Hair falling out in patches
Diagnosed with secondary syphilis last month. Now losing hair in odd irregular patches. Is that connected or is this stress?
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Is self-sampling as good as a clinician taking it?
Offered a self collected sample instead of the usual appointment. Convenient, but is it as reliable?
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Is there any point testing if I have no symptoms?
No symptoms, no particular incident I am worried about, but I have had a few partners this year. Friend says routine testing is pointless without symptoms.…
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The other cream is taking forever
Six weeks of the immune type cream and they are smaller but still there. I was expecting them to be gone by now.
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Do I re-treat if I cannot find any live ones?
Treated a week ago. I have gone over everything in good light and I cannot find anything moving, though there are still things attached to the…
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What is doxyPEP and would I be a candidate?
Someone mentioned doxyPEP to me and I had never heard of it. From what I can work out it is an antibiotic you take after sex…
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Can I give myself genital herpes from a cold sore?
I get cold sores. Someone told me I could transfer it to myself and now I am paranoid about touching my own face.
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Do I have to disclose if I have never had an outbreak?
Found out through a blood test, not through symptoms. Never had anything appear. It feels strange to disclose something I have never experienced.
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How do I know if it has become PID?
Treated last week, still not right. Someone mentioned PID and now I do not know what I am watching for.
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Given a single dose but I read women should get seven days
Treated with a single dose. Afterwards I read that a longer course is recommended for women and now I am wondering whether I got the right…
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Does trich increase HIV risk?
Read that trichomoniasis makes HIV more likely and could not tell whether that was a real finding or scaremongering.
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How long does HPV take to clear? Getting a different number everywhere
One page says months, another says two years, another implies forever. I have a high risk type and normal cells and I would like one straight…
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What do CD4 and viral load actually mean?
Newly diagnosed and my first results are two numbers I do not understand. Everyone talks about them as if they are obvious.
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Treated a week ago and eggs are still attached
Nothing moving that I can see, but there are still small pale things stuck to the hairs. Has the treatment failed?
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What does reactive mean? My result does not say positive
Result came back marked reactive and I have been staring at that word for an hour trying to work out whether it means positive or not.
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Warts appeared during pregnancy and are getting worse
Had a couple before, now pregnant and they have multiplied noticeably. Is that a coincidence?
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Urine test positive, swab negative. Which one is right?
Two samples, two different answers, same appointment. Nobody explained which one they are going by.
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Does trich cause problems in pregnancy?
Diagnosed at twenty weeks. Told it is treatable and not told much else.
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Does suppressive therapy actually protect a partner?
My clinic offered daily antivirals and mentioned it lowers the chance of passing it on. I want to understand how much lower, because my partner and…
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How likely is infertility, really?
Diagnosed and treated. Every page I open mentions infertility and I have gone from mildly worried to unable to think about anything else.
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Is HPV 16 worse than the others?
My result names the type. Everything I read about that number is more alarming than the general HPV information.
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Both gonorrhoea and chlamydia. One treatment or two?
Positive for both. Given an injection and a course of tablets. Is that two treatments or one treatment split up?
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Side effects in the first weeks of treatment
Started treatment ten days ago and I feel rough. Tired, unsettled stomach, odd sleep. Is this the thing everyone warns about or should I be calling?
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Why do they want a throat retest but not a urine one?
Treated for gonorrhoea at two sites. They booked me back for a follow up throat swab and said nothing about retesting anywhere else. It seems inconsistent.
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How fast should the RPR number come down?
Treated for early syphilis. They took bloods on the day and booked me back at three months. Nobody said what number they are hoping for, and…
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