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Resolution of Symptoms and Resumption of Sex After Diagnosis of Nongonococcal Urethritis Among Men Who Have Sex With Men.

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BACKGROUND:Standard counseling at nongonococcal urethritis (NGU) diagnosis includes advice to abstain from sex for at least 7 days and until symptoms resolve. METHODS:From December 2014 to July 2018, we enrolled men who have sex with men and received azithromycin (1 g) for NGU at the Public Health-Seattle and King County STD Clinic. Over 12 weeks of follow-up, participants reported daily urethral symptoms and sexual activity on web-based diaries. Nongonococcal urethritis was defined as urethral symptoms or visible urethral discharge plus 5 or greater polymorphonuclear leukocytes per high-power field. Time of symptom resolution was defined as the first of 5 consecutive asymptomatic days. RESULTS:Of 100 participants with NGU and no Chlamydia trachomatis (CT)/Mycoplasma genitalium (MG) coinfection, 36 (36%), 22 (22%), and 42 (42%) had CT-NGU, MG-NGU, and non-CT/non-MG NGU, respectively. Among men with MG-NGU, 94% had a macrolide resistance mutation. For all etiologies, median time to symptom resolution after azithromycin was 7 days (95% confidence interval [CI], 5-9); 37% had symptoms lasting longer than 7 days. For men with CT-NGU, MG-NGU, and non-CT/non-MG NGU, median time to symptom resolution was 4 days (95% CI, 2-6; 16% >7 days), undefined days (95% CI, 7 to undefined; 60% >7 days), and 7 days (95% CI, 5-11; 46% >7 days), respectively. Median time to first sexual activity (any type) was 12 days (95% CI, 11-17); it was 16 days (95% CI, 12-18) to first urethral sexual exposure. Twenty-seven percent did not avoid urethral exposure for the recommended period. CONCLUSIONS:Counseling at NGU diagnosis should educate patients that symptoms may persist more than 7 days, particularly for non-CT NGU, and emphasize the rationale for the 7-day abstinence period.

journal_name

Sex Transm Dis

journal_title

Sexually transmitted diseases

authors

Chambers LC,Hughes JP,Glick SN,Morgan JL,Lowens MS,Robinson TS,Romano SS,Leipertz GL,Jensen JS,Khosropour CM,Fredricks DN,Golden MR,Manhart LE

doi

10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001040

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2019-10-01 00:00:00

pages

676-682

issue

eissn

0148-5717

issn

1537-4521

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Resolution of Symptoms and Resumption of Sex After Diagnosis of Nongonococcal Urethritis Among Men Who Have Sex With Men.