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SHIM CLINIC
HIV STD TESTING TREATMENT™
168 Bedok South Avenue 3 #01-473
Singapore 460168
Tel: (+65) 6100 7446
Fax: (+65) 6449 7446
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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
Last registration: half hour before closing time.
Walk-in clinic. Appointments not required.
Bring NRIC, Work Pass or Passport for registration.

Within 3 days after unprotected sex, stop HIV infection with Post-Exposure Prophylaxis treatment 10 days after unprotected sex, detect HIV infection with the DNA test 28 days after unprotected sex, accurately detect HIV infection with the 20 minute rapid test
Full & comprehensive sexually transmitted disease testing
Males: do not urinate for at least 4 hours before arriving
Females: testing is more accurate when you are not menstruating

Molluscum Contagiosum | Shim Clinic, Singapore | HIV STD TESTING TREATMENT™

Summary

Molluscum Contagiosum | Shim Clinic, Singapore | HIV STD TESTING TREATMENT™: Molluscum contagiosum symptoms in men/women, screening/diagnosis, testing/check, treatment clinic, Singapore. Private and confidential service. Definitions, references, and latest news.

Description

Molluscum contagiosum is caused by the Molluscum contagiosum virus and is usually treated by liquid nitrogen cryosurgery

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

Timeline Event / Available resources
HIV STD Pregnancy
Before exposure
Abstain from sex, Be faithful, or Condom use
Circumcision (males only)
Contraception
(females only)
HIV PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) STD vaccine:
- Hepatitis vaccine
- HPV vaccine
STD / HIV exposure
Unsafe sex / unprotected sex:
No condom / Condom broke / Condom slip
0-72 hours HIV prevention
HIV PEP (post-exposure prophylaxis) treatment
- Stop HIV infection after exposure.
STD testing
If STD symptoms appear, then do STD treatment.
- Males: Do not urinate for at least 4 hours before arriving.
- Females: testing is more accurate when you are not menstruating.
Emergency contraception
(females only)
2 weeks HIV DNA PCR test
1 month 20 minute Alere™ Determine™ Combo HIV rapid test:
- Fingerprick blood sampling.
- Cost is SG$180/=
3 months 20 minute OraQuick® HIV rapid test:
- Oral saliva or
- Fingerprick blood sampling.
- Cost is SG$60/=
Full & comprehensive STD testing
- Males: Do not urinate for at least 4 hours before arriving.
- Females: testing is more accurate when you are not menstruating.

Note: If the clinic attendance is only for the HIV rapid test, then consultation fees are not added.

References


Latest News

Cantharidin therapy: Practice patterns and attitudes of health care providers
Fri, 24 May 2013 04:22:17 +0100 | Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
To the Editor: Cantharidin is difficult for clinicians in the United States to obtain and utilize in practice. Cantharidin met the safety requirements of the original federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938, but failure of manufacturers to provide drug efficacy data required by a 1961 amendment to the Act led to its removal from the market. Despite having no Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA)–approved indication, cantharidin is regularly used off-label in the United States for the treatment of molluscum contagiosum (MC) and verruca vulgaris (VV). Practitioners who use cantharidin acquire the compound from Canadian distributors or compounding pharmacies. Since our institution currently prohibits the use of cantharidin, we sought to investigate prescribing patterns among other...

Investigation of molluscum contagiosum virus, orf and other parapoxviruses in lymphomatoid papulosis
Fri, 24 May 2013 04:22:17 +0100 | Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
To the Editor: Lymphomatoid papulosis (LyP) is a primary cutaneous CD30+ lymphoproliferative disorder with large, atypical CD-30+ cells, which, despite their ominous appearance, also occur in reactive processes, such as CD30+ cutaneous lymphoid hyperplasia. As most causes of CD30+ cutaneous lymphoid hyperplasia are viral, we explored the possibility that poxvirus or parapoxvirus could be detected in lesions of LyP. (Source: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology)

Metagenomic sequencing of "HPV-negative" condylomas detects novel putative HPV types.
Thu, 23 May 2013 13:25:06 +0100 | Virology
Metagenomic sequencing of "HPV-negative" condylomas detects novel putative HPV types.

Metagenomic study of the viruses of African straw-coloured fruit bats: Detection of a chiropteran poxvirus and isolation of a novel adenovirus.
Thu, 23 May 2013 13:25:05 +0100 | Virology
Authors: Baker KS, Leggett RM, Bexfield NH, Alston M, Daly G, Todd S, Tachedjian M, Holmes CE, Crameri S, Wang LF, Heeney JL, Suu-Ire R, Kellam P, Cunningham AA, Wood JL, Caccamo M, Murcia PR

Molluscum Contagiosum–Like Lesions in Histoid Leprosy in a 10‐Year‐Old Indian Boy
Thu, 16 May 2013 04:00:00 +0100 | Pediatric Dermatology
Abstract

Molluscum BOTE Sign: A Predictor of Imminent Resolution
Wed, 01 May 2013 04:00:00 +0100 | PEDIATRICS
We present a case report and retrospective review of 7 additional cases to characterize the clinical presentation of inflamed molluscum, assess the utilization of medical resources, and consider the psychosocial burden associated with mistaken diagnoses of bacterial infection. We propose the acronym "BOTE"* sign (for beginning of the end) to help underscore the significance of inflammation as an expected variant in the evolution of molluscum immunity. (Source: PEDIATRICS)

Why is eczema herpeticum unexpectedly rare?
Wed, 01 May 2013 04:00:00 +0100 | Antiviral Research
Authors: Leung DY

Pubic hair removal: a risk factor for 'minor' STI such as molluscum contagiosum?
Fri, 12 Apr 2013 04:00:00 +0100 | Sexually Transmitted Infections
Before emerging as a fashion phenomenon, removal of pubic hair was primarily done for cultural and religious reasons (eg, this is, with circumcision, one of the items of the fitra in the Muslim religion). Molluscum contagiosum virus (MCV) is a poxvirus and includes two strains: MCV1 and MCV2. MCV is generally observed in children and immunocompromised patients, and sometimes sexually transmitted. There has been an increasing incidence of sexually transmitted MCV (STMC) in the last decade.1 However, there is no proven predominance of either strain in genital lesions.2 We speculate that STMC could be linked to the use of hair removal in the genital area. We have performed a case study of the 30 new cases of STMC presenting in a private office of dermatology in Nice, France, from January 2011...

Waxing, shaving pubic hair may increase risk of sexually transmitted infection
Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:00:10 +0100 | Health News: CBSNews.com
Abrasions caused by waxing or shaving pubic hair may be aiding in passing Molluscum contagiosum (MCV), study notes (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)

Shaving Or Waxing Pubic Hair Increases Risk Of Viral Infection
Tue, 19 Mar 2013 19:00:00 +0100 | Health News from Medical News Today
Brazilian waxes and other forms of pubic hair removal may increase the risk of viral skin infections, particularly Molluscum contagiosum. The finding came from new research published in the journal Sexually Transmitted Infections which suggested that shaving the pubic area causes 'micro-trauma' of the skin, which raises the chance of infection by a pox virus known as Molluscum contagiosum. In the past, the removal of pubic hair was only meant for religious or cultural purposes... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)


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