Pregnant and just diagnosed with a first outbreak
First outbreak, and I am in the last stretch of pregnancy. I have an appointment but not for days and I am frightening myself reading.
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Is self-sampling as good as a clinician taking it?
Offered a self collected sample instead of the usual appointment. Convenient, but is it as reliable?
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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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How do I know if it has become PID?
Treated last week, still not right. Someone mentioned PID and now I do not know what I am watching for.
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Warts appeared during pregnancy and are getting worse
Had a couple before, now pregnant and they have multiplied noticeably. Is that a coincidence?
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How likely is infertility, really?
Diagnosed and treated. Every page I open mentions infertility and I have gone from mildly worried to unable to think about anything else.
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Community rapid test versus a blood draw
Tested at a community outreach service with a fingerprick. Negative. Should I repeat it properly at a clinic?
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Trich found during pregnancy
Picked up on testing while pregnant. Reading has thrown up all sorts of things about pregnancy outcomes and I would like something calmer.
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Diagnosed in pregnancy and terrified
Routine antenatal bloods came back positive. I have an appointment but the wait is unbearable.
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Do I still need screening after a hysterectomy?
Hysterectomy last year. Assumed screening was over and now I have received an invitation.
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replies 2 months, 3 weeks ago
What actually happens at a LEEP?
Colposcopy found changes and I have been booked for treatment to remove the area. Nobody described what the appointment is like.
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Does gonorrhoea affect a smear test?
Diagnosed last week and my cervical screening is due next month. Do I move it?
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replies 2 months, 4 weeks ago
Children in the house, do I need to worry?
Diagnosed and now anxious about my kids, sharing a bathroom and sofas and so on.
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Do I need smears more often because of warts?
Assumed a wart diagnosis would put me on a shorter screening interval. My clinic says no. Are they being complacent?
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replies 3 months, 1 week ago
Is stress really a trigger or is that folklore?
Everyone says stress. It sounds like the kind of thing people say about everything.
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replies 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Still itching two weeks after treatment
No live lice that I can find. The itch has not gone. Do I treat again?
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replies 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Can I use a gel instead of tablets?
I have had a vaginal gel before for something similar. Could that work here and spare me the tablets?
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replies 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Rash has gone. Am I still infectious?
Treated a week ago and the rash has faded. Does that mean I am safe to have sex again?
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replies 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Doxycycline and my contraceptive pill
Vaguely remember being told antibiotics stop the pill working. Is that still the advice or is it out of date?
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replies 4 months ago
Can it get into joints?
Read something alarming about gonorrhoea and arthritis. Is that a real complication or a historical curiosity?
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replies 4 months 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 4 months ago
Colposcopy result terminology. I do not understand my letter
Letter is full of abbreviations and grades. I understand roughly that it is not cancer and not much else.
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replies 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Why is herpes not in the standard screen?
Asked at my last appointment and was told it is not routinely tested. That seems like a strange omission for a sexual health service.
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replies 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Can I use a wart remover from the pharmacy?
There are products on the shelf for warts and verrucas and they are far cheaper than a clinic. Is there a reason not to?
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replies 5 months ago
The mental health part of this
Physically I am fine. Medication is working, numbers are good. I am not fine in any other sense and nobody at the clinic has asked.
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replies 5 months, 1 week ago