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 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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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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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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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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replies 3 months 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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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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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
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
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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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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Positive after eight years together and neither of us has strayed
I believe him and he believes me and yet here we are. I cannot make the timeline work and it is eating both of us.
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