Reinfection or treatment failure, how do they tell?
Titre went down after treatment and has now gone up again. How do they work out which of the two it is?
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Treated twice and still itching
Two rounds of treatment a week apart and I am still itching. I cannot tell any more whether I still have them or whether I am…
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Realistic life expectancy on treatment
Newly diagnosed. I have read that life expectancy is near normal and I cannot tell whether that is true or whether it is what people say…
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Can I pass HPV to my partner if my last screen was clear?
Cleared on my last two screens. Partner asked whether he could still catch it from me and I did not have an answer.
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Anal HPV in women
Everything I read about anal HPV is aimed at men who have sex with men. Does it apply to me at all?
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Does it affect fertility?
Diagnosed and now reading things that have frightened me about long term effects.
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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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They tested me for HIV at the same time
Went in about a sore, came out having been tested for several things. Is the HIV test routine or is it because of the syphilis specifically?
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Towels, toilet seats, swimming pools
I know the answer is supposed to be no. I would still like to hear it from people who live with this rather than from a…
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Can I go to work?
Diagnosed yesterday. Feeling like I should be quarantining and aware that might be ridiculous.
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Testing my partner after my diagnosis
Diagnosed last week. My partner needs testing and I do not know how to raise it or what to expect from the answer.
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Trans and dreading the intake form
I need testing and I keep not booking it because of the paperwork and the conversation that follows. Has anyone found a way through this that…
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Gonorrhoea found in pregnancy
Picked up at an antenatal screen. Told it is treatable but I am struggling to stop worrying about the baby.
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Cleared and back within weeks
Three rounds of treatment, clear for about a month, and now two new ones. I am losing patience with the whole process.
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Fourth episode this year. Is it resistance?
Treated four times since January. Same symptoms, same result each time. I am starting to think the drug does not work on mine.
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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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HPV positive after menopause
Late fifties, one partner for twenty years, and a positive high risk result. I genuinely do not understand how.
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Cannot stop worrying about my brain
Treated, titre falling, everything going well. I have read about neurosyphilis and now I interpret every headache as evidence.
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