Chlamydia

Pregnant with chlamydia and doxycycline is out

Found at a routine antenatal test. Told the usual treatment is not used in pregnancy. What happens instead, and is the alternative as good?

slate_roof 3 months ago

NoteMember experience, not medical advice. Symptoms overlap between infections and only a test can tell them apart.

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open_window 3 months ago

There is a well established alternative used in pregnancy and it is not a second rate improvisation. It is a different antibiotic with a long track record in this exact situation.

The reason they avoid the usual one is effects on the developing baby, not a question about how well it treats the infection.

riverbank9 3 months ago

A test of cure is generally recommended after treatment in pregnancy, which is not always the case outside it. So expect to be asked back, and do go.

long_grass 3 months ago

Treated chlamydia in pregnancy is a managed situation. Untreated is the one associated with problems. You have found it at the point where it is most fixable.

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