Conditions
Chancroid
If you ever travel to the tropical areas of Africa or Asia, you should make sure that the only thing you bring back to Blighty is an impressive tan; some enhanced cultural knowledge, and maybe a handcrafted ornamental gift. Because one thing that you won’t want to bring back is chancroid, which is a sexually transmitted infection – affecting both men and women – that can cause painful (often pus-filled) ulcers on your genitals. Although considered rare in the UK, the World Health Organisation has calculated that more than 9 million people are infected with chancroid each year. The open sores on your genitals can increase your risk of HIV infection, but the condition can be easily treated with antibiotics. There are no long-term complications if you fail to get treated quickly, but there may be some scar tissue left after treatment of the ulcers. Pleasant.
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I have been reading about chancroid and it looks like the lumps that I have except I have never been to Africa and I no that it can't be an STI as I was about 12 when I started to get them and definitely not sexually active at that age they come back every now and then and have left horrible scars what could it be and how can I stop them from coming back?
I have scarring on my public bone from cysts when I was in my 20s. I have been left with lots of scars from these. How can I get treatment to remove these scars? They are flat, but show a cirlce with lighter coloured skin in the middle. It's really afecting my sex life and self esteem. Where can I get help?
my eyes only move right left up or down when i move my head in those directions and people think im looking at them when im not where everbody i know there eyes move freely is the condition i have got have a name for it and is there any treatment for it?
i have very dark skin on my inner thigh right at the top, i have no iedea what it is? its really getting me down and putting my sex life on hold. i also get little black spots as well nd sometimes i get very big red spots when the red one's have gone they leave a scar which is a funny colour,i also get spots on my bum is this becouse i always where thongs? i am a very clean person and have no idea what this is and how to get rid of it!! i cant go on like this please can any one give me any advice on what to do??
I get spots sometimes on my inner thigh they pop like normal spots if squeezed is this normal?
I have a lump or sore hard bump growing from my clitoris it seems to be getting larger and uncomfortable it's sore to touch now iv had it about three months I'm only 20 and I see there's another small one growing just above it can u help what this could be???
Why is the sexually transmitted disease chanroid currently on the rise??
I have had problems with my bladder for years. I have to go to the toilet all the time, and can't go anywhere without knowing that there is a toilet nearby. I'm also up almost every hour during the night. In addition I have pain around the end of my urethra. The area around my urethra becomes swollen and hard and I'm in agony for quite a few hours each day. When I get up in the morning, there is no pain, but as soon as I've been moving around for about half an hour it starts hurting again. I have been seeing a specialist and have had bladder distentions and am having Cystistat instillations, but nothing really helps. I'm wondering if it's all being caused by something pressing on something. The pain is certainly relieved for a while when I have a bowel movement but soon comes back. I'm female, 63 years old by the way. I feel that it's difficult to live in this condition and that nobody has really got to the source of what's causing it.
I have had Litchen Planus for 10 years.At first the GP Dr did not Know what it was and it was getting worse.I had to go an get advice about it myself at the family clinic it was so emberssing. I have never had a blood test or any test for this and the condition has sealed the skin together and the lobia is nowhere it is very sore in the valva area. Iam now 64 years of age,and my husdand divorced me because there was no sex, and I cannot have a partner I feel like a freek. Can you help in anyway I do use the oniment
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i have recently had unprotected sex and have noticed that i have tiny white spots on the lips of my vagina, what could this be?
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