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Hey grace,
I am a male who 6 months ago had oral sex both receptive and giving with two other high risk (they were gay and it was anonymous) males. I however found the woman of my dreams and asked her to marry me recently. I obviously don not want to give anything I possibly might have to her, can you help me out?
I was tested at 4 months by quest diagnostics and everything came back negative including herpes both 1 and 2. This was an 8 panel blood and urine test.
However I have experienced some yeast skin problems such as tinea veriscolor. I also have discomfort in testicular (vas deferens) region. The doctor told me this is probably a vericocele and to not be alarmed. No burning urination or discharge.
I have also had sinus drainage issues and constant clearing of throat (no sore throat).
I think I might have an oral std that would not show up on a urine test. Who gives throat swabs? Are they accurate? Can I still be treated with antibiotics successfully after 6 months of carrying gonorreah, chlamydia, or syphillis?
yes, we recommend screening for herpes with type specific herpes igg blood testing to know your hsv1 and hsv2 status both. your provider's advice is about 20 years behind the times!!
newer studies released have re- affirmed that there are no real health risks to the hpv shots. Was a lot of needless hype around them when they first came out that has since been disproven once again. your clock is ticking for being eligible for getting them.
Thank you for your input Grace! That explains why there are no horror-stories here.
My doctor said he couldn't check on herpes unless there is an outbreak - then a swab would be made of the infected area and get tested for herpes. If you're telling me there is a possibility to check on herpes anyway, I am certainly going to ask for that too. Thank you for informing me!
I never had a HPV shot in my life because of all the controversy around it. I've been told it's not safe, doesn't prevent anything and even causes cancer. That scared me off back then, but that was years ago so I'll certainly look into it again.
Again thank you for taking time and effort to answer my questions Vance & Grace, it is very much appreciated!
it's the same treatment whether it's oral or genital chlamydia.
have you both been tested for herpes? it's not a part of routine std testing so you both have to check to be sure.
have you both had your gardasil shots for hpv?
so why do we have different replies than some other sites do? Because we have std specialists for our expert replies, we have CL's who are either in the medical field or have proven themselves to give educated replies and we only allow medically accurate info. anyone who tries to repeatedly scare folks needlessly here, is reported to the mods. we believe in accurate advice, not scare tactics here!!
grace
Oops, I left something out: "Turns out he 'only' has chlamydia, which would explain why he did not have any symptoms whatsoever as he didn't have it." should have been: "Turns out he 'only' has chlamydia, which would explain why he did not have any symptoms for gonorrhea whatsoever as he didn't have that."
Thank you very much for answering! Turned out today my boyfriend miss interpreted his doctor; the doctor had said he tested on both STDs but he never said my boyfriend had them both. Turns out he 'only' has chlamydia, which would explain why he did not have any symptoms whatsoever as he didn't have it. Mystery solved.
Also, the fact he 'only' has chlamydia is good news for me as getting chlamydia through oral is very rare if I am correct? My doctor said I didn't even had to bother getting a throat swab (I' still want one though - better safe than sorry).
Oh, just one more question if that is okay: does medication for chlamydia cover all chlamydia or do you need something different for an oral infection?
1. Yes both are possible but oral gonorrhea more likely, as oral chlamydia is rare. Throat swab.
2. Throat only
3. Low risk from oral again, so you either just medicate or get tested via throat swab.
4. Blood test is unreliable and not used for diagnosis
5. Chlamydia not to show for 1 year...yeah possible. Gonorrhea very unlikely. A lot of gonorrhea can cure on it's own in 6+ weeks.
6. Normal symptoms will happen within 2 weeks, if not then it may take several months for any type of symptoms. Over 90% of men get symptoms.
This site does believe STD's are passed via oral sex, just not often as they are during vaginal and anal sex. And the nature of how they are passed via oral makes it a low risk.
Now to the situation at hand, someone is not truthful. I would guess that your bf either lied about testing 10 months ago or had sex since then with someone.