Did i protect myself well enough..

so I just got done having sex, and the guy swear he was std, he old but you never know.. So we use a trojan condom for oral and anal... Now i even kept my boxer and muscle shirt on, plus i had on those black workers glove you get from wal mart... Cotton ones.. I use those to cover any open genital area i had.. Now, i did touch the condom to fill it up with water to make sure its no hole. Can i get herpes from touching a condom for like 30 seconds?

Now this question is hypothetically speaking.. If the person was infected.

[Terri Warren, RN, Adult Nurse Practitioner]

No, you won't get herpes from touching a condom.  The skin on the hands is too thick for the virus to enter.  It sounds like you did everything you could to practice safer sex, good job!  I'm not so sure about the gloves, might be a bit over the top, but anyway, I doubt that you will get an STD.

Terri

[jruffin808]

Will herpes antibodies show up in 6 weeks test.. Dec 20 sex is what am worried about, i got tested on Feb 1, it was protected, but just in case, will 6 weeks be enough time for antibodies.

[Terri Warren, RN, Adult Nurse Practitioner]

About 75% of people who are going to make antibody will do so by 6 weeks after infection, some people take up to 4 months.

Terri

[jruffin808]

Ok, so I got my test result and they say am ok. My question to you is how safe am I and should I go back? Plus am having an itchy throat? Is this a key symptom of herpes. I mean it's been pretty cold and the pollen been pretty high.

[Terri Warren, RN, Adult Nurse Practitioner]

You can be about 75% certain that you don't have herpes based on a six week test.  An itchy throat is not a sign of herpes.

Terri

[jruffin808]

Don't want to sign stupid, but is 75% ok, or should i wait 5 weeks for another one.

[Terri Warren, RN, Adult Nurse Practitioner]

For me, 75% would not be good enough, but people vary about how much is good enough, that one has to be your call.

Terri