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Lingering, very mild irritation after chlamydia exposure

44 year old male had unprotected sex with female. Vaginal and anal. Chlamydia symptoms start around a week later, she tests positive but no symptoms. Her provider gives us both 1g Zithromax and symptoms go away but return a few weeks later, but very mild. Just a slight burning well after urinating. Took Doxycycline 100mg BID for a week. Slightly reduced but tip of urethra still doesn't feel like it should. No discharge. Feels good to pee. Just a very slight irritation at times throughout the day. Hours pass with nothing and then I'll kinda notice it. Her test was negative for everything else, including trick, but I am paranoid so I'm on day 4 of Flagyl treatment with no change. Could I be imagining this? I am not able to be tested for at least a few weeks and I'm tired of worrying. Any thoughts on what could be going on? I haven't had sex since my contact with her in mid Dec. It does not hurt to ejaculate.
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207091 tn?1337709493
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Yeah, I'm with GuitarRox - you need to see your doctor before taking any more antibiotics.

Getting tested will have to wait until 2-3 weeks after you finish the flagyl, which I'm not even sure why you're taking that. Are you thinking trich?

It can take some time for symptoms to fully go away, but you aren't sure your symptoms were even a return of chlamydia. You might have been dehydrated, have a urinary tract infection, or at 44, have a prostate issue.

Please make the time to see your doctor.
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I certainly don't want to speak for him, but I would imagine there is a good reason for not wanting to go to the doctor. I'm in a very similar situation as him, with very very slight and infrequent irritation in the tip of my urethra. One of the responses mentioned that chlamydia symptoms can linger for a while. How long is a while? Just curious as I often hear of people with symptoms that sort of hang on after treatment.

Also ngu was mentioned, but wouldn't the doxycycline have taken care of that?

I'm hoping the original poster updates us
Yes, the NGU would be cured by the doxy.

Symptoms can linger for a couple of weeks, usually not much longer. Given that he had mild symptoms return, but not full symptoms, I suspect something different, as I mention.

How long have you had your symptoms post treatment? Have they ever gone away? You really should start your own thread so we don't hijack the OP's. I'd be interested in hearing how long you may have had chlamydia before treatment, what other symptoms you had prior to treatment, etc. Did you have a possible re-infection?

If you click on the red button at the bottom of the screen (on a phone), or on the Ask a Question button on the ride side of the page (on a computer), or click on this link - https://www.medhelp.org/posts/new_with_new_subject?forum_id=98 - you can ask your own question.

And I'm sorry, but we'll have to agree to disagree on good reasons not to go to the doctor, with the exception of maybe financial reasons. If you broke your leg, thought you had covid, or even strep throat, you'd make the time, take the time off work, etc., right? Taking care of your sexual health - or any other part of your body - is just as important. Even unresolved urinary tract infections can cause sepsis, which is a blood infection that can be fatal.
20620809 tn?1504362969
You haven't seen a doctor yourself?  You took the medication her doctor gave but now are taking flagyl and have taken doxy as well?  Who prescribed that?  I really do not recommend treating yourself if that is what you are doing.  Go to the doctor yourself. Get tested for chlamydia yourself.   That's what you need to do at this point.  
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https://www.webmd.com/sexual-conditions/chlamydia#1  Perhaps you now have NGU.  See your doctor.
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