Community rapid test versus a blood draw
Tested at a community outreach service with a fingerprick. Negative. Should I repeat it properly at a clinic?
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Can I have sex during treatment?
Nobody said either way. There is cream involved and lesions involved and I do not know what the rules are.
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Do I have to give my real name at the clinic?
I want to be tested but I do not want my name in a system that could follow me around. Is anonymous testing actually a thing…
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Do I need a test of cure or just the three month retest?
Treated for chlamydia two weeks ago. A friend says get retested straight away to check it worked, the clinic told me to come back in three…
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Do I need to burn my bedding?
Half of what I read says wash everything on the hottest setting and half says it barely matters because they don't survive off a person for…
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Blurred vision and a recent diagnosis
Diagnosed a fortnight ago, treated. Vision in one eye has gone blurry over the last two days.
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They mentioned a lumbar puncture and I panicked
Doctor raised the possibility of testing spinal fluid. I did not take in the reason and left more frightened than when I arrived.
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Treatment failed twice. Is resistance a thing?
Two rounds of the same over the counter treatment, applied properly, and I am still finding live ones. Do these things stop working?
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Do I need to tell my own doctor, or does the clinic do that?
Treated at a sexual health clinic. Nobody said anything about my regular doctor and I do not know whether it lands in my notes automatically.
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Treated but symptoms came back after a few weeks
Finished treatment, everything cleared, and about three weeks later it's back. Same symptoms. I'm assuming this means the treatment didn't work?
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Sore, sticky eye a few days after a diagnosis
Diagnosed and treated, then developed a very sore eye with a lot of discharge. Is this connected or am I joining dots that are not there?
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Is a confirmatory blood test worth chasing?
Positive on a type specific blood test, no symptoms ever. I have read that some positives near the cutoff should be confirmed with a different test.…
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Trich found during pregnancy
Picked up on testing while pregnant. Reading has thrown up all sorts of things about pregnancy outcomes and I would like something calmer.
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How likely is recurrence after treatment, honestly?
About to start treatment and I would rather know the real number now than be blindsided later. Everything I read says recurrence is common without saying…
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Does shaving make outbreaks worse?
Noticed my worst episodes follow a few days after shaving. Coincidence or actually a thing?
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Partner refuses treatment because he is not itching
He says if he had them he would know. I do not want to go through this twice.
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Does chlamydia ever clear on its own?
Read somewhere that a proportion of infections clear without treatment. If that is true, why treat at all?
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Can chlamydia cause an eye infection?
Red, gunky eye that will not settle, and my partner was recently treated for chlamydia. Feels like a strange connection to make but a pharmacist raised…
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Daily PrEP or on demand, how did you decide?
Been offered PrEP and told there is a daily option and an on demand option. Not sure how to think about the choice.
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Still HPV positive after treatment
Had the procedure, margins clear, and the follow up test still shows the virus. What was the point?
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Is the vaccine worth it if I already have HPV?
Late twenties, recently found out I have HPV. Someone suggested getting vaccinated anyway and I can't work out whether that makes any sense given I already…
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Discharge stopped but the burning did not
Ten days since treatment. Discharge gone within two days, burning when passing urine still there.
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Can it be picked up on a smear test?
My smear result mentioned trichomonas. I did not think that test was looking for infections.
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What is expedited partner therapy?
Clinic mentioned they might be able to give me treatment to pass on to my partner without him coming in. That sounded unusual enough that I…
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Should I get a full screen as well?
Diagnosed at a pharmacy, treated, done. A friend says I should have had a full sexual health screen too. Overkill?
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