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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Second application. How many days apart?
Told to repeat it but I have lost the leaflet and I cannot remember the interval.
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replies 3 months ago
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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replies 3 months ago
Negative six months ago and positive now
Routine test in the spring was clear. Positive now. Trying to make sense of the window.
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replies 3 months ago
Realistic life expectancy on treatment
Newly diagnosed. I have read that life expectancy is near normal and I cannot tell whether that is true or whether it is what people say…
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Partner still negative after two years
Together two years, I have HSV-2, he tests negative every time. We use condoms most of the time but not always. Is he just lucky?
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Do I retest every site or only the positive one?
Positive at two sites, treated. Told to come back. Unclear whether everything gets repeated.
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What is actually in a standard screen where you are?
Curious how much this varies. The list I was given seems shorter than what people describe in other countries.
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Should my son be vaccinated?
Vaccination was offered at school and my husband thinks it is only relevant for girls.
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Does it affect fertility?
Diagnosed and now reading things that have frightened me about long term effects.
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Green tea ointment, is that a real treatment?
Saw it mentioned and assumed it was a supplement scam. Then I saw it on a clinic list.
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Why retest at three months if I was cured?
Test of cure was negative. Told to come back at three months anyway. What is that looking for?
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Do I need to tell my dentist or my doctor?
Getting a filling next month and now wondering whether this is something medical staff need to know.
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Do outbreaks really get less frequent over time?
Told this repeatedly in year one. I would like to hear from people further along than that.
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Do I tell someone I only had oral sex with?
Going through the notification list and stuck on one person. Nothing penetrative happened. Does that count?
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What is a blip?
Viral load came back as a small number after two years of undetectable. Told it is probably a blip. Probably is doing a lot of work…
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replies 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Scratched it raw and now it looks infected
Skin is broken in a couple of places, one area is red, swollen and sore rather than itchy.
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replies 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Can testing too early give me false reassurance?
I tested four days after the thing I was worried about. Everything negative. Part of me knows that is too soon and part of me wants…
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Ongoing discomfort months after treatment
Treated in the spring, test of cure negative, and I still get a vague ache and occasional discomfort. Everyone tells me it is cured and I…
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Cannot stop worrying about my brain
Treated, titre falling, everything going well. I have read about neurosyphilis and now I interpret every headache as evidence.
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