What does thrombocytosis with giant platelets mean, and what could be the cause of my elevated platelet count, WBC count, and ESR, along with persistent cough and inflamed lymph nodes in my chin?

December 13th, 2024

I had unprotected sex about two weeks ago and now I feel a tingling sensation at the tip of my penis. I don't see any rashes or marks, and it doesn't burn when I urinate. I thought I noticed a tiny bump, but I'm not sure if it's just my imagination. What could be causing this tingling sensation, and should I be concerned about an STD?

July 19th, 2024

My husband had an affair, so I went through STD testing. Everything came back negative except for HSV I/II IgG, which showed a high value of 10.4. What does this mean?

August 8th, 2024

I got hit in the groin on Wednesday, and by Thursday morning, my right testicle was swollen to about 1.5 times the size of the left one. There is also continuous burning pain in my upper abdomen, which worsens when standing and improves when lying down. The right testicle is purple and hurts upon contact. I had an ultrasound, which the doctor diagnosed as colis, but I'm not convinced. I'm 33 years old and from Cameroon. What could be causing this, and what should I do?

September 30th, 2024

I suffer from health anxiety and today I stepped on a used condom on the road with my shoes. The used condom could have contained semen with HIV inside it and some of the HIV semen could have gone from the condom onto my shoes and also my car door when parking my car which my bag then touched. Is there any HIV infection risk from my shoes or anything wrong with the contents of my bag? Also, if any of the HIV semen from the car door got inside my bag as my bag was open and the HIV semen got onto any of the bag's contents, is there any risk of HIV infection or anything wrong with the contents of the bag?

March 1st, 2023