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Originally Posted by SMRTLTD
Good share.. Hopefully will encourage more punters to undergo testing, especially after GL closed..
Though one may seem asymptomatic, you wouldn’t want something nasty to linger inside your body and remain undetected for years..
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Sorry for the long post but to share more about DSC:
-Due to the circuit breaker, there is a severe backlog of patient visits. I used to be able to choose my own desired slots and appointment can be done easily within a week in the past
-Now you will have to book your appointment at least 2 weeks in advance; which is not suitable for emergency cases
-HIV, Syphilis (depending on the test chosen), Gram Stain results can be known within 30 minutes
-Gram stain test is severely limiting. Only possible to diagnose Gonorrhea and NGU. For NGU, there is a whole spectrum of bacteria that may cause it and DSC uses a trial and error approach to treatment (which may be a waste of time and effort for some bros) as the treatment for different bacteria involve different antibiotics
Chlamydia (doxycycline)
Mycoplasma Genitalium (doxycycline, zithromax or moxifloxacin) - highly resistant to antibiotics
Ureaplasma Urealyticum (doxycycline)
Trichomoniasis (metronidazole)
-Chlamydia and Gonorrhea PCR test result can be known via SMS 1-2 weeks later
-Follow up test at 2 weeks later to check if infection clears and they may schedule another test 2 months later for HIV and syphilis test
-Herpes test available but doctor/nurse will not recommend it unless you want it
-HPV vaccination available at 1/3 cost of private clinics (highly recommended). I regret not getting the Gardasil 9 when I was younger due to budget constraint and got Gardasil 4 instead
-Consultation and test (~$100) and medications (~$10)
Private (DTAP) - I did not visit them and based my summary from bros who visited them
-Very, very, very expensive
-A comprehensive urine test at their express self testing clinic cost $360
-Antibiotics treatment can range between a few hundred dollars
-Testing and treatment can cost you upwards of over a thousand dollars
-Walk in, no need for appointment
TLDR: For Herpes, HIV, Syphilis, Gonorrhea and Chlamyida testing, HPV vaccination, just go to DSC (its really a no brainer)
For more comprehensive urine testing, you may choose DTAP or other private clinics like your GP. Or get your test result from DTAP (results emailed to you within 3-5 working days) and go to your GP for antibiotics - you can easily save a few more hundred dollars on treatment