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Will this show up on my insurance or my parents plan?

I am on a family health plan and I need testing. My worry is the statement that gets posted home afterwards listing what was done and…

General questions kettle_on 2 months ago 3 replies

3 replies 1 month, 4 weeks ago

Why doxycycline now instead of the single dose?

Treated years ago with a single dose and it was done in one go. This time I have been given a week long course of something…

Chlamydia brown_paper 2 months ago 3 replies

3 replies 2 months ago

Does trich increase HIV risk?

Read that trichomoniasis makes HIV more likely and could not tell whether that was a real finding or scaremongering.

Trichomoniasis small_hours 2 months ago 3 replies

3 replies 2 months, 1 week ago

They mentioned a lumbar puncture and I panicked

Doctor raised the possibility of testing spinal fluid. I did not take in the reason and left more frightened than when I arrived.

Syphilis far_field 3 months ago 3 replies

3 replies 2 months, 1 week ago

Should I get a full screen as well?

Diagnosed at a pharmacy, treated, done. A friend says I should have had a full sexual health screen too. Overkill?

Pubic lice small_hours 3 months ago 3 replies

3 replies 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Telling a new partner I am positive and undetectable

On treatment, undetectable for over a year. Someone new. I know the science and I still cannot work out how to say it.

HIV small_hours 3 months ago 3 replies

3 replies 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Joint pain a few weeks after chlamydia. Connected?

Treated about a month ago. Since then one knee has been swollen and sore, and my eyes have been irritated. Probably unrelated but the timing bothers…

Chlamydia small_hours 3 months ago 3 replies

3 replies 2 months, 3 weeks ago

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…

General questions tin_roof 3 months ago 3 replies

3 replies 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Injection site still sore days later

Had the injection, and the site has been aching and hard for several days. Normal or worth going back?

Gonorrhea tide_line 3 months ago 3 replies

3 replies 2 months, 3 weeks ago

What actually happens at a LEEP?

Colposcopy found changes and I have been booked for treatment to remove the area. Nobody described what the appointment is like.

HPV far_field 3 months ago 3 replies

3 replies 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Does herpes affect anything else long term?

Beyond outbreaks, does having this cause problems later in life? Fertility, other conditions, anything?

Genital herpes kettle_on 3 months ago 3 replies

3 replies 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Does smoking make recurrence more likely?

Read in passing that smokers have a harder time with warts. True, or one of those things that gets said about everything?

Genital warts small_hours 3 months ago 3 replies

3 replies 2 months, 4 weeks ago

Warts inside the urethra

Found at the opening and apparently extending inside. Told this needs a different approach. What does that actually involve?

Genital warts slate_roof 3 months ago 3 replies

3 replies 3 months ago

They mentioned LGV. What is that?

Word came up in my appointment and I nodded rather than asking. Some sort of chlamydia variant?

Chlamydia tin_roof 4 months ago 3 replies

3 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.

HIV plain_paper 4 months ago 3 replies

3 replies 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Is reinfection common?

Second time this year. Starting to wonder whether something is wrong with me rather than with my luck.

Gonorrhea west_pier 5 months ago 3 replies

3 replies 5 months, 1 week ago