Table 1. Characteristics of patient participants

Name	Age	Gender^a	Ethnicity^a	Duration (years)	Swab results
KJ	42	Gender fluid	White British	>10	Positive
Ayesha	25	Woman	Pakistani	4	Negative
Teddy	21	Non-binary	White British	3	None taken
Nancy	37	Woman	White British	6	Positive
Emily	32	Woman	White British	10, resolved	Positive
Aditi	22	Woman	Indian British	2, resolved	None taken
Sai	24	Woman	Indian	4	None taken
Ella	50	Non-binary	White British	6	Positive
Nysha	40	Woman	Black British	>10	Positive
Beth	25	Woman	White British	10	Positive
Laura	42	Woman	White British	>10	Positive
Imani	35	Woman	Black African	2, resolved	None taken
Jody	26	Woman	White British	5	Positive
Elliott	30	Trans man	White British	2	Positive
Billie	25	Woman	White British	7	Positive
Joy	43	Woman	White British	9 months	None taken
Sasha	34	Woman	Black African	1	None taken
Zoya	33	Woman	Pakistani	3	Positive
Kayla	42	Woman	White British	6	Candida glabrata
Lydia	26	Woman	White British	1	Candida glabrata
Leah	26	Woman	White British	10	Positive
Anna	34	Woman	Mixed race	10, resolved	Positive
Georgia	27	Woman	White British	4	Positive
Emma	41	Woman	White British	>10, resolved	Positive
Marie	60	Woman	White British	5	Negative
Harry	25	Woman	White British	2	Positive
Julia	36	Woman	White British	>10	Positive
Hannah	31	Woman	White British/Polish	2	Positive
Chloe	30	Woman	White British	>10	Positive
Imogen	29	Woman	White British	>10, resolved	Positive
Rowan	24	Woman	White British	2, resolved	Positive
Sarah	35	Woman	White British	10	Positive