{"id":16,"date":"2023-09-11T13:33:49","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T13:33:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/syphilis\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2023-11-28T17:02:56","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T17:02:56","slug":"treatments","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/syphilis\/treatments\/","title":{"rendered":"Treatments"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-16\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-16-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div id=\"what-is-box\" class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-16-0\" ><div id=\"pgc-16-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-16-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-icon panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-16-0-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-icon so-widget-sow-icon-default-1bd81df66188-16\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-icon-container sow-icon\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-materialicons sowm-regular\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xea87\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-16-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">What to do if you are sick<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Is there a cure?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Yes, your healthcare provider can cure syphilis with the correct antibiotics, however treatment may not undo the damage already done to your body. This is why fast testing and treatment are important.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Can I get syphilis again after treatment?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Yes. <strong>Having syphilis once does not protect you from getting it again, even after successful treatment.<\/strong> Only laboratory tests can confirm whether you have syphilis. Follow-up testing by your healthcare provider is needed to make sure your treatment was successful.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It may not be obvious that a sex partner has syphilis. Syphilis sores in the vagina, anus, mouth, or under the foreskin of the penis, can be hard to see. You may get syphilis again if your sex partner(s) does not receive testing and treatment.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is there a cure?\u00a0 Yes, your healthcare provider can cure syphilis with the correct antibiotics, however treatment may not undo the damage already done to your body. This is why fast testing and treatment are important.\u00a0 Can I get syphilis again after treatment?\u00a0 Yes. 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