UK only please: I'll be visiting my GUM clinic for an infection i have as i can'!
Question:
UK only please: I'll be visiting my GUM clinic for an infection i have as i can't get to see my own doctor..?
I've received a letter to have a smear test but as i've never been sexually active i don't think it's necessary, so won't have this done.
But i do have an infection and from what i can gather from checking info on various websites, it looks like i have BV! I'm gutted as this is a very embarrasing infection.
If i go to a GUM clinic, is it necessary to have an examination done? Can i just tell the doctor what i think is wrong and ask for a prescription? Or can he refuse to write a prescription because he hasn't examined me?
Answers:
like the lady before me has said, you will need to be examined. a doctor won't and can't take your word for it about what's wrong with you, and then prescribe medicine. if he gave you the wrong thing, or your diagnosis was completely wrong, then you could be much worse off.
it's best to get examined so your doctor can see for himself what the problem is and then you can go from there.
i'm sure many doctor's have seen far worse things than you have, and at least you're sensible enough to make a gum appointment to get it sorted out. it's worth the embarrassment you might feel, but try not to worry about it too much and it will all be over quicker than you know it.