How long does it take for the one time dose of four pills for trec take to take effect. I had it friday and my bf had it today. How long till we are safe? Email me for more details.
2007-03-12 08:07:52 · 2 answers · asked by Selena H 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
Trichomoniasis is the correct term for the std
2007-03-12 08:15:02 · update #1
metronidazole (also called Flagyl), is the medicine we took.
2007-03-12 08:16:34 · update #2
Trichomoniasis from the CDC Guidelines:
"Follow-up is unnecessary for men and women who become asymptomatic after treatment or who are initially asymptomatic. Certain strains of T. vaginalis can have diminished susceptibility to metronidazole; however, infections caused by most of these organisms respond to higher doses of metronidazole. If treatment failure occurs with either regimen, the patient should be re-treated with metronidazole 500 mg twice a day for 7 days. If treatment failure occurs again, the patient should be treated with a single, 2-g dose of metronidazole once a day for 3--5 days.
Patients with laboratory-documented infection who do not respond to the 3--5 day treatment regimen and who have not been reinfected should be managed in consultation with a specialist; evaluation of such cases should ideally include determination of the susceptibility of T. vaginalis to metronidazole. Consultation is available from CDC (tel: 770-488-4115; website: http://www.cdc.gov/std/).
Management of Sex Partners
Sex partners of patients with T. vaginalis should be treated. Patients should be instructed to avoid sex until they and their sex partners are cured (i.e., when therapy has been completed and patient and partner(s) are asymptomatic [in the absence of a microbiologic test of cure])."
2007-03-12 08:31:55 · answer #1 · answered by tickdhero 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I forget the half life of this med. Google it, or go to WebMD.com, and look up your condition, and usual med.
2007-03-12 15:23:58 · answer #2 · answered by April 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋