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Visiting a GUM clinic?
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Due to the many threads about visiting GUM clinics, we decided to speak to an expert and answer all your questions for you. Hope it's helpful.
FAQ on visiting a GUM clinic
FAQ on visiting a GUM clinic
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they can deal with any sexual problem around
they mostly treat people with std`s and sti`s
most clinics have appointments or they tend to say come to the drop in clinics and be seen there and then. they are really helpful places and it is all completely confidential.
i hope that has helped answer your question
xx
are u serious?? :crazyeyes
Fair's fair. They're not always known as GUM clinics. They might be known as 'sexual health clinics' (they are 'round here anyway) or 'Sexually Transmitted Disease' clinics although I think that name is out of favour these days.
For those who don't know... GUM is short for GenitoUrinary Medicine
sadly i habe had to visit a gum clinic after i was attacked it isn`t a nice place to go and they are dead helpful. it is the best place to go if you think you have picked up an infection and they are happy to help alway if you just need to talk about sex or being pregant anything really. they helped me alot my attackers made me very ill and they have helped me so much.
well, where i live, there's a youth accepting clinic... when i try to translate it as good as possible.. there i can get free condoms... but i have absolutely no idea how this helps you :yes:
You dont want to know the answer either way, trust me.
haha
yeah called family planning clinics here too.....going there tomorrow in fact they give you your supply of "pills" condoms and pregnency testing, and deal with STI's etc
I have had (unfortunately
I have since told friends about the service I received there and they have been along too and also said everyone they met was just great.
I think it is really important for a place to have staff like that because the thought of going to a GUM clinic can be really scary and most people I know would put off going unless they really had to. knowing that you will be dealt with sensitively can encourage more people to go along.
i went about a thrush test which is not due to sleeping with other people and they said my boyfriend of 5 years must be cheating on me! which is not true they havnt even got the test results back yet and they still force judgement on me.!
:eek: That's pretty awful. I would consider making a complaint tbh.
but yay free comdoms!
Mind you, I now can get, and have got, chronic panic attacks in docs' chairs such as those examining ones - I hate the sight of them, it terrifies me - and so have to warn people before I get examined. I'm always interested how quickly that changes people's tune.
The doctor there was horrible to me, and was not at all helpful. I left feeling really small and stupid, I only wanted to be protected from having a baby!
I explained that I had discussed everything with my GP, but they still treat me horribly.
Im 21 with no STI's,never had and only had 1 sexual partner, so I wouldnt like to think how they would treat someone who's pregnant, younger and with STI's.
If my doctors could fit the implant, I wouldn't go there again, but unfortunantly they don't, so i'v got to go back in 2 months
:crying:
Anyway, that was just my experience of going.
Yes that is what they are there for. If you have had unprotected sex then there is always a risk of an STI. I last went with my husband so we could stop using condoms. We just wanted a clean bill of health first and this was the only way of doing it. Some nurses in general practices (Doctors surgeries) will offer STI checks, though not all of them offer checks for HIV or Hepatitis C
People need to realise they have more chance of catching an STI with unprotected sex than they ever have of winning the lottery.
In my experience clinics are segregated into male and female areas so that wouldn't be an issue for me
Unless I were gay, which I'm not.
You cannot "piss" away the clap
It requires treatment.
Edit: the clap, or Gonorrhea, is one of the STI's tested for when at the GU clinic.
The STIs that are tested for include: Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Chlamydia and electively HIV - a little tip on the HIV test though - I was advised NOT to mention it to the life insurance company as you could make yourself uninsurable simply by going for the test. They see it as though you've put yourself at risk and therefor a bad risk for them.
Many clinics in the UK now provide a "quicktest" for men (though I'm not sure about women's) - all is requires is for the man to hold his water from the night before and provide a sample for the GU nurse - beats that nasty swapping! I always go for all tests because I like to be completely sure.
Don't forget that the HIV anti-bodies take about 3 months to be produced so you have to wait that long before getting tested from the date you put yourself at risk.
Enjoy !
Chlamydia is currently the most contracted STI about at the moment - it's treatable generally with doxycycline but seek advise.
It is symptomless as well but could lead to women becoming infertile - the effects on men is not yet known.
how that may help you..been there, done magic
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