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STDs (Expert Forum)

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Welcome to the STD Forum, which is intended only for questions and support pertaining to sexually transmitted diseases other than HIV/AIDS, including chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, human papillomavirus, genital warts, trichomonas, other vaginal infections, nongonoccal urethritis (NGU), cervicitis, molluscum contagiosum, chancroid, and pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). All questions will be answered by H. Hunter Handsfield, M.D. or Edward W Hook, MD.
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by Med Help,
Questions are welcome about all STDs other than HIV, including chlamydi...
4

HIV risk from certain activities. Part 1

by Itaman,
Hello I'm a 27 years old Italian straight guy living in London, UK. ...
2

Kissing, Auto-inoculation & Dirty Faucet

by OfftheRails,
Doctor(s) 1. 31/m/hetero. I French-kissed a “healthy” bi 24-yr g...
11

risk

by general9,
i used a toilet seat in a downtown bad part of town. drug users etc in ...
5

HSV, HPN, Shingles

by trojan77,
I was recently diagnosed with HSV1 and 2, I had a blood test and di...
2

Possible Infection After Anal Fingering

by Ares79,
Hello. Recently, I received a massage from a sex worker. During the c...
1

Red Meatus and Irritated Urethra

by tom3232,
I had unprotected oral and protected vaginal sex about 5 months ago whi...
1

HPV Question

by chrismacc,
Hi Doctor, I'm inexperienced in STDs and am curious to know an answe...
1

Prodome

by seekinginfohelp,
Dear Doctor- First of all, I am positive for HSV-2 and is on supress...
6

Concern about cause of potential urethritis

by mambojambo,
Hello, 30ish year old male here in a generally monogamous relations...
3

Dark spot on penis

by afguy,
I was diagnosed with HPV over two years ago. Since then I only had two ...
3

RPR Negative - But Still Wondering

by Worried8976,
Middle-aged, heterosexual; was promiscuous from 19-21; diagnosed w/ gen...
5

STD RISK FROM GENITAL CONTACT

by Makky2000,
I recently (8days ago) visited a "massage parlor". My masseuse was a yo...
2

Is it possible that I have chlamydia?

by harper240812,
I was with a girl not too long before I was with my current girlfriend ...
2

5 Dr. visits no end in site

by frustrateddd,
I am (well was) a sexually active 26 year old male. Last July I woke u...
7

Off and On Irritated Urethral Opening

by hopeful111,
Hi Dr, 30 days ago I had a sexual encounter with female stranger. Ther...
1

Worried about herpes

by Catullus81,
First of all, I have been with the same sexual partner for almost a yea...
3

hsv igm eqiuvocal - retest 6 weeks later igg negative

by lesjen,
Dr. Handsfield, I'm aware that the IGM test results are pretty useless...
9

Please answer Dr Hook

by skywatcherx,
I had syphilis in the past and I had skin rash on my fore arm...
3

Irritated Skin

by jdv2020,
On Nov 13 I had unprotected oral with a stripper. I had been suffering ...
1

Oral and syphilis

by ltb486,
Hi there, I recently visited in the UK a CSW who was from Malaysi...
4

doc im conserned

by whiteevo3623,
hello doctor, About 5 days ago i was on vacation in atlanta for the ho...
3

Risk of exposure and transmission

by wasntthinking,
Doctor, I made a very poor (and intoxicated) decision on a business tr...
5

transmission probability of HSV-1 in the days before an open sore

by moho,
I am a woman who had oral sex with another woman two days before she de...
1

Itching & tingling only sign for herpes??

by avec896,
About 3 months ago I had PROTECTED vaginal intercourse with a woman, an...
10

Possible exposure

by Scareddddd0907,
Hi doc, I first want to say thanks for everything that you do on this ...
3

messed in middle east

by jovial184,
doctor good day , twp seperate episodes in dubai with chinese prosti...
3

small white bumps on lips

by eastblue05,
Hi, I am completely paniced and ashamed. Today I noticed small white b...
5

Persistent HPV

by synchronicity,
I'm female, well past the age of 26. I take immunosuppressive drugs fo...
5

Neurosyphilis

by redpat,
Hello i am very concerned about neurosyphilis last December i went to h...
1

painless epidytimitus

by montemarco,
I am a male in my 50s. I saw my doctor about 5 days after oral sex both...
1

Testing Question

by OCPerson,
I have a question about testing based on the info below. After researc...
5

White discharge, no white cells

by leo5123,
Hello Dr. I have a question regarding symptoms that I am experiencing. ...
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