Anal warts, is treatment different?
Diagnosed with warts in and around the anus. Slightly different appointment from what friends described and I want to understand why.
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Does PrEP protect against anything else?
Started PrEP a few months ago. A friend seems to think it covers more than HIV. That does not sound right.
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Can gonorrhea affect fertility in men?
Most of what I find about infertility is written for women. Diagnosed last month, treated, and now wondering whether there is a male equivalent nobody mentions.
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Partner has no symptoms. Does he really need treatment?
I was diagnosed, he feels completely fine and thinks he does not need anything. I do not know how hard to push.
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Swab came back negative but the sore looked exactly like herpes
Had a sore, went in, they swabbed it, negative. I am relieved but not convinced, because it healed the way everything I have read describes. Can…
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Retest at three months came back positive again
Treated in the spring, retested last week as advised, positive again. I have been with the same person the whole time and now I don't know…
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Are these the same HPV types that cause cancer?
Diagnosed with genital warts last month and I have gone down a very bad internet hole about HPV and cancer. Nobody at the appointment mentioned cancer…
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Does having warts mean I am more infectious?
My partner has HPV somewhere in the background according to a smear result, but no warts. I have warts. Am I the dangerous one in this…
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Ringing in my ears since the diagnosis
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…
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When does cervical screening stop?
Approaching the age where I think screening stops, and I have had HPV detected in the past. Does that change when I can stop?
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How long before I can have sex again after treatment?
Treated this week. Got a rough answer at the door that I did not really take in, and now I am not sure whether the clock…
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Titre has not dropped as fast as they wanted
Treated a few months ago, went back for follow up bloods and was told the number hasn't come down as much as they'd like and they…
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Do I really need to avoid alcohol during treatment?
Week long course, a wedding on Saturday. Pharmacist did not mention alcohol, the internet is split. Straight answer?
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Diagnosed in pregnancy and terrified
Routine antenatal bloods came back positive. I have an appointment but the wait is unbearable.
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Found one on an eyelash. Can I use the same lotion?
Being thorough after treating and found one on my lashes. Can I just apply the same lotion carefully?
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Does this mean my partner cheated?
Long relationship, warts appeared last month. I am trying not to jump to conclusions but the thought is there.
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Do lysine or any supplements actually help?
Recommended lysine, zinc and half a dozen other things by well meaning people. Is any of it supported or is it all noise?
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I froze at the clinic and did not mention oral sex. Should I go back?
Went in for a screen, they asked what kind of sex I had had, and I just said the minimum. I was embarrassed and I wanted…
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How worried should I be about resistant gonorrhea?
Read a run of frightening headlines about untreatable gonorrhoea and now I am anxious about my own treatment next week. How much of this applies to…
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Outbreaks every month since the diagnosis
Diagnosed five months ago and I have had something every single month. Everything I read says they become less frequent. Mine are not.
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Blue grey marks on my skin
Small slate coloured marks on my thighs and lower abdomen. They do not itch and they were not there before this started.
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Why a test of cure for the rectal site and nowhere else?
Told to come back for a repeat test on one site only. Seemed arbitrary until I started reading, and now I want to check I have…
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Are home test kits reliable?
Thinking about ordering a kit rather than going in. Are the results actually trustworthy or is it a false economy?
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Still had symptoms a week after the injection
Treated eight days ago and there's still discharge, less than before but definitely there. I don't know whether to wait it out or go back.
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Metallic taste and I feel dreadful
Three days into the course. Persistent metal taste, no appetite, slight headache. Is this normal or am I reacting badly?
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