Genital Herpes, STD CLINIC SINGAPORE™ (SG)

Thu Feb 23 14:05:48 SGT 2012

SHIM CLINIC
STD CLINIC SINGAPORE™
168 Bedok South Avenue 3 #01-473
Singapore 460168
Tel: (+65) 6446 7446
Fax: (+65) 6449 7446
Web: Genital Herpes, STD CLINIC SINGAPORE™ (SG)

Opening Hours
Monday to Friday: 9 am to 3 pm, 7 pm to 11 pm
Saturday & Sunday: 7 pm to 11 pm
Public Holidays: Closed
Walk-in clinic. Appointments not required.
Bring NRIC, Work Pass or Passport for registration.

Genital Herpes, STD CLINIC SINGAPORE™ (SG)

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Genital Herpes, STD CLINIC SINGAPORE™ (SG) @singaporegenital.com: Genital herpes, cold sores, oral herpes, herpes simplex - symptoms in men/women, screening/diagnosis, testing/check, treatment clinic, Singapore - Private and confidential service. Definitions, references, and latest news.

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Herpes - sores on male sex organ Genital herpes

The signs of herpes appear about 2-10 days after sexual contact with an infected person.

These include:

itching/burning-feeling in the genital area
water blisters (vesicles) or open sores
discharge of fluid from the vagina.

Herpes sores heal after 3-4 days but often recur. Treatment relieves pain and discomfort but cannot prevent recurrence. A woman with herpes may infect her newborn at childbirth causing blindness or mental retardation.

Sexual risk (of STD/HIV/pregnancy), and what you can do before and after exposure.

Timeline	Event / Available resources
Before exposure	Abstain from sex, Be faithful, or Condom use Circumcision (males only) STD vaccine HIV PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) Contraception (females only)
STD / HIV exposure	Unsafe sex / unprotected sex: No condom Condom broke Condom slipped
0-72 hours	HIV PEP (post-exposure prophylaxis) treatment Stop HIV infection after exposure. Emergency contraception (females only)
2 weeks	HIV PCR test Arrive at the clinic before 10am. (Monday to Friday only) HIV DNA test HIV RNA test
1 month	HIV p24 antigen test
3 months	Rapid HIV test will be positive in 97% of infected individuals HIV test cost is SG$60/= (HIV test only) Oral fluid or finger prick blood sampling. Results in 20 minutes. STD testing
6 months	Rapid HIV test will be positive in 99.7% of infected individuals
Anytime	Full/total/complete STD testing: Men who practice insertive sex SG$497/= Women who practice vaginal sex SG$737/= (includes Digene® HPV DNA & ThinPrep® test) Either sex practicing anal sex SG$697/= (includes Digene® HPV DNA test) Other variations - discuss with the doctor. Hold your urine in your bladder for at least 4 hours. STD treatment when STD symptoms appear. Genital warts treatment/removal/cure

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