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- Sun Mar 25, 2012 11:54 am
- Forum: general issues
- Topic: i think im allergic to sperm
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6545
Re: i think im allergic to sperm
Hi - Semen allergy is a genuine, relatively rare but exceptionally distressing & inconvenient condition with no obvious or clear treatment pathway. A tiny minority of women get acute anaphylaxis to sperm (where you get a severe skin rash, swelling of the throat & difficulty breathing) - but ...
- Fri Mar 23, 2012 9:35 pm
- Forum: STIs
- Topic: Genital Herpes
- Replies: 2
- Views: 7235
Re: Genital Herpes
Hi - there are lot of things going on here, so I'll try to sort them out one by one. 1. If your HIV & Syphilis tests were negative 4 months after your assault (I assume that was the terrible experience) then you can be completely reassured that you didn't catch either of these infections. 2. Myc...
- Fri Mar 23, 2012 8:22 pm
- Forum: teenage gynaecology
- Topic: 12 year old starting periods
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6007
Re: 12 year old starting periods
Hi - you have slightly misinterpreted my note about PCOS - I meant to say that the subfertility caused by PCOS is the easiest form of subfertility to overcome by hormonal treatment to help conception. The treatment doesn't rid the affected woman of the underlying hormonal imbalance. The main point i...
- Wed Mar 21, 2012 3:34 pm
- Forum: teenage gynaecology
- Topic: 12 year old starting periods
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6007
Re: 12 year old starting periods
Hi - The pattern of each girl's first & early periods is as varied as the individuals themslves. It's normal for the pattern to be completely irregular for the first few months or even couple of years. For the older daughter, if she is still having irregular, infrequent-but-heavy periods by age ...
- Wed Mar 21, 2012 2:48 pm
- Forum: STIs
- Topic: Getting checked out
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2669
Re: Getting checked out
Hi - most normal people have sex, most infections are hidden, so most normal people will get infections without knowing it. Some of these infections get better by themselves, but, if you're thinking of taking a new partner, or thinking of getting pregnant, it's an excellent reason for a full sexual ...
- Wed Mar 21, 2012 2:31 pm
- Forum: menstruation
- Topic: bleeding for 3 months
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2664
Re: bleeding for 3 months
Hi - This is a difficult problem to advise on (and to suffer from) as you're already been to several different doctors, who haven't been able to find out what's wrong. We can be confident you don't have (extremely rare at age 19) cervical cancer,as the gynaecologist has excluded this. If you are sti...
- Wed Mar 21, 2012 2:16 pm
- Forum: vaginal issues
- Topic: Strep B
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5358
Re: Strep B
Hi - Strep B is a naturally occurring bug which is found in the vagina in about one third of normal healthy women. It rarely causes any discharge, and most specialists in the UK do not test for it in pregnancy for this reason. Very rarely it can cause infection in a newborn infant, and the policy is...