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What Can Be Done To Ensure That Gonorrhea Or Bartolinis Will Not Recur?

dear doctor, jan 3, 2014.sleeping with one the same guy for 3 months now.my dr started me with doxycycline.but no test done prior.only upon P.E i was diagnosed to have bartolinitis. if i got gonorrhea...what is test to confirm? after healing, what can i do to make sure the same infection won t recur? wen did i got this? is it possible that i have this before from previous partner? or got this only from present? f yes, when? how can i make sure that he is going to be clean too? thank you. sincerely ica
Thu, 9 Jan 2014
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The only way to make sure you don't get the infection again is to have your partner tested, have him get treated if it is positive, and don't have sex with him until he either tests negative or if he is treated. This way you will be sure he does not have the infection when you resume having sex.

You must be careful not to have sex with anyone else, so that you are sure you are not getting it from anywhere else. However, you also must be able to trust your partner that after he is treated he doesn't get exposed to it with a different partner and then bring it back and infect you again. At least at that point if it did happen, you will know for sure that it was because he was being unfaithful. Hopefully, he will be faithful to you and you will not have this problem.

I hope this answer helps you. Of course using a condom is always important to help prevent infections, however, in your case, I would make sure he is clean like I described before resuming having sex.
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What Can Be Done To Ensure That Gonorrhea Or Bartolinis Will Not Recur?

The only way to make sure you don t get the infection again is to have your partner tested, have him get treated if it is positive, and don t have sex with him until he either tests negative or if he is treated. This way you will be sure he does not have the infection when you resume having sex. You must be careful not to have sex with anyone else, so that you are sure you are not getting it from anywhere else. However, you also must be able to trust your partner that after he is treated he doesn t get exposed to it with a different partner and then bring it back and infect you again. At least at that point if it did happen, you will know for sure that it was because he was being unfaithful. Hopefully, he will be faithful to you and you will not have this problem. I hope this answer helps you. Of course using a condom is always important to help prevent infections, however, in your case, I would make sure he is clean like I described before resuming having sex.