Do I need to do anything about sex toys?
Diagnosed and treated. Nobody mentioned this and I feel silly asking, but do I need to bin things or is cleaning enough?
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Will they come back after the baby is born?
Warts appeared in pregnancy and I have been told they often improve afterwards. Is that real or is it something people say to pregnant women?
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How long does follow up go on for?
Bloods at three months, six months, twelve months. Is there an end to this?
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Testing my partner after my diagnosis
Diagnosed last week. My partner needs testing and I do not know how to raise it or what to expect from the answer.
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Rash and aching joints a week after diagnosis
Treated ten days ago. Now have a few spots on my hands and both wrists ache. Probably unrelated but I have read the other threads here.
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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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Is this the same as head lice treatment?
I have a bottle in the cupboard from when the children had head lice. Can I use that?
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Colposcopy result terminology. I do not understand my letter
Letter is full of abbreviations and grades. I understand roughly that it is not cancer and not much else.
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Trans and dreading the intake form
I need testing and I keep not booking it because of the paperwork and the conversation that follows. Has anyone found a way through this that…
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Why was I treated before the results came back?
Had symptoms, was given the injection on the spot, results confirmed it two days later. Seemed backwards at the time.
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Why treat my partner without testing him?
He has been given treatment on the basis of my result alone. That seems unscientific.
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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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Surgical removal, what is recovery like?
Topical treatments have failed twice. Surgery has been raised. I would like to hear from someone who has actually had it.
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Are tablets really as good as the injection?
Following on from the shortage thread. I would genuinely prefer tablets. Is the injection better or just traditional?
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Why is herpes not in the standard screen?
Asked at my last appointment and was told it is not routinely tested. That seems like a strange omission for a sexual health service.
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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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Feel sick every time I take it. Can I take it with food?
Nausea within about twenty minutes of each dose. Four days to go and I am dreading each one.
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Gonorrhoea found in pregnancy
Picked up at an antenatal screen. Told it is treatable but I am struggling to stop worrying about the baby.
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Breastfeeding and the treatment
Diagnosed while breastfeeding. Conflicting advice about whether I need to interrupt feeding.
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Do I tell a new partner I have HPV?
I have a persistent high risk type. No warts, no symptoms. Unsure whether this is a disclosure situation.
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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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Mouth ulcer that will not heal
Single ulcer at the edge of my tongue for about five weeks. Painless. I only started worrying after reading here.
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PEP finished. When is the final test?
Completed the course. Nobody was very specific about follow up testing and I want to know when I can stop thinking about this.
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Cleared and back within weeks
Three rounds of treatment, clear for about a month, and now two new ones. I am losing patience with the whole process.
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