consult your doctor at the first suspicion of symptoms, and get treated immediately if you&#8217;re infected.<\/p>\n<h2>Can Chlamydia come back?<\/h2>\n<p>Chlamydia is one of the most reported sexually transmitted diseases in the US. In addition, for some people, treating Chlamydia does not prevent reinfection even if they are not exposed to genital fluids carrying the bacteria anymore. The bacteria can survive in your gut and cause reinfection out of the blue. So, yes, Chlamydia can come back by itself after treatment.<\/p>\n<h3>How can Chlamydia come back?<\/h3>\n<p>As mentioned earlier, Chlamydia can come back even when the symptoms clear up after treatment. Some factors can influence the recurrence of these infections. Some of these factors include:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Using incorrect medication:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Treatment may not be fully effective if you&#8217;re taking the wrong medication. This is why you must consult your doctor immediately if you suspect you might have Chlamydia so they can put on on the correct medication required for effective treatment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Using drugs incorrectly:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After your doctor has prescribed medication, ensure you follow and complete the treatment as directed. Don&#8217;t stop taking the antibiotic as directed, even if you feel relieved of your symptoms during the treatment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Your partner is still infected:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Make sure you inform your consistent sexual partner of your Chlamydia infection so they can get tested and treated. Otherwise, you risk getting reinfected once you make sexual contact.<\/p>\n<p>If you and your partner are getting treated, you both need to stay off sex for some time until the treatment is complete and has had time to work on the infection.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Is recurrent Chlamydia common?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>According to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/11234786\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">this research<\/a>, recurrent Chlamydia is common among young women. This might be due to reinfection from a sexual partner, incomplete treatment, or other considerable factors. Therefore, people who have been treated for Chlamydia are advised to get screened a few months after treatment as a routine prevention strategy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>When can I retest after treating Chlamydia?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The CDC recommends getting retested for Chlamydia about three months after completing treatment of the initial condition to detect reinfection. This is a priority for healthcare providers.<\/p>\n<p>Getting Chlamydia tested within six weeks of the completion of treatment can produce a false-positive result due to residual DNA, which is present. Therefore, women and men who have gotten successful chlamydia treatment should be retested after three months even if they believe their sexual partners were cured.<\/p>\n<p><strong>When should I see a doctor?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ensure you immediately <a href=\"https:\/\/doctoralexa.com\/en\/consultation\">contact a doctor if you notice an unusual discharge<\/a> from your vagina, penis, or rectum. In addition, you should also contact your doctor if you experience pain during urination or feel a burning sensation in your genitals. Your doctor may recommend antibiotics even if you have no visible symptoms.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d2zbzumnfle0rf.cloudfront.net\/assets\/uploads\/62e122ea2b631-5-common-symptoms-of-chlamydia.jpg\" alt=\"Common symptoms of Chlamydia\" \/>\u00a0<span class=\"caption-image\">5 symptoms of Chlamydia<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>What happens when Chlamydia is not treated?<\/h2>\n<p>Even though Chlamydia may not cause visible symptoms, leaving the infection untreated can lead to severe and sometimes fatal complications. For example, untreated Chlamydia affects the body and may cause complications like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Prostate gland infection<\/li>\n<li>Infertility<\/li>\n<li>Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)<\/li>\n<li>Infection of the testicles (epididymitis)<\/li>\n<li>Infections in newborn babies<\/li>\n<li>Ectopic pregnancy<\/li>\n<li>Reactive arthritis or Reiter&#8217;s syndrome<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cd8eaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0cd8eaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ef8845 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"0ef8845\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.2 - 21-08-2022 *\/\n.elementor-accordion{text-align:left}.elementor-accordion .elementor-accordion-item{border:1px solid #d4d4d4}.elementor-accordion .elementor-accordion-item+.elementor-accordion-item{border-top:none}.elementor-accordion .elementor-tab-title{margin:0;padding:15px 20px;font-weight:700;line-height:1;cursor:pointer;outline:none}.elementor-accordion .elementor-tab-title .elementor-accordion-icon{display:inline-block;width:1.5em}.elementor-accordion .elementor-tab-title .elementor-accordion-icon svg{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-accordion .elementor-tab-title .elementor-accordion-icon.elementor-accordion-icon-right{float:right;text-align:right}.elementor-accordion .elementor-tab-title .elementor-accordion-icon.elementor-accordion-icon-left{float:left;text-align:left}.elementor-accordion .elementor-tab-title .elementor-accordion-icon .elementor-accordion-icon-closed{display:block}.elementor-accordion .elementor-tab-title .elementor-accordion-icon .elementor-accordion-icon-opened,.elementor-accordion .elementor-tab-title.elementor-active .elementor-accordion-icon-closed{display:none}.elementor-accordion .elementor-tab-title.elementor-active .elementor-accordion-icon-opened{display:block}.elementor-accordion .elementor-tab-content{display:none;padding:15px 20px;border-top:1px solid #d4d4d4}@media (max-width:767px){.elementor-accordion .elementor-tab-title{padding:12px 15px}.elementor-accordion .elementor-tab-title .elementor-accordion-icon{width:1.2em}.elementor-accordion .elementor-tab-content{padding:7px 15px}}.e-container>.elementor-widget-accordion{width:var(--container-widget-width,100%)}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1561\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1561\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">Will Chlamydia still be in your system after you're cured? <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1561\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1561\"><p id=\"h-frequently-asked-questions\">You can easily treat Chlamydia with antibiotics. Since it is a bacterial infection, once you&#8217;ve completed your treatment and tested negative for it, you&#8217;ve successfully gotten rid of the disease. However, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC4618629\/\">this doesn&#8217;t mean that you cannot get reinfected<\/a> if you come to have sexual contact with someone infected.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1562\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1562\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">Who can get Chlamydia?  <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1562\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1562\"><p id=\"h-frequently-asked-questions\">Chlamydia is a sexually transmitted infection that affects both men and women. Anyone can be infected with this disease; however, it is most common among young people. According to the CDC, an estimated 1 in 20 sexually active women from the age of 14-24 years has Chlamydia. In fact, two-thirds of new people chlamydia spread to are among young people aged 15-24.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1563\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1563\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">Can you cure Chlamydia without going to the doctor? <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1563\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1563\"><p id=\"h-frequently-asked-questions\">You can only be cured of Chlamydia using antibiotics. It is safer to use antibiotics on your doctor&#8217;s recommendations. Home remedies might relieve some of the symptoms of the infection, but you have to complete the entire course of the antibiotics. Immediately contacting your doctor for treatment can help you avoid serious complications.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1564\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1564\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">How long will Chlamydia show up on an STD test? <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1564\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1564\"><p id=\"h-frequently-asked-questions\">A doctor can test and diagnose Chlamydia by taking a urine sample or swabbing the vagina, cervix, rectum, or throat. According to this fact sheet, it usually takes 7-21 days of exposure for chlamydia symptoms to appear, and a test can detect the infection within 1\u20132 weeks of exposure.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1565\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1565\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">What can cause Chlamydia to come back? <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1565\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1565\"><p id=\"h-frequently-asked-questions\">Caused by chlamydia trachomatis, Chlamydia is one of the sexually transmitted infections that can reoccur in a patient. So why can Chlamydia come back? As highlighted above, there are a number of reasons why a chlamydial infection can come back. Some of these reasons include using incorrect drugs and incorrectly using drugs for treatment. In addition, ongoing sexual activities, including anal sex, with an infected partner after being Chlamydia diagnosed and treated can also cause the infection to reoccur.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can Chlamydia come back?\u00a0Yes, you can get Chlamydia after your initial treatment, especially when you don&#8217;t follow the dosage prescribed by your doctor. Because it usually doesn&#8217;t cause\u00a0visible symptoms, people can pass Chlamydia to others without knowing they are infected. 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