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timetotravel · Joined: 02 Sep 2007 Location: korea

i have a friend who is freaking out over some "weird" bumps down there but refuses to get it looked at because she doesnt know where to go and is worried about the language barrier.....
does anyone know if there are actual std clinics here? we are in busan......
can you just go to a hospital and at the foreign help desk say you want to be tested for stds???
i think its better to be safe than sorry.......

afsjesse · Joined: 23 Sep 2007 Location: Kickin' it in 'Kato town.

Yes you can. Just tell them you want an STD check. They'll get the picture. I did that last year after a slight scare, luckily it was nothing.

PigeonFart · Joined: 27 Apr 2006

I could give you a pretty good idea as to what it is by having a look.

Take a picture of her, and post it up here.

only joking....yes, listen to the previous posters advice.

ekul · Joined: 04 Mar 2009 Location: [Mod Edit]

Ah yes your friend...

Straphanger · Joined: 09 Oct 2008 Location: Chilgok, Korea

thomas pars · Joined: 29 Jan 2009

moluscum...10 to 1 odds.

any other guesses?

Kuros · Joined: 27 Apr 2004

Its probably nothing.

If she complains of pain, might be something.

PRagic · Joined: 24 Feb 2006

Could be athlete's feet. That can transfer to the private bits if you get a good case on the feet and then put on the underwear before the socks. With all the naked feet at play in the saunas, gyms, and houses here, wouldn't rule it out. Ask your friend if they have the itchy toes of woe.

Could be an allergy, too, but that's not as interesting. Old mattress? Crabs aren't just seafood here, and they do migrate.

Or could be an STD. Would help if your friend would key us in to a bit of her recent sexual history.

Alyssa · Joined: 15 Jan 2006

wooooops, it looks like time travel caught an std, the playing days are over for you Wink

Panda · Joined: 25 Oct 2008

If she didnt have any unprotected sex, she shouldnt have worried too much. It could be a normal infection of the sebaceous follicle.

Otherwise, yes, she should go to see a doctor, the international clinical center of dong-a university medical school is for foreigners.

ReeseDog · Joined: 05 Apr 2008 Location: Classified

OP's pal picked up HPV at some point in her life and it's choosing now to rear its ugly head (or heads, as the case may be).

Alyssa · Joined: 15 Jan 2006

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