How often should I actually be getting screened?
Every page I read says something different. Once a year, every three months, only when you change partner. I want a rule I can actually follow…
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General questions
Not sure where to post? Start here. General questions about testing, symptoms, prevention, results and living with an STI.
The clinic tested me for four things and I assumed it was everything
Got my results back, all negative, felt enormous relief. Then I looked at the paperwork properly and it lists four infections. I had assumed a screen…
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Can I be tested while I am on my period?
Appointment is booked and the timing has turned out badly. Do I need to move it, or does it not matter?
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Will this show up on my insurance or my parents plan?
I am on a family health plan and I need testing. My worry is the statement that gets posted home afterwards listing what was done and…
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replies 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Does a urine test pick up everything?
I gave a urine sample and that was the whole appointment. Reading here it sounds like other people had swabs taken as well. Did I get…
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Is there any point testing if I have no symptoms?
No symptoms, no particular incident I am worried about, but I have had a few partners this year. Friend says routine testing is pointless without symptoms.…
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replies 2 months ago
What is doxyPEP and would I be a candidate?
Someone mentioned doxyPEP to me and I had never heard of it. From what I can work out it is an antibiotic you take after sex…
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replies 2 months ago
What does reactive mean? My result does not say positive
Result came back marked reactive and I have been staring at that word for an hour trying to work out whether it means positive or not.
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replies 2 months ago
Do I have to give my real name at the clinic?
I want to be tested but I do not want my name in a system that could follow me around. Is anonymous testing actually a thing…
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replies 2 months, 1 week ago
Do I need to tell my own doctor, or does the clinic do that?
Treated at a sexual health clinic. Nobody said anything about my regular doctor and I do not know whether it lands in my notes automatically.
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replies 2 months, 1 week ago
What is expedited partner therapy?
Clinic mentioned they might be able to give me treatment to pass on to my partner without him coming in. That sounded unusual enough that I…
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replies 2 months, 1 week ago
How long before I can have sex again after treatment?
Treated this week. Got a rough answer at the door that I did not really take in, and now I am not sure whether the clock…
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replies 2 months, 2 weeks ago
I froze at the clinic and did not mention oral sex. Should I go back?
Went in for a screen, they asked what kind of sex I had had, and I just said the minimum. I was embarrassed and I wanted…
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replies 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Are home test kits reliable?
Thinking about ordering a kit rather than going in. Are the results actually trustworthy or is it a false economy?
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Partner notification, is it genuinely anonymous?
Clinic offered to contact people for me. I want to do it but I am struggling to believe the person on the other end will not…
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replies 2 months, 2 weeks ago
How do I keep this private from the people I live with?
I need to get tested but I live with family and I am worried about post arriving, texts appearing on a shared tablet, or someone answering…
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replies 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Do I have to tell people I dated before I knew?
I have been given a diagnosis and the clinic asked how far back my partners go. I have two people from the last few months. One…
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replies 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Partner tested negative, do I still need testing?
He got a full screen last month, all clear. We are exclusive. Feels like me getting tested is duplicating the same information.
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replies 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Condom broke. What is the order of things to do?
Happened last night. I am spiralling a bit and I cannot work out what is urgent and what can wait until the morning.
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replies 3 months ago
How long should I wait after exposure before testing?
Two weeks ago something happened that I regret, and I want to get tested, but every page I read gives a different number of days. Some…
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replies 3 months, 1 week ago
What is actually in a standard screen where you are?
Curious how much this varies. The list I was given seems shorter than what people describe in other countries.
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replies 3 months, 1 week ago
Can I get tested at a pharmacy?
There is a pharmacy near me advertising testing. Is that a real service or is it a way of selling me something?
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replies 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Why did they ask about what kind of sex I have?
Found the intake questions intrusive and I said less than I should have. Now I am wondering whether that affected what they tested.
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replies 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Where do I even start? Got a call from the clinic
I had a routine screen two weeks ago and today the clinic rang and asked me to come in. They wouldn't say anything on the phone…
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replies 3 months, 3 weeks ago
After a negative result, when does the clock restart?
Negative screen last week. Does that cover me from now on, or only up to a certain point in the past?
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replies 3 months, 4 weeks ago
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