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"My thrush struggle"

About: Sexual Health Services - South Staffordshire (Open Clinic)

(as a service user),

I struggled with thrush for years. It was very bad and I tried every method to treat it but nothing worked- I thought this would be a permanent thing I’d have to deal with. When I started having BV too It became unbearable and I couldn’t socialise or have a life outside of constantly feeling uncomfortable and smelly. It made me feel very self conscious and my sex life became none existent.

I eventually got the courage to seek help from the sexual health clinic and the dr was amazing. She just got it and she didn’t make me feel any different about it- which was nice. She started me on a plan and within the first week I saw improvements. I followed the plan and I’ve been thrush free for over a month now. This is the longest time I’ve been thrush free for without signs of it reoccurring.

The dr literally changed my life and I feel so much happier and confident about myself without constantly wondering if someone else can smell me.

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Response from Andrew Garratt, Senior Administrator, South Staffordshire SHS & HIV Services, Inclusion last month
Andrew Garratt
Senior Administrator, South Staffordshire SHS & HIV Services,
Inclusion

I have been working in Sexual Health since 2004 and my responsibilities are Data Validating and responding to Care Opinion feedback. I am very passionate about my job and believe that the human touch is important with patient care.

Submitted on 10/05/2025 at 10:44
Published on Care Opinion at 10:44


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Hi Eridanusqqgg47,

My name is Andrew and I am a Senior Administrator for the Open Clinic and part of my role is to respond to Care Opinion feedback. I would firstly like to thank you for taking the time to submit your feedback which does mean a lot to our team and is an important contribution to learning and service improvement.

I am sorry that you have been struggling with Thrush and BV but really hope that your symptoms have improved. I am pleased that you came to us and found the Doctor amazing. Keep feeling positive and enjoy life. 😊

Kind regards,

Andrew Garratt, Senior Administrator

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