How often should I actually be getting screened?
Every page I read says something different. Once a year, every three months, only when you change partner. I want a rule I can actually follow…
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Home treatment or clinic treatment, how did you choose?
Offered a cream to use at home or appointments to have them treated in clinic. No strong steer either way and I cannot work out how…
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Do I need a test of cure if it was genital only?
Treated for genital gonorrhoea. No follow up swab was offered and after reading here about throat retests I wondered whether I should be asking for one.
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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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Side effects in the first weeks of treatment
Started treatment ten days ago and I feel rough. Tired, unsettled stomach, odd sleep. Is this the thing everyone warns about or should I be calling?
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How fast should the RPR number come down?
Treated for early syphilis. They took bloods on the day and booked me back at three months. Nobody said what number they are hoping for, and…
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They mentioned a lumbar puncture and I panicked
Doctor raised the possibility of testing spinal fluid. I did not take in the reason and left more frightened than when I arrived.
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How likely is recurrence after treatment, honestly?
About to start treatment and I would rather know the real number now than be blindsided later. Everything I read says recurrence is common without saying…
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Can chlamydia cause an eye infection?
Red, gunky eye that will not settle, and my partner was recently treated for chlamydia. Feels like a strange connection to make but a pharmacist raised…
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Daily PrEP or on demand, how did you decide?
Been offered PrEP and told there is a daily option and an on demand option. Not sure how to think about the choice.
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Is the vaccine worth it if I already have HPV?
Late twenties, recently found out I have HPV. Someone suggested getting vaccinated anyway and I can't work out whether that makes any sense given I already…
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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?
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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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Can we keep passing it back and forth if we were both treated?
We were both treated, same week, same prescription. Now I am reading about couples reinfecting each other in a loop and I cannot work out whether…
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Cryotherapy round three and they keep coming back
Third freezing session and new ones have appeared each time about a fortnight later. It is starting to feel pointless and the appointments are wearing me…
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Does having HPV mean I will get cancer?
High risk type detected. I understand the connection to cancer exists but I cannot tell whether I am being sensible or hysterical.
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replies 2 months, 3 weeks ago
What do I do with things I cannot wash?
Bedding and clothes are dealt with. What about a duvet that does not fit my machine, and a couple of things that would be ruined by…
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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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Newly diagnosed and terrified. What actually happens next?
Diagnosed on Tuesday. I have a first appointment with a specialist team next week. Right now my head is full of things I absorbed years ago…
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Throat swab positive, no symptoms, completely blindsided
Went in for a routine check, asked for all sites to be swabbed because a friend told me to, and the throat one came back positive.…
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Rash on my palms, doctor sent me for bloods
Had a rash on my palms and the soles of my feet, which I thought was an allergy. GP took one look and sent me for…
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