third_shift

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third_shift 1 month ago

Adding one explanation the others did not cover: irritation and inflammation in the urethra can carry on for a while after the infection itself is dealt with, so persistent discomfort is not automatically persistent infection.

That is not a reason to sit at home with it. It is a reason to go back and let them work out which of the possibilities it is, because the answers are genuinely different. Whatever you do, do not take leftover antibiotics from a previous course to see if it helps.

third_shift 2 months ago

One thing not to skip when you tell a partner: where the virus is matters more than which number it is. HSV-1 is extremely common orally, and oral to genital transmission is exactly how a lot of genital HSV-1 happens in the first place. Worth both of you understanding that rather than focusing on the label.

third_shift 2 months ago

Worth saying because people spiral into cleaning as a way of feeling in control. Treat yourself properly, treat partners, do a normal hot wash, bag what you cannot wash. Everything past that is anxiety rather than hygiene.

third_shift 2 months ago

Something that reframed this for me: HPV is extraordinarily common and most sexually active adults encounter it at some point. Framing it as something you might give him, rather than something both of you are already living in the same world as, puts more weight on you than the biology does.

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