Is there a single dose option that is not the usual drug?
I cannot face a week of tablets that make me feel awful. Someone mentioned there are other single dose options.
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At home self collection kit. Is it as good?
There is now a kit you can use at home and post back. I have avoided screening for years because of the examination. Is this a…
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Clinic offered tablets because of a penicillin shortage
Diagnosed this week. Told the injection is in short supply and offered a course of tablets instead. Am I getting a second rate treatment because of…
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The clinic tested me for four things and I assumed it was everything
Got my results back, all negative, felt enormous relief. Then I looked at the paperwork properly and it lists four infections. I had assumed a screen…
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Do I have to shave everything off?
First instinct was to shave. A friend says that does nothing and makes the skin worse.
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Why an injection and not tablets?
Everything else I have ever had was tablets. This one involved a needle in the backside and nobody explained why.
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How long between exposure and warts appearing?
Trying to work out who to be upset with and I suspect the answer is nobody, but I would like to understand the timing.
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My HSV-2 result came back low positive
Blood test, positive for HSV-2, and there is a number next to it that is only just above the cutoff. No symptoms ever. The nurse said…
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Rectal chlamydia and I have never had anal sex
Positive rectal swab, negative everywhere else, and I genuinely have not had anal sex. I feel like I am being disbelieved before I even say anything.
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What does undetectable actually require of me day to day?
Newly on treatment. U equals U keeps being mentioned. What am I actually meant to be doing to hold onto it?
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Hair falling out in patches
Diagnosed with secondary syphilis last month. Now losing hair in odd irregular patches. Is that connected or is this stress?
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Does trich cause problems in pregnancy?
Diagnosed at twenty weeks. Told it is treatable and not told much else.
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Is HPV 16 worse than the others?
My result names the type. Everything I read about that number is more alarming than the general HPV information.
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Does PrEP protect against anything else?
Started PrEP a few months ago. A friend seems to think it covers more than HIV. That does not sound right.
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Does having warts mean I am more infectious?
My partner has HPV somewhere in the background according to a smear result, but no warts. I have warts. Am I the dangerous one in this…
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Blue grey marks on my skin
Small slate coloured marks on my thighs and lower abdomen. They do not itch and they were not there before this started.
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Why a test of cure for the rectal site and nowhere else?
Told to come back for a repeat test on one site only. Seemed arbitrary until I started reading, and now I want to check I have…
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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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Do I still need screening after a hysterectomy?
Hysterectomy last year. Assumed screening was over and now I have received an invitation.
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How soon can I have sex again?
Had the injection on Tuesday. Partner is being treated Friday. Working out when we can stop avoiding each other.
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Can I breastfeed?
Diagnosed during pregnancy. Nobody has said anything about afterwards and I am now inventing worries.
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What are the symptoms in men?
My partner has been diagnosed. I have nothing at all. Is there something I should be looking for?
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Do I need smears more often because of warts?
Assumed a wart diagnosis would put me on a shorter screening interval. My clinic says no. Are they being complacent?
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Anal HPV in women
Everything I read about anal HPV is aimed at men who have sex with men. Does it apply to me at all?
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Untreated for months. What is the damage?
Looking back I think I have had symptoms on and off since the spring and ignored them. Now being treated. How worried should I be about…
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