Saw that a new oral antibiotic for gonorrhoea was approved, the first new one in decades. I would much rather take something than have another injection.…
Diagnosed eight months ago. Something has appeared that does not look like what I had the first time, and I cannot tell whether this is my…
Itching badly, worse in bed, and I cannot see anything obvious. Everything I read describes both and I cannot tell them apart.
Read that a twice yearly injectable prevention option was approved. Daily tablets have not worked well for me. Is this something I could realistically get?
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…
Started the course and the leaflet mentions sun sensitivity. I work outdoors. Is this a mild warning or a real one?
Two small flesh coloured bumps. They could be anything. I have been looking at pictures online for three weeks, which has helped nobody.
I am HPV positive. He wants to get tested and I cannot find anywhere that offers it.
Negative at six weeks on a lab test. I have read four weeks, six weeks, twelve weeks and ninety days in various places and I cannot…
Noticed my worst episodes follow a few days after shaving. Coincidence or actually a thing?
He says if he had them he would know. I do not want to go through this twice.
My smear result mentioned trichomonas. I did not think that test was looking for infections.
Persistent ringing and my hearing seems slightly muffled on one side. Started around the time of diagnosis. Probably anxiety, but the eye thread here made me…
Had the injection on Tuesday. Partner is being treated Friday. Working out when we can stop avoiding each other.
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…
Diagnosed with warts, never vaccinated. Is there any point getting the vaccine now, or has that ship sailed?
Bleeding after sex for a couple of months. HPV positive on my last screen. Are these connected?
Dental appointment coming up and the form asks about medical conditions and medication. I am torn between honesty and self protection.
Curious how much this varies. The list I was given seems shorter than what people describe in other countries.
Trying to account for it without an obvious source. Is bedding a realistic route?
Word came up in my appointment and I nodded rather than asking. Some sort of chlamydia variant?
Nerve type pain down the back of one thigh, always the same leg, always a day or two before. Is that something I should be worried…
Vaguely remember being told antibiotics stop the pill working. Is that still the advice or is it out of date?
Treated, retested a month later, negative. Still irritated and uncomfortable. Where does that leave me?
Read something alarming about gonorrhoea and arthritis. Is that a real complication or a historical curiosity?
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