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Shooting pain down my leg before an outbreak

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…

Genital herpes west_pier 4 months ago 3 replies

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Would bleaching or dyeing kill them?

Seen this suggested in a few places. Sounds like it would hurt.

Pubic lice oak_table 4 months ago 3 replies

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Doxycycline and my contraceptive pill

Vaguely remember being told antibiotics stop the pill working. Is that still the advice or is it out of date?

Chlamydia west_pier 4 months ago 3 replies

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Irritation continued but the retest was negative

Treated, retested a month later, negative. Still irritated and uncomfortable. Where does that leave me?

Trichomoniasis evening_ferry 4 months ago 3 replies

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Can it get into joints?

Read something alarming about gonorrhoea and arthritis. Is that a real complication or a historical curiosity?

Gonorrhea grey_morning 4 months ago 3 replies

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They tested me for HIV at the same time

Went in about a sore, came out having been tested for several things. Is the HIV test routine or is it because of the syphilis specifically?

Syphilis pocket_watch 4 months ago 3 replies

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Does smoking affect clearing HPV?

Told at my colposcopy appointment to stop smoking. Assumed it was general advice attached to any hospital visit.

HPV evening_ferry 4 months ago 3 replies

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Missed doses. How bad is it actually?

Missed two days in a row when I was away. Panicking about resistance.

HIV evening_ferry 4 months ago 3 replies

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After a negative result, when does the clock restart?

Negative screen last week. Does that cover me from now on, or only up to a certain point in the past?

General questions slate_roof 4 months ago 3 replies

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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.

Genital warts oak_table 4 months ago 3 replies

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Towels, toilet seats, swimming pools

I know the answer is supposed to be no. I would still like to hear it from people who live with this rather than from a…

Genital herpes short_wave 4 months ago 3 replies

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Pregnant and need treatment

Diagnosed and pregnant. The packet warnings have made me nervous about using anything.

Pubic lice blue_hour 4 months ago 3 replies

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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?

Chlamydia short_wave 4 months ago 3 replies

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Immune suppression and HPV

On medication that suppresses my immune system for an unrelated condition. Does that change my HPV situation?

HPV pocket_watch 4 months ago 3 replies

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What exactly is disseminated gonococcal infection?

Term came up in a previous thread here and I want to understand it properly rather than half understand it.

Gonorrhea short_wave 4 months ago 3 replies

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Towels, pools, hot tubs

Read that this one survives outside the body better than the others. Is non sexual transmission realistic?

Trichomoniasis plain_paper 4 months ago 3 replies

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Can I have children?

Diagnosed two years ago, undetectable. My partner does not have HIV. Is a pregnancy realistic without putting anyone at risk?

HIV ninth_street 4 months ago 3 replies

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Would antibiotics for something else have cured it by accident?

I had a course of antibiotics for a chest infection two months ago, somewhere between the exposure and the test. Could that have cleared something and…

General questions back_porch 4 months ago 3 replies

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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.

Genital warts spare_room 4 months ago 3 replies

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Titre went up instead of down

Treated four months ago. The number at my last test is higher than it was before treatment. I am trying not to panic.

Syphilis first_frost 4 months ago 3 replies

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Episodic or suppressive. How did people decide?

Offered both and told to think about it. I have no framework for thinking about it.

Genital herpes back_porch 5 months ago 3 replies

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Can I go to work?

Diagnosed yesterday. Feeling like I should be quarantining and aware that might be ridiculous.

Pubic lice slate_roof 5 months ago 3 replies

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Trich after menopause

Sixty two, diagnosed last week, and every piece of information I find seems to be written for women in their twenties.

Trichomoniasis wool_coat 5 months ago 3 replies

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Testicle ache that started after I finished the course

Dull ache on one side, started a few days after the last tablet. Treatment finished so I assumed this was over.

Chlamydia oak_table 5 months ago 3 replies

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HPV and fertility treatment

Starting IVF and had a positive HPV result last year. Does one affect the other?

HPV blue_hour 5 months ago 3 replies

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