hi. this might be a dumb question. i’m 23f and the person (27m) I’ve been seeing now for about two months had chlamydia in December. He did treatment and did the whole antibiotic course prescribed by the doc and everything, but never went back for a second testing. After his treatment, symptoms went away and all that. He is the first person I’ve had sex with, so I’m not sure if I am being extra about this.
edit: I realized I never asked a specific question. basically lol i’m trying to ask if it’s normal for ppl to not get tested a second time for chlamydia after getting treatment? is the medication they give for chlamydia a 100% effective treatment? im not sure of the usual protocol.
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He, at a minimum, is super irresponsible
He needs to go get tested so he can ensure he’s clear.
He’s putting you at risk now.
Alway use condoms with new relationships for this very reason.
I’m not sure if it’s normal as I haven’t had chlamydia or any STIs, BUT…for your sexual health, please ask him to get tested and you do it as well and then share that data with each other. And before having sex with anyone else, have a talk about sexual health and get tested together. It’s the best way to keep you safe!
And tbh, I think it helps figure out if the person is someone I’d want to have sex with. If someone is unwilling to be tested, I generally think they aren’t willing to be safe in their life and could put me in danger. If they are willing to do it AND go thru with the testing, I know they understand how serious sexual infections can be.
He should definitely have gotten tested after. Not only is medication not 100% effective but people often get it again from the same partner.
He is putting your health at risk.
If he got treated and tested following being treated and is only having Sex with you and/or using protection with other people he is fine. 50% of people in the U.S. will get an STI at some point in their life, it happens! Him being open and honest about his past is a good sign.
He should go again for peace of mind (yours and his), but generally the treatment protocol, if applied properly, should be more than enough to deal with the infection. Since the normal course is just one dose, coupled with his symptoms disappearing, he should be safe.
The reason I would recommend a second test is that usually two partners are involved who both have it, and if one partner did not get the treatment at around the same time and they were not careful, it is possible to get it again. Usually one of the two partners was also cheating, so if they (for whatever reason) didn’t tell the other person or that person is irresponsible enough not to care, they can get it again by cheating again.
It’s also best practice for two new partners to get tested before getting involved physically, to make sure previous treatments worked and to ensure they didn’t pick anything up since the last time they were tested due to the above reasons. You can get tested too, with him, if it made him feel better about it.
It’s probably normal, but not what we should want or need from a new sexual partner. It’s best practice to have a new and recent test prior to any new sexual partner.