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Chlamydia
Symptoms, NAAT testing, treatment, retesting and partner notification. Share your experience with chlamydia.
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Genital herpes
HSV-1 and HSV-2. First outbreak, recurrences, antivirals, suppressive therapy, disclosure and dating.
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Genital warts
Warts caused by HPV. Diagnosis, removal options, recurrence, clearance and what to expect over time.
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Gonorrhea
Symptoms, testing at all exposure sites, injectable and oral treatment, antibiotic resistance and follow up.
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HIV
Window periods, diagnosis, antiretroviral therapy, undetectable equals untransmittable, PrEP and PEP.
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HPV
Human papillomavirus. Vaccination, Pap and HPV screening, high risk strains, clearance and anxiety around results.
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Pubic lice
Crabs. Identification, treatment, laundering and bedding, and preventing reinfestation.
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Syphilis
Stages and symptoms, RPR and treponemal testing, penicillin treatment, titre follow up and reinfection.
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Trichomoniasis
Trich. Symptoms, testing pitfalls, metronidazole treatment, partner treatment and reinfection.
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