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.
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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…
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How long does HPV take to clear? Getting a different number everywhere
One page says months, another says two years, another implies forever. I have a high risk type and normal cells and I would like one straight…
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Do I have to give my real name at the clinic?
I want to be tested but I do not want my name in a system that could follow me around. Is anonymous testing actually a thing…
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When does cervical screening stop?
Approaching the age where I think screening stops, and I have had HPV detected in the past. Does that change when I can stop?
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Titre has not dropped as fast as they wanted
Treated a few months ago, went back for follow up bloods and was told the number hasn't come down as much as they'd like and they…
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Does this mean my partner cheated?
Long relationship, warts appeared last month. I am trying not to jump to conclusions but the thought is there.
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Titre stuck at a low number for a year. Is this the serofast thing?
Treated well over a year ago. The number dropped and then stopped at a low level and has not moved across two tests. My doctor used…
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Partner notification, is it genuinely anonymous?
Clinic offered to contact people for me. I want to do it but I am struggling to believe the person on the other end will not…
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How do you tell someone new?
Been seeing someone for about six weeks and it is heading somewhere. I have had genital herpes for four years. I have rehearsed this conversation so…
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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…
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Does herpes affect anything else long term?
Beyond outbreaks, does having this cause problems later in life? Fertility, other conditions, anything?
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Do I have to tell people I dated before I knew?
I have been given a diagnosis and the clinic asked how far back my partners go. I have two people from the last few months. One…
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Does HPV ever actually go away?
Told I have high risk HPV but normal cells, and I've been put on more frequent screening. Nobody could tell me whether it will clear or…
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Pregnant with chlamydia and doxycycline is out
Found at a routine antenatal test. Told the usual treatment is not used in pregnancy. What happens instead, and is the alternative as good?
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Children in the house, do I need to worry?
Diagnosed and now anxious about my kids, sharing a bathroom and sofas and so on.
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Reinfection or treatment failure, how do they tell?
Titre went down after treatment and has now gone up again. How do they work out which of the two it is?
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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…
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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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