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ZACK MEDICAL CENTER, DUBAI
STD Clinic
(Sexually Transmitted Diseases)
Discreetly helping those in distress, since five years
Tests & treatment of STD* (Herpes, Gonorrhoea, Chlamydia, Syphilis, Hepatitis, Genital Wart, Mycoplasma, Thrush, Trichomoniasis)
Sexual Health Checkup after risky exposure, even when no symptoms. Premarital / Annual Sexual Health Tests.
Specialty Clinic, Never crowded, Nonjudgmental staff, Assured privacy, Results by Phone or Email
Conventional & PCR Lab Tests, Same day results (for samples collected before 12 noon)
* We do not treat HIV and do not provide post exposure prophylaxis (PEP) for HIV. HIV treatment is currently not available in private clinics in UAE. Hepatitis treatment involves hepatology referral.
Suite 107, First Floor, Sunrise City Supermarket Building (Opposite Dubai Grand Hotel) Damascus Street, Qusais, Dubai
(500 meters away from Airport Free Zone Metro Station on Green Line)
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The information in the medical news section is not intended to provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Treatments described may not be available in all countries. We do not sell the listed medicines. Drugs may have side effects not mentioned here. HPV vaccine, Gardasil does not trigger autoimmune disorders like lupus, rheumatoid arthritis and type 1 diabetes: two year study of 190,000 of females. Journal of Internal Medicine, February 2012; 271 (2):193 Short bursts of subclinical genital herpes simplex virus reactivation lasting less than 12 hours are frequent, even during antiviral therapy. The Lancet, Online Publication, 5 January 2012 The estimated risk of HIV-1 transmission during latent disease is 1 per 900 heterosexual acts. Journal of Infectious Diseases, February 1, 2012 205 (3) Herpes type 2 (HSV 2) seroconversion rate is significantly higher among females. Sexually Transmitted Diseases December 2012; 39 (12) Oral and cervical human papillomavirus (HPV) among female sex workers: Oral HPV prevalence was 7.6 percent. Seventy one percent of women with oral HPV were HPV-positive at the cervix; conversely 8 % of women with cervical HPV were HPV-positive in the oral cavity. International Journal of STD & AIDS November 2011; 22 (11): 655
Infections responsible for tubal factor infertility: Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Mycoplasma genitalium. Chlamydia trachomatis is the culprit in majority of the cases of tubal infertility. Fertility and Sterility September 2011; 96 (3): 715
HPV negativity was associated with a very low risk of cervical cancer. Persistent detection of carcinogenic HPV significantly increased the long term risk, even when the cytology is normal. Therefore, it is useful to perform repeated HPV testing following an initial positive test. Journal of National Cancer Institute 2011 Sep 21;103(18):1387
HIV transmission risk is higher during acute and early HIV infection than it is during chronic infection. A mathematical model suggests that 38 % of all new HIV infections are attributable to sexual contact with individuals who are in the early stages of infection. Lancet 2011 Jul 16; 378:256
Anal cancer is twice as common among women compared with men. Most anal cancers are related to human papillomavirus (HPV) types 16 and 18. HPV vaccine used for the prevention of cervical cancer provides strong protection against anal infection with these HPV types in young women.The Lancet Oncology, September 2011
Squamous cell carcinoma of finger is often associated with high-risk, oncogenic human papillomavirus (HPV) subtypes, including HPV 16, 33, 51, and 73. Genital infection of the patient or sexual partner may be the source of HPV. Journal of American Academy of Dermatology 2011 May; 64 (5): 981
Among patients seropositive for herpes simplex virus type 2, genital shedding of virus is universal, regardless of symptoms. Journal of the American Medical Association April 2011; 305(14):1441
HIV-2 infection, found mostly in West Africa does not respond to antiretroviral drug nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTI). Clinical Infectious Diseases 2010 Dec 1; 51:1334. Preferred treatment regimen for HIV 2 infection: Tenofovir/ Emtricitabine + ritonavir-boosted lopinavir. British HIV Association guideline. HIV Med 2010; 11:611.
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