STI Screening Singapore Clinic

STI Screening Singapore Clinic: Venereal / sexually transmitted disease / infection (VD/STD/STI) symptoms in men/women, screening/diagnosis, testing/check, treatment clinic, Singapore - Private and confidential service. Definitions, references, and latest news.

Description

Full/Total/Complete STD Testing / STD Screening / Sexual Health Screening Package - SG$540/= (price includes consultation fees)

• Clinical History
• Physical Examination - Consider trimming your pubic hair with a scissors. It will be easier to see and treat any disease. Do not shave. Shaving cuts the skin, and may spread the disease.
• Laboratory Testing - When you arrive at the clinic, do not go to the toilet. We may need to sample your urine for testing.

STD symptoms include:

• Urethral discharge is one of the STD symptoms in men. It is due to urethritis. For treatment purposes, it is classified in two categories:
  • Gonococcal urethritis
  • Non-gonococcal urethritis (NGU) / non-specific urethritis (NSU). Common causes are:
    • Bacterial
      • Chlamydia infection (most common)
      • Ureaplasma urealyticum
      • Mycoplasma hominis
    • Protozoal
      • Trichomoniasis (rare)
    • Viral
      • Herpes simplex (rare)
• Vaginal discharge is one of the STD symptoms in women. It is due to vaginitis and mucopurulent cervicitis when they engage in vaginal sex.
• Anal discharge due to proctitis when either sex engages in anal sex

Classification and terminology

• Venereal disease (VD) - term used before the 1990s.
• Sexually transmitted disease (STD) - refers only to infections that are causing symptoms.
• Sexually transmitted infection (STI) - refers to infection with any germ that can cause an STD, even if the infected person has no symptoms.

Disease	Organism	Investigation	Treatment
Bacterial
Syphilis	Treponema pallidum	VDRL test RPR test TPHA test FTA-Abs test	Benzathine penicillin injection
Gonorrhoea / gonorrhea	Neisseria gonorrhoeae	Gonococcal PCR	Ceftriaxone injection
Chlamydia infection	Chlamydia trachomatis	Chlamydia PCR	Doxycycline or Azithromycin orally
Protozoal
Trichomoniasis	Trichomonas vaginalis	fishy smell	Metronidazole or Tinidazole orally
Fungal
Candidiasis (Yeast infection)	Candida albicans	cheesy discharge	Fluconazole orally, and Clotrimazole pessaries in females
Viral
HIV infection	Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)	HIV test	HIV PEP (post-exposure prophylaxis)
Hepatitis B	Hepatitis B virus (HBV)	HBsAg+ = infection, HBsAb+ = immunity	Hepatitis B vaccination if not immune
Herpes simplex	Herpes simplex virus (HSV)	Serology	Aciclovir/Acyclovir
Genital warts	Human papillomavirus (HPV)	Clinical	Liquid nitrogen cryosurgery and HPV vaccination
Molluscum contagiosum	Molluscum contagiosum virus (MCV)	Clinical	Liquid nitrogen cryosurgery
Parasitic
Pubic lice
Scabies

STD Vaccine shot/jab/injection to prevent some STDs

• Hepatitis A vaccine
• Hepatitis B vaccine
• Hepatitis A & B vaccine (Twinrix®)
• HPV (human papillomavirus) Vaccine
  • Gardasil® and
  • Cervarix®

• Unprotected sex:
  • "Condom broke"
  • "Condom slipped off"
  • "Didn't use a condom"
  • "Forgot to use a condom"
• Assessment and Management
  • STD (Sexually Transmitted Disease) Treatment
  • HIV PEP (Post-Exposure Prophylaxis)
  • Emergency Contraception

References

• STD testing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• STD testing: Definition from Answers.com
• STD testing - definition of STD testing in the Medical dictionary - by the Free Online Medical Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.
• WHO | Sexually transmitted infections
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases - Information from CDC
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases (HPB publication)

Comprehensive Dermatology and Sexually Transmitted Diseases- Ramji Gupta
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:10:55 +0100 | Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology
Kumar BhushanIndian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprology 2010 76(2):217-217 (Source: Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology)

Skin Diseases and Sexually Transmitted Infections- Uday Khopkar
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:10:55 +0100 | Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology
Grover SanjivIndian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprology 2010 76(2):218-218 (Source: Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology)

South Africa: Moves to Get More Citizens Tested for HIV
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:49:57 +0100 | AllAfrica News: HIV----- and STDs
Government has scaled up its HIV and ---- prevention and treatment plan with an emphasis on getting more South Africans tested. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV----- and STDs)

NYT Editorial Calls On Abortion-Rights Supporters 'To Make Their Voices Heard'
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0100 | Sexual Health / STDs News From Medical News Today
In the "three years since the Supreme Court's conservative majority abruptly departed from precedent to uphold a federal ban on a particular method of abortion, ... foes of reproductive freedom are pressing new attacks on women's rights and health," a New York Times editorial states. Utah Gov... (Source: Sexual Health / STDs News From Medical News Today)

CDC Analysis Shows Genital Herpes Rates Remain High
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0100 | Women's Health / OBGYN News From Medical News Today
Roughly 16% of U.S. residents ages 14 through 49 are infected with genital herpes, making it one of the nation's most common sexually transmitted infections, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analysis released on Tuesday, Reuters reports. CDC noted that infection rates for the lifelong and incurable infection varied by gender and race. Twenty-one percent of U.S... (Source: Women's Health / OBGYN News From Medical News Today)

CDC Analysis Shows Genital Herpes Rates Remain High
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0100 | Health News from Medical News Today
Roughly 16% of U.S. residents ages 14 through 49 are infected with genital herpes, making it one of the nation's most common sexually transmitted infections, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analysis released on Tuesday, Reuters reports. CDC noted that infection rates for the lifelong and incurable infection varied by gender and race. Twenty-one percent of U.S. women are infected with genital herpes, compared with 11.5% of men. Blacks have a 39% infection rate, compared with 12% among whites... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

South Africa: Cabinet Backs Testing and Treatment Targets
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:40:40 +0100 | AllAfrica News: HIV----- and STDs
Cabinet has approved the implementation plan to scale up the HIV and ---- prevention and treatment programme which will include ministers and other leaders taking HIV tests. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV----- and STDs)

South Africa: New-Drug Fund Can Fix Thorny Pricing Problem
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:24:06 +0100 | AllAfrica News: HIV----- and STDs
IN THE early 2000s, SA was the epicentre of an important battle over the pricing of antiretroviral drugs. After suffering a major public relations defeat, several drug companies retreated and dropped prices to enable their widespread take-up. However, now that many patients are being switched to second-line drugs, the same issues are recurring, with the new drugs priced at about 10 times more than first-line drugs. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV----- and STDs)

Uganda: HIV Prevalence Rate Increasing in Police
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:21:43 +0100 | AllAfrica News: HIV----- and STDs
THE prevalence of HIV/---- in the Police is worrying, the ---- control programme officer in the Uganda Police Force, Frances Mbabazi, has said. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV----- and STDs)