Penicillin allergy. What are the options?
Diagnosed, and I have a penicillin allergy on my record from childhood. The clinic did not seem as concerned as I expected.
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Why doxycycline now instead of the single dose?
Treated years ago with a single dose and it was done in one go. This time I have been given a week long course of something…
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Does trich increase HIV risk?
Read that trichomoniasis makes HIV more likely and could not tell whether that was a real finding or scaremongering.
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Do I need a test of cure or just the three month retest?
Treated for chlamydia two weeks ago. A friend says get retested straight away to check it worked, the clinic told me to come back in three…
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Do I need to burn my bedding?
Half of what I read says wash everything on the hottest setting and half says it barely matters because they don't survive off a person for…
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Treated but symptoms came back after a few weeks
Finished treatment, everything cleared, and about three weeks later it's back. Same symptoms. I'm assuming this means the treatment didn't work?
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Does chlamydia ever clear on its own?
Read somewhere that a proportion of infections clear without treatment. If that is true, why treat at all?
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Can gonorrhea affect fertility in men?
Most of what I find about infertility is written for women. Diagnosed last month, treated, and now wondering whether there is a male equivalent nobody mentions.
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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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Found one on an eyelash. Can I use the same lotion?
Being thorough after treating and found one on my lashes. Can I just apply the same lotion carefully?
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Do lysine or any supplements actually help?
Recommended lysine, zinc and half a dozen other things by well meaning people. Is any of it supported or is it all noise?
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How worried should I be about resistant gonorrhea?
Read a run of frightening headlines about untreatable gonorrhoea and now I am anxious about my own treatment next week. How much of this applies to…
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Telling a new partner I am positive and undetectable
On treatment, undetectable for over a year. Someone new. I know the science and I still cannot work out how to say it.
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How do you tell someone new?
Been seeing someone for about six weeks and it is heading somewhere. I have had genital herpes for four years. I have rehearsed this conversation so…
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Can I breastfeed?
Diagnosed during pregnancy. Nobody has said anything about afterwards and I am now inventing worries.
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Do I still need condoms if I am on PrEP?
Started PrEP a couple of months ago. A friend says condoms are now optional, which does not sound right to me but I could not explain…
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HSV-1 or HSV-2 genitally, does the type change anything day to day?
Diagnosed genitally and told it is HSV-1 rather than HSV-2. Everyone talks about them as if they are interchangeable but nobody has told me whether it…
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How soon can I retest after treatment?
Finished treatment, symptoms gone. When is retesting actually meaningful rather than just picking up leftovers?
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Positive chlamydia result and I had no symptoms at all
Tested as part of a routine screen with no symptoms whatsoever, and it came back positive. I keep going back over the last few months trying…
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Fourth generation test at 4 weeks, how worried should I be?
Had a possible exposure, tested at four weeks with what the clinic called a fourth generation test, negative. They told me to come back for a…
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Abnormal smear and high risk HPV. Waiting for colposcopy
Letter said abnormal cells and high risk HPV detected, referred for colposcopy in three weeks. I have read the leaflet four times and I still feel…
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Testicle ache that started after I finished the course
Dull ache on one side, started a few days after the last tablet. Treatment finished so I assumed this was over.
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Screening before trying for a baby
We are planning to start trying next year. Is there a sensible set of tests to do beforehand, or is this something people overthink?
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Does herpes affect getting pregnant or fertility treatment?
Starting to think about IVF. Does a herpes diagnosis complicate any of that?
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