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Pubic lice

Should I get a full screen as well?

Diagnosed at a pharmacy, treated, done. A friend says I should have had a full sexual health screen too. Overkill?

small_hours 1 month ago
NoteMember experience, not medical advice. Symptoms overlap between infections and only a test can tell them apart.

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longwayround 1 month ago

Your friend is right. Pubic lice spread through the kind of close contact where other infections also travel, so finding them is generally treated as a reason to check for everything else.

A pharmacy can sell you the treatment but cannot screen you.

far_field 1 month ago

Go and say plainly why you are there. It is a routine reason and nobody will react to it.

half_moon 1 month ago

Ask about sites of exposure while you are there so the swabs match what you have actually done. That is the part that gets missed more than anything.

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