Richard D. Porter, Patient Advocate

Richard D. Porter is a patient advocate and sexual health writer. He writes and edits the guides on StdTestingHelp.

Richard is not a doctor or nurse, and his guides are not medical advice. His aim is to explain what public health guidance says, in plain language, for people who are anxious and often reading alone at night: what a symptom probably means, what it probably doesn't, which test fits, and when to see someone in person.

How Richard works

• Every guide starts from a real question people ask.
• Facts are checked against public health sources, which are listed at the end of each guide.
• AI tools help with research and first drafts. See how we use AI.
• Guides show the date they were last updated, and are corrected when guidance changes.

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