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Home / Answered Questions / Hi, me and my boyfriend were treated for chlamydia almost 2 weeks ago. I think we left it for too long because I was feeling symptoms but didn’t think anything of it until they started getting really bad and we didn’t know what to do. Now that we’ve been treated we tried having sex again and it was really painful and it hurts every time now. Is it not cured or do I have something worse, I’m really worried.

Hi, me and my boyfriend were treated for chlamydia almost 2 weeks ago. I think we left it for too long because I was feeling symptoms but didn’t think anything of it until they started getting really bad and we didn’t know what to do. Now that we’ve been treated we tried having sex again and it was really painful and it hurts every time now. Is it not cured or do I have something worse, I’m really worried.

If you have both been treated, then the chlamydia has been treated. All partners in the last 2 months should also be treated no matter what their testing results say. This is to prevent the chlamydia being spread easily. Usually the symptoms would clear by the time a week has passed. If it was a severe infection, then it can take time for the healing of the inflammation inside. If you continue to experience pain then its recommended to see a doctor about that or go to your local STI clinic for an assessment as soon as possible to be assessed for pelvic inflammatory infection that chlamydia can cause. If this is the case, you will be given different antibiotics to be taken over a longer period of time.  If you are having severe abdominal pain, please go to the nearest hospital emergency.