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	Male with catheter - hygiene?
Abdominal pain - causes?	Mallet finger - not healing?
Abdominal pressure - causes?	Masturbation
Abnormal penis	Masturbation - counselling?
Acne	Medical records - transfer from previous doctor?
Acne - due to allergy?	Medical records - transfer of records?
Acne - in my thirties?	Medical secretary - access to my files?
Acne - treatment side effects?	Menopause - causes nosebleeds?
Acne - treatment with ciproxin?	Metal implant - trigger alarm system?
Acne / self care	Mirena coil - heavy periods?
Actinomycosis - what is it?	Mirena coil - pessaries safe?
Agoraphobia - relapse?	Miscarriage - first period?
Alcohol difficulty - help?	Miscarriage - resume sex when?
Allergic skin reaction - causes?	Mittelschmerz - treatment options?
Alopecia	Molluscum contagiosum - treatment?
Alopecia areata	Morning after pill - affect menstruation?
Anal fissure	Morning after pill - cost?
Anal itch	Morning sickness
Anal sphincter - what is it?	Morning sickness - too soon for it?
Antdepressants - side effects?	Mumps - male infertility?
Antenatal visits - students present?	Nail infection - treatment not working?
Antidepressants - dependency problems?	Narcolepsy
Antidepressants - side effects?	Nasal decongestants - over use?
Antidepressants and sweating?	Navel ring - not healing?
Athlete's foot - treatment?	Night sweats - causes?
Bacterial vaginitis	Night time anal itch
Bad breath - from skipping meals?	Noisy tummy - due to diet?
Bad teeth	Nosebleed in pregnancy - dangerous?
Balanitis - cause bed wetting?	Obsessive compulsive disorder - explain?
Balanitis xerotica obliterans - what is it?	Oral sex - HIV risk?
Bartholin's abscess?	Oral sex - STD risk?
Bed wetting	Oral thrush - transmit to partner?
Bed wetting and alcohol	Orchidectomy - removal of a testicle
Bed-wetting - in a 27-year-old?	Orgasm - never had one?
Bleeding piles - remedy?	Orgasm - never happens?
Bloatedness - causes?	Parasites - blood test?
Blood in the stools	Parkinson's disease - injectable treatments?
Blood in urine - after intercourse?	Pearly papules - elimination?
Blood in urine - ignore?	Pectus carinatum - explain?
Blood tests - afraid of needles?	Penile thrush
Blushing - treatment?	Penile thrush - treatment?
Body odour - discuss with employee?	Penis - bleeding during intercourse?
Bowel disorder - what's wrong?	Penis - haemorrhage risk?
Bowlegs - surgery in Ireland?	Penis size - make bigger?
Breakthrough bleeding - what to do?	Perineal tear - need for section?
Breast buds - need investigation?	Periodontitis - treatment?
Breast discharge	Perioral dermatitis - explain?
Breast lump - assessment?	Phimosis - why does it happen?
Breasts - brown lesions?	Photosensitive epilepsy - drugs responsible?
Breasts - unequal size?	Piles - cream safe?
Breasts still leaking - didn't breast feed?	Piles - during pregnancy
Burst blood vessel in eye - cause?	Piles - very embarrassed?
Cervical erosions - worried?	Pilonidal sinus - recurrence?
Chest pain - stress related?	Pornography - addicted to sex?
Chicken pox - safe to bathe?	Post abortion - health not good?
Chicken pox - still infectious?	Pregnancy - who's the father?
Child with erection - abnormal?	Premature ejaculation - due to tight foreskin?
Chlamydia - consequences?	Premature ejaculation - help?
Chlamydia - following one night stand?	Premature ejaculation - weak pelvic muscles?
Chlamydia - no symptoms?	Prioderm - safe in pregnancy?
Chlamydia - serious?	Prolapse - fear of hysterectomy?
Chlamydia - treatment risks?	Prolapse of rectum - treatment?
Circumcision - for non medical reasons?	Prostate surgery - pelvic floor exercises?
Circumcision - pain relief?	Prostate test - how often?
Circumcision - routine in Ireland?	Prostatectomy - role for Viagra?
Cognitive therapy - availability?	Psoriasis - depression link?
Coil expulsion - anal intercourse?	Psoriasis - scalp treatment?
Cold sores	Psoriasis and sun
Cold sores - keep recurring?	Puberty - developing early?
Cold sores - triggered by sunlight?	Puberty - small testicles?
Communion chalice - spread of infection?	Pubic pain - pregnancy related?
Conception - does sex position matter?	Radiotherapy - side effects?
Condoms - failure rate?	Rectal bleeding - cause?
Conjunctivitis - causes?	Rectal bleeding - worried?
Conjunctivitis - contagious?	Recurrent nosebleeds - causes?
Constipation - laxatives not helping?	Removal of testicle - infertility?
Constipation in children - diet?	Restless legs syndrome - remedies?
Contraceptive pill - ok to swallow with tea?	Ringworm - not getting better?
Coughing up blood - why?	Rosacea - laser treatment?
Crab lice -how do I get rid of them?	RSI - prevention?
Crisis pregnancy - help?	S.T.D. testing available where?
Crisis pregnancy - too young for abortion?	Scabies
Cystitis - blood present?	Scabies - clothes infested?
Cystitis - not getting better?	Scalp infection - causes?
Cystitis - treatment?	Scalp psoriasis - best treatment?
Depressed - who should I go to?	Scoliosis surgery - still deformed?
Depression - sexual difficulty?	Scrotal swelling - cancerous?
Deviated nasal septum - what is it?	Seborrhoeic dermatitis - confused?
Dianette - interact with antibiotics?	Seborrhoeic dermatitis - what is it?
Diaphragm - available where?	Semen - small volume?
Diarrhoea - what to do?	Sense of smell gone - is it serious?
Discharge during pregnancy	Sexual abuse - need counselling?
Disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis - treatment?	Sexual desire - problem?
Double chin - treatment?	Sexual intercourse - bleeding afterwards?
Dream - very frightening?	Sexual intercourse - disappointing experience?
Dry eyes - what to do?	Sexual intercourse - emergency protection?
Ear infection - still deaf?	Shingles - affect fertility?
Ear wax - causes?	Skin irritation - from stress?
Ear wax - need syringing?	Skin rash - what could it be?
Early adolescence - nipple discharge?	Skin tags - treatment?
Earwax - excessive amounts?	Skin tags - what are they?
Eczema - patch testing?	Sleepwalking - treatment?
EEG abnormal - proof of epilepsy?	Slurring of speech - causes?
Elderly incontinent - help?	Small scar - still unsightly?
Emergency contraception - effectiveness?	Smear test - accompanied by boyfriend?
Emergency contraception - over reliance on it?	Smear test - detect STD?
Endoscopy - too hasty?	Smear test - is it safe for me to get pregnant?
Erectile failure	Smear test - necessary for virgin?
Erection - can't ejaculate?	Smegma - what is it?
Erection problems - drug interactions	Snoring - help?
Erythema multiforme - causes?	Social anxiety - drug treatment?
Essential tremor - what is it?	Spastic colon - pain relief?
Excessive hair growth - get rid of it?	Sperm - survival after ejaculation?
Facial hair - not growing?	Sperm count - low due to hernia repair?
Facial moles	Sphincterotomy - what is it?
Fainting - related to alcohol?	Spots on penis - what are they?
Faintness - no cause found?	Startle epilepsy - uncommon?
Fear of flying - help?	STD - wart on foreskin?
Female infertilty - periods regular?	STD clinics - Dublin?
Fibroids - affect the bowel?	STDs - screening in Dublin?
Fleeting skin rash - cause?	Sterilisation - afraid to get pregnant?
Floaters - can anything be done?	Stools - black and tarry?
Foreskin - painful injury?	Stools - dark colour significant?
Frenulum - has torn a second time?	Strabismus - surgery available?
Frequency of bowel movement?	Stress incontinence - TVT procedure?
Friedreich's Ataxia - what is it?	Stretch marks -effective treatment?
Fungal nail infection	Stretta procedure - describe?
Gallbladder removal - persistent diarrhoea?	Striae - what are they?
Genital herpes - what do I do?	Swollen nipple - cause in teenage male?
Genital lump - what to do?	Swollen testicle
Genital rash	Syphilis - symptoms?
Genital wart	Tampons - safe with IUCD?
Genital wart - help?	Tattoo removal
Genital warts - no symptoms?	Teenager's bones - clicking sound?
Genital warts - what to do?	Tender breast - mammogram?
Genital warts - which treatment ?	Testicle - lump present?
Geographic tongue - what is it?	Testicle - retracts up from scrotum?
Glaucoma - varieties and treatment?	Testicle - undescended?
Gout / osteoarthritis - linked?	Testicle examination - routine?
Gout treatment - how long?	Testicular lump
Grey hair - cure?	Testicular lump - get second opinion?
Grinding teeth - visit dentist?	Testicular lump - the scan was normal but I'm still worried.
Groin pain	Testicular lump - worried wife?
Groin rash - what could it be?	Testicular lumps - self examination useful?
Group counselling - not helpful?	Testicular pain - cancer risk?
Gum boils - prevention?	Testicular pain - lump present?
Gums bleeding - treatment?	The pill - avoiding 7 day break?
Gynaecomastia - cosmetic surgery?	The pill - confidentiality?
Gynaecomastia - treatment?	The pill - pill free interval?
Haemangioma - common?	The pill - safe to resume?
Haematuria - blood in urine?	Threadworms - are they serious?
Haemorrhoids	Thrush
Haemorrhoids - cure?	Thrush - frequent occurrence?
Headache - during orgasm?	Thrush - treat partner?
Hearing aid - how to get one?	Thrush - treatment not working?
Heartburn - antacids safe?	Tics
Heartburn - what's the cause?	Tinnitus - any relief?
Hernia - not sure about diagnosis?	Todd's paralysis - what is it?
Hernia - second opinion?	Tooth stains - removal?
Herpes - risk of spread?	Torn frenulum?
Hidradenitis suppurativa - treatment?	Tourette's syndrome?
HIV test - need to wait?	Traumatic birth - stitches now burst?
HIV testing - when?	Ulcerative colitis
Hoarse - why?	Ulcerative colitis - special diet?
HRT - weight gain?	Ultrasound of testicle - how's it done?
Human papilloma virus - health risks?	Undescended testicle - post repair?
Hydrocoele - do nothing?	Undescended testicle - repair in sixteen-year-old?
Hydrocoele - hasn't disappeared?	Undescended testicle - surgery necessary?
Hyperhidrosis - surgery?	Undescended testicle - surgery?
Ileostomy - cause of depression?	Unprotected intercourse - morning after pill failure?
Impetigo - treatment?	Urethral stricture - explain?
Impotence - radical prostatectomy?	Urinary infection - investigate?
Infertility - investigate now?	Urinary tract infection - incontinence?
Infertility - significance of the MAR test?	Urinary tract infection - odour?
Inguinal hernia - I object to surgery?	Urinary tract infection - prevention?
Inguinal hernia - repair needed?	Urination - embarrassing problem?
Injured coccyx - still painful?	Urticaria pigmentosa - what is it?
Intertrigo - treatment?	UTI - correct treatment?
Inverted nipple - cause for concern?	UTI - treated but no better?
Inverted nipples - surgical repair?	Vagina - too small?
Jaw swelling - won't see GP?	Vaginal bleeding
Keratosis pilaris - what is it?	Vaginal discharge - thrush?
Laser surgery - correct eyesight?	Vaginal irritation - condom allergy?
Laxative use - side effects?	Vaginal odour - how can I get rid of it?
Lipoma - rare in children?	Vaginal spots - warts?
Lipoma - what is it?	Vaginal swab - culture and sensitivity?
Lithium treatment - side effects?	Vaginismus
Loss of libido - for past ten years?	Varicose eczema - ongoing care?
Low sex drive	Vermox - safe with the pill?
Low sex drive - why?	Vertigo - triggered by stress?
Low sperm count - remedy?	Virginity - hymen intact?
Lump in scrotum - worried?	Vulvodynia
Lymphocytic infiltrate - skin rash?	Weakness - low blood pressure?
Lymphoedema - how can I get rid of it?	Wet dreams - interested in someone else?
Male breast enlargement - normal?	Wind/flatus - causes?
Male breast tissue - OTC remedy?	Winter vomiting bug - immunity?
Male infertility - treatment in Ireland?

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