Syphilis

How long does follow up go on for?

Bloods at three months, six months, twelve months. Is there an end to this?

blue_hour 5 months ago

NoteMember experience, not medical advice. Symptoms overlap between infections and only a test can tell them apart.

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open_window 5 months ago

Usually yes. Follow up typically continues until the titre has fallen appropriately and stabilised, commonly over a year or two depending on stage and on how the numbers behave.

Some people end up with a persistently low level positive that never fully resolves, and that is recognised and managed rather than treated indefinitely.

apple_crate 5 months ago

Follow up is longer if you also have HIV, and longer for later stage infection. So the schedule is individual rather than a single fixed programme.

plain_paper 4 months ago

Ask at each appointment what the plan is and what result would end it. Having a defined finish line made the year much easier for me than open ended attendance.

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