Home test came back reactive. What happens now?
Took a home test on impulse and it showed reactive. I have not told anyone. I do not know whether this is a result or not.
3
replies 1 month, 4 weeks ago
paper_boat
Topics Engaged In
Viewing 18 topics - 1 through 18 (of 18 total)
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.
3
replies 2 months ago
Started PEP at around hour 60. Is that too late for it to work?
Possible exposure Friday night, got to a clinic Monday morning, started PEP roughly 60 hours after. They took me seriously and started it but I keep…
3
replies 2 months ago
Do I re-treat if I cannot find any live ones?
Treated a week ago. I have gone over everything in good light and I cannot find anything moving, though there are still things attached to the…
3
replies 2 months ago
Given a single dose but I read women should get seven days
Treated with a single dose. Afterwards I read that a longer course is recommended for women and now I am wondering whether I got the right…
3
replies 2 months, 1 week ago
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…
3
replies 2 months, 1 week ago
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?
3
replies 2 months, 3 weeks 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…
3
replies 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Outbreaks every month since the diagnosis
Diagnosed five months ago and I have had something every single month. Everything I read says they become less frequent. Mine are not.
3
replies 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Partner is undetectable. Trying to understand what U=U really means
My partner has been on treatment for a few years and is undetectable. He has explained U=U to me and I believe him, but I notice…
3
replies 2 months, 3 weeks ago
How do I keep this private from the people I live with?
I need to get tested but I live with family and I am worried about post arriving, texts appearing on a shared tablet, or someone answering…
3
replies 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Do they test the rectum automatically or do I have to ask?
Booked a full screen and assumed full meant everywhere. Reading here it sounds like the sites they swab depend on what you tell them. Is a…
3
replies 3 months ago
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…
3
replies 3 months ago
Do I retest every site or only the positive one?
Positive at two sites, treated. Told to come back. Unclear whether everything gets repeated.
3
replies 3 months, 1 week ago
Cryotherapy left a pale mark
Wart gone, but the skin there is noticeably lighter than the rest. Is that permanent?
3
replies 3 months, 1 week ago
Can I have got this from oral sex?
The only thing in the relevant window was oral. I had assumed that was essentially safe for chlamydia.
3
replies 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Why did they ask about what kind of sex I have?
Found the intake questions intrusive and I said less than I should have. Now I am wondering whether that affected what they tested.
3
replies 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Episodic or suppressive. How did people decide?
Offered both and told to think about it. I have no framework for thinking about it.
3
replies 4 months, 1 week ago
Viewing 18 topics - 1 through 18 (of 18 total)