Hello Doc
Thank you in advance for helping me out with a complicated situation. I'm a male 31 years old. Over 3 mos ago I had unprotected sex with a friend, who I trust. At the time I was a little paranoid, so I took 2 grams of azithromicin as a preventative. 3 mos later, right before I headed to Europe for vacation I started experiencing strange, tingling sensations at the tip of my penis. Never had any discharge, no fever, just increasing irritation. Started going to the bathroom a lot. Suspected it could be a UTI so I took a home test, which tested positive for WBC and Nitrates. Didn't have time to see a doctor because I was leaving the country, so I called and got a prescription for 250 mg of Cipro. Went to Paris, symptoms persisted after 4 days, so I went to a doctor there who told me that he couldn't test me because I was already on antibiotics, but it was most likely chlamydia. He gave me 100 mg of doxycycline for 15 days. I'm on day 10, and although the symptoms subsided a bit, they are back--a mildly irritating, faint burning sensation, anal discomfort, feeling like I have to go to the bathroom. I spoke to my friend who tells me she's sure it's nothing, she gets checked out every 6 mos, feels fine, etc. She has been in a monogamous relationship for years. So needless to say I have no idea what's going on, or if I should even be taking these antibiotics. When would it be good to go to a urologist? Can a chlamydia infection show up after 3 mos? Could it be something else std related? This has been ongoing for weeks now, and it is extremely stressful, please help.