Rectal gonorrhoea and no symptoms whatsoever
Positive rectal swab. Nothing at all in the way of symptoms and I would never have known. Slightly unnerved by how close I came to never…
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Does my male partner need testing?
I am HPV positive. He wants to get tested and I cannot find anywhere that offers it.
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The smell has not gone
Finished the course. Discharge improved, the smell has not. Do I need retreating?
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Treated a week ago and eggs are still attached
Nothing moving that I can see, but there are still small pale things stuck to the hairs. Has the treatment failed?
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Community rapid test versus a blood draw
Tested at a community outreach service with a fingerprick. Negative. Should I repeat it properly at a clinic?
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Can I have sex during treatment?
Nobody said either way. There is cream involved and lesions involved and I do not know what the rules are.
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Does shaving make outbreaks worse?
Noticed my worst episodes follow a few days after shaving. Coincidence or actually a thing?
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replies 2 months, 2 weeks ago
The sore did not hurt so I ignored it
Had a sore months ago that was completely painless. Assumed it was an ingrown hair and it healed on its own. Now diagnosed and feeling stupid.
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Partner tested negative, do I still need testing?
He got a full screen last month, all clear. We are exclusive. Feels like me getting tested is duplicating the same information.
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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
Am I spreading them by shaving?
I shave regularly and new ones keep appearing in a line along where the razor goes. That cannot be a coincidence.
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replies 3 months, 2 weeks ago
How much do condoms actually reduce the risk?
Reading around, the answer seems to be somewhere between quite a lot and not much, depending on who wrote the page.
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replies 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Could I have got them from a hotel bed?
Trying to account for it without an obvious source. Is bedding a realistic route?
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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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Towels, pools, hot tubs
Read that this one survives outside the body better than the others. Is non sexual transmission realistic?
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How long does follow up go on for?
Bloods at three months, six months, twelve months. Is there an end to this?
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replies 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Why was I treated before the results came back?
Had symptoms, was given the injection on the spot, results confirmed it two days later. Seemed backwards at the time.
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Feel sick every time I take it. Can I take it with food?
Nausea within about twenty minutes of each dose. Four days to go and I am dreading each one.
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replies 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Why can I not get an oral HPV test?
Worried about throat cancer and I cannot find anywhere that will test my mouth for HPV.
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replies 5 months ago
Can I use a wart remover from the pharmacy?
There are products on the shelf for warts and verrucas and they are far cheaper than a clinic. Is there a reason not to?
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replies 5 months ago
Chemist product or clinic prescription?
Can buy something today or wait a week for an appointment. Is the shop version inferior?
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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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