Photos and clinical information provided by service users accessing the photodiagnosis service between January and December 2019
| User’s concern | Total (%) | ||
| Warts (%) n=187 | Herpes (%) n=50 | Total orders N=237 | |
| Diagnosis possible on the photographs supplied | 160 (85.6) | 44 (88) | 204 (86.1) |
| Repeat photographs requested | 79 (42.2) | 9 (18) | 88 (37.1) |
| First diagnosis of herpes/warts* | 128 (68.4) | 12 (24) | 140 (59.1) |
| Where user was previously diagnosed (of those with a previous diagnosis) | n=59 | n=38 | N=97 |
| Sexual health clinic | 40 (67.8) | 25 (65.8) | 65 (67.0) |
| GP | 2 (3.4) | 5 (13.2) | 7 (7.2) |
| Self-diagnosed | 1 (1.7) | 7 (18.4) | 8 (8.2) |
| Other/not sure | 16 (27.1) | 1 (2.6) | 17 (17.5) |
| Symptoms of bleeding, itching or change in colour (warts only) | 52/187 (27.8) | n/a | – |
| Length of this outbreak (herpes only) | n=50 | ||
| Less than 3 days | n/a | 37 (74) | – |
| More than 3 days | n/a | 13 (26) | – |
| Outbreak frequency per year (herpes only) | |||
| Less than once | n/a | 17 (34) | – |
| One to three times | n/a | 10 (20) | – |
| Four to six times | n/a | 11 (22) | – |
| More than six times | n/a | 12 (24) | – |
*In line with service protocol, these users were referred to face-to-face care for confirmatory testing.
GP, general practitioner.