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Very frequent urination following unprotexted sex - Can it be anxiety?
A week ago, I had unprotected sex with a girl I had just met. The vaginal sex lasted about 15 seconds before I wised up and opted for a condom, however this was after a couple minutes of oral sex that was unprotected (both ways).
Now, I’ve done my research and I know that what I’ve said is enough to contract an STD. In terms of symptoms, I’m generally quite an anxious person so I don’t know if a lot of it is in my head:
1) I have noticed that’s I’ve been urinating very frequently the last two days. However, I’m a very frequent urinator as it is (I have a very small bladder), so I’m not sure if I’m overthinking this.
2) I have not necessarily noticed burning every time whilst urinating, but on the third or fourth morning after I definitely did notice a burning sensation. However, this has happened before as a one off, and I don’t feel like I’ve had the same sensation since.
3) My penis does feel a little heavier than usual, but this one I can’t work out if it’s in my head. It almost feels (slightly) sore, maybe from the constant urinating.
That’s the extent of it. I know that I cannot accurately test for chlamydia and/or gonorrhoea for another week, so I guess the questions I had are:
- is number 3 a common STD symptom?
- whilst I know it is entirely possible that I contracted an STD, is it possible to have these symptoms and it be something else? Or does that sound too coincidental/wishful thinking?
- exactly how frequent is frequent urination? When I go, I don’t seem to urinate large amounts, rather just small quantities. I actually noticed this perhaps more than usual about 10-12 hours following the sex.
- finally, could any of these symptoms be chalked down to anxiety?
Thank you.
Now, I’ve done my research and I know that what I’ve said is enough to contract an STD. In terms of symptoms, I’m generally quite an anxious person so I don’t know if a lot of it is in my head:
1) I have noticed that’s I’ve been urinating very frequently the last two days. However, I’m a very frequent urinator as it is (I have a very small bladder), so I’m not sure if I’m overthinking this.
2) I have not necessarily noticed burning every time whilst urinating, but on the third or fourth morning after I definitely did notice a burning sensation. However, this has happened before as a one off, and I don’t feel like I’ve had the same sensation since.
3) My penis does feel a little heavier than usual, but this one I can’t work out if it’s in my head. It almost feels (slightly) sore, maybe from the constant urinating.
That’s the extent of it. I know that I cannot accurately test for chlamydia and/or gonorrhoea for another week, so I guess the questions I had are:
- is number 3 a common STD symptom?
- whilst I know it is entirely possible that I contracted an STD, is it possible to have these symptoms and it be something else? Or does that sound too coincidental/wishful thinking?
- exactly how frequent is frequent urination? When I go, I don’t seem to urinate large amounts, rather just small quantities. I actually noticed this perhaps more than usual about 10-12 hours following the sex.
- finally, could any of these symptoms be chalked down to anxiety?
Thank you.
So I went to a doctor who took samples/a swab and prescribed me Azin, which I took yesterday. I haven’t noticed a hint of discharge since the exposure but this morning in my black underwear I noticed one or two very faint powdery white spots. This is the only time I’ve noticed anything close to resembling discharge. Is this likely to be discharge? What does STD discharge usually behave like?
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A white discharge is easy to see and recognise, as its name indicates and also it smells quite strongly.
Thank you for your comment. I’ve been regularly inspecting my urethra since this morning (not milking or anything), and when I gently pull it apart, I notice a small amount of semen-like discharge sitting there, although too small to actually go and inspect. It is odorless and doesn’t seem to actually come out of the urethra, rather just stagnantly sit there. Does this sound like NGU-type discharge?
Symptoms can be sometimes confusing, and there are a lot of people that don't show them at all. it could also be a physical reaction to the sexual intercourse itself or the latex from your condom.
It would be interesting to go for a full stds test, three months after the exposure for herpes, three weeks for gonorrhea, chlamydia, 6 weeks for syphilis (and re-test after 3 months if you get it negative), 28 days after the exposure go for a HIV duo combo test ab/ag or 90 days after the exposure you can go for a normal antibody test (finger-prick). 3 months after the exposure you can also test for herpes.
All the best.
It would be interesting to go for a full stds test, three months after the exposure for herpes, three weeks for gonorrhea, chlamydia, 6 weeks for syphilis (and re-test after 3 months if you get it negative), 28 days after the exposure go for a HIV duo combo test ab/ag or 90 days after the exposure you can go for a normal antibody test (finger-prick). 3 months after the exposure you can also test for herpes.
All the best.
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