Treated for Chlamydia and had sex 2 days later, are we ok?

Question

I previously took antibiotics when diagnosed with Chlamydia. I took the dose and waited 7 days, and month later had sex with someone I had had sex with before taking the treatment. He said that his doctor tested him and he was negative for Chlamydia, but it was only a week after we had sex. So, I called my doctor and got the medication represcribed just to be safe. After taking the antibiotics the second time, I had sex with a different partner who I had not slept with before the treatment and who is clean. Could I have infected him? Could I be reinfected? I am just unsure how to go forward. Keep in mind, it is not 100% sure that I had Chlamydia in the first place, I just wanted to be safe. Thank you for the help and not judging.

bnoelle · Answer

Thank you both, that is what I was thinking. I have never had an std before, so it was definitely a wake up call to use protection. Unfortunately, there is still a lot I don’t know so I wanted to do my research. Especially after I had a partner misinformed by a physician. Looks like it is condoms 100% of the time from now on for me. Thank you!

auntiejessi · Answer

Agree with DragonPulse. Since it's unknown if you had it again, it's hard to say if you could transmit it. If you did have it again, you definitely could have transmitted it. 

Repeat chlamydia infections could be harming you. They could damage your reproductive organs, causing scar tissue. While this can cause infertility, which may not be a concern for you, it can also cause chronic pain, which I'm sure concerns everyone. 

Using condoms can prevent chlamydia 100%. Men will use them if you insist on them.

DragonPulse · Answer

If your sexual encounter were protected you shouldn't be worrying about getting reinfected or infecting another person. Chlamydia spreads through penetrations, and it's not known to be transmitted through oral sex, so even engaging in oral intercourses, the possibilities of getting it are remote. 

My advice is focusing more on having protected sex and leaving treatments as a secondary affair, as in my opinion, antibiotics shouldn't be used for preventing infections, as this way, they loose their effectiveness step by step. 

All the best.