We had sex before his treatment finished
Both treated but the timing overlapped badly. Have we undone the whole thing?
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replies 2 months, 4 weeks ago
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Can I stop PrEP and restart later?
Not sexually active at the moment and it feels pointless to keep taking it. Can I just stop and pick it up again?
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replies 3 months ago
Second application. How many days apart?
Told to repeat it but I have lost the leaflet and I cannot remember the interval.
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replies 3 months ago
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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replies 3 months ago
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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replies 3 months ago
Blood test says HSV-1 positive but I have never had a sore
Had a full panel done because a new partner asked, and HSV-1 came back positive. I have never had a cold sore or anything genital that…
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replies 3 months ago
Condom broke. What is the order of things to do?
Happened last night. I am spiralling a bit and I cannot work out what is urgent and what can wait until the morning.
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replies 3 months, 1 week ago
Partner still negative after two years
Together two years, I have HSV-2, he tests negative every time. We use condoms most of the time but not always. Is he just lucky?
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replies 3 months, 1 week ago
Bleeding between periods since the diagnosis
Been spotting mid cycle for a few weeks. Started around the time I tested positive. Related, or am I connecting two unrelated things?
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replies 3 months, 1 week ago
Can you get syphilis from kissing?
Sounds far fetched but a sore in the mouth was mentioned in another thread here.
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replies 3 months, 1 week ago
Should my son be vaccinated?
Vaccination was offered at school and my husband thinks it is only relevant for girls.
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replies 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Allergic to that class of antibiotic
Told the standard injection is in a class I react to. What happens now?
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replies 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Does it affect fertility?
Diagnosed and now reading things that have frightened me about long term effects.
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replies 3 months, 3 weeks ago
They want to start treatment the same day
Diagnosed this morning and they offered to start medication today. It feels too fast and I wanted time to think.
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replies 3 months, 3 weeks ago
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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replies 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Pregnant and need treatment
Diagnosed and pregnant. The packet warnings have made me nervous about using anything.
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replies 4 months, 1 week ago
Titre went up instead of down
Treated four months ago. The number at my last test is higher than it was before treatment. I am trying not to panic.
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replies 4 months, 1 week ago
HPV and fertility treatment
Starting IVF and had a positive HPV result last year. Does one affect the other?
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replies 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Do outbreaks really get less frequent over time?
Told this repeatedly in year one. I would like to hear from people further along than that.
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replies 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Why treat my partner without testing him?
He has been given treatment on the basis of my result alone. That seems unscientific.
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replies 4 months, 3 weeks ago
What is a blip?
Viral load came back as a small number after two years of undetectable. Told it is probably a blip. Probably is doing a lot of work…
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replies 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Mouth ulcer that will not heal
Single ulcer at the edge of my tongue for about five weeks. Painless. I only started worrying after reading here.
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replies 4 months, 4 weeks ago
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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replies 4 months, 4 weeks ago
Is reinfection common?
Second time this year. Starting to wonder whether something is wrong with me rather than with my luck.
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replies 5 months, 1 week ago
How do I know they are actually gone?
Treated twice, nothing visible, itch nearly gone. I keep checking and I would like a way to close this off.
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replies 5 months, 2 weeks ago