night_bus

What is doxyPEP and would I be a candidate?

Someone mentioned doxyPEP to me and I had never heard of it. From what I can work out it is an antibiotic you take after sex…

General questions night_bus 3 weeks ago 3 replies

3 replies 2 weeks, 6 days ago

What is expedited partner therapy?

Clinic mentioned they might be able to give me treatment to pass on to my partner without him coming in. That sounded unusual enough that I…

General questions half_moon 1 month ago 3 replies

3 replies 1 month ago

Partner has no symptoms. Does he really need treatment?

I was diagnosed, he feels completely fine and thinks he does not need anything. I do not know how hard to push.

Trichomoniasis still_water 1 month ago 3 replies

3 replies 1 month ago

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?

Pubic lice night_bus 1 month ago 3 replies

3 replies 1 month ago

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…

Gonorrhea paper_boat 1 month ago 3 replies

3 replies 1 month ago

How long until I am not contagious?

Treated yesterday. Partner, gym, shared house. When am I safe to be around people normally?

Pubic lice kettle_on 1 month ago 3 replies

3 replies 1 month, 1 week ago

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…

Chlamydia still_water 1 month ago 3 replies

3 replies 1 month, 1 week ago

Cleared six months ago. Do I still tell a new partner?

No visible warts since the spring. New relationship starting and I do not know whether this is still something I have to raise or whether it…

Genital warts night_bus 1 month ago 3 replies

3 replies 1 month, 1 week ago

Why does PrEP need regular blood tests?

Started PrEP and the monitoring schedule is more than I expected. What are they actually checking?

HIV cold_start 2 months ago 3 replies

3 replies 1 month, 1 week ago

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…

HIV held_note 2 months ago 3 replies

3 replies 1 month, 1 week ago

Does smoking make recurrence more likely?

Read in passing that smokers have a harder time with warts. True, or one of those things that gets said about everything?

Genital warts small_hours 2 months ago 3 replies

3 replies 1 month, 1 week ago

Allergic to metronidazole. What else is there?

Reacted badly to metronidazole years ago. Now diagnosed with trich and unsure what happens.

Trichomoniasis half_moon 2 months ago 3 replies

3 replies 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Kept getting told it was thrush for months

Months of symptoms, three rounds of thrush treatment that did nothing, and it turned out to be trichomoniasis. I'm relieved to have an answer and quietly…

Trichomoniasis quietkettle 2 months ago 3 replies

3 replies 1 month, 3 weeks ago

How long should I wait after exposure before testing?

Two weeks ago something happened that I regret, and I want to get tested, but every page I read gives a different number of days. Some…

General questions tinbird 2 months ago 3 replies

3 replies 1 month, 3 weeks ago