STD Treatment Singapore | Shim Clinic
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Sexually transmitted disease (STD) treatment is the use of medical or surgical methods to suppress or cure the infection. Bacterial, protozoal, fungal, and parasitic infections are cured with antimicrobials. Some viral infections are suppressed by antivirals, while others are cured by surgical means.
| Disease | Treatment | Vaccine | |
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| Bacterial | |||
| Syphilis | Benzathine benzylpenicillin injection Doxycycline |
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| Gonorrhoea (UK) Gonorrhea (US) |
Ceftriaxone injection Spectinomycin injection |
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| Chlamydia infection | Doxycycline or Azithromycin orally |
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| Protozoal | |||
| Trichomoniasis | Metronidazole or Tinidazole orally |
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| Fungal | |||
| Candidiasis (Yeast infection) |
Fluconazole orally, and Clotrimazole pessaries in females |
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| Viral | |||
| HIV infection | HIV prevention HIV PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) HIV PEP (post-exposure prophylaxis) HIV treatment |
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| Hepatitis B | Hepatitis B vaccine | ||
| Genital herpes | Aciclovir / Acyclovir | ||
| Genital warts | Liquid nitrogen cryosurgery | HPV vaccine – Gardasil® – Cervarix® |
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| Molluscum contagiosum | Liquid nitrogen cryosurgery | ||
| Parasitic | |||
| Pubic lice | |||
| Scabies | |||
Sexual risk (of HIV/STD/pregnancy), and what you can do before and after exposure.
* Males: Do not urinate for at least 4 hours before arriving.
* Females: testing is more accurate when you are not menstruating.
| Timeline | HIV | STD | Pregnancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Before exposure | |||
| Contraception (females only) | |||
| HIV PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) - Stop HIV infection before exposure | STD vaccine: - Hepatitis vaccine - HPV vaccine | ||
| STD / HIV exposure | |||
| 0-72 hours | HIV PEP (post-exposure prophylaxis) - Stop HIV infection after exposure | STD testing * - Screening test - to look for asymptomatic infections - from previous exposures | Emergency contraception with the morning-after pill (females only) |
| 2 weeks | HIV DNA Test | ||
| 1 month | HIV 4th Generation Test - SD Bioline HIV Ag/Ab Combo - Fingerprick blood sampling. - 20 minutes to results | ||
| 3 months | HIV 3rd Generation Test - OraQuick® HIV-1/2 Antibody - Oral fluid or - Fingerprick blood sampling. - 20 minutes to results | STD testing * - Full & comprehensive - diagnostic test - to look for current infections | |
| Watch for | HIV Symptoms | STD Symptoms | |
| If infected | HIV Treatment | STD Treatment | Abortion |
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