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STD from oral
I recently had unprotected oral from a new woman (stupid i know). I'm now concerned with the possibility of getting an STD from this. My research indicates that herpes, chlamydia, gonorhrea and NGU are the most common for men to get from oral. It also seems that chlamydia and gonnorrea are very rare to get this way. Any opinion would be helpful. Also, how long do i have to wait to get tested for chlamydia, gonn & NGU? I've read 7 days - is that long enough? Thank you.
I’ve decided I’m going to get tested for gonorrhea and chlamydia whether I have symptoms or not. How long do I have to wait until after my exposure to ensure that that test results are valid?
Also, based on my exposure via unprotected oral sex, do I need to get tested for syphilis or is that risk so remote as to not worry about it? What about any other STD?
I’m so stressed out and will never do this again. I just need my piece of mind back. Thank you.
Also, based on my exposure via unprotected oral sex, do I need to get tested for syphilis or is that risk so remote as to not worry about it? What about any other STD?
I’m so stressed out and will never do this again. I just need my piece of mind back. Thank you.
Thank you for your response. So what is your take on this? Grace and Dr. HHH seem to indicate that the risk is so low as to not be a real possibility. I can't take the stress of this and don't know how long I can avoid having sex with my GF. I also know that, no matter how low the risk, if you're the unlucky .01%, then it becomes 100% for you. I will never, ever do this again and am praying we're both OK.
we have the same story, i got tested, for everything not syphlis. they told me i should wait.
but the better idea is not searching in internet, while i do i have a nightmare of that and just try to find something in me. so i almost stoped searching, go and get tested, and on its time go for syph as well.
i hope we are both ok, and i will never do it again.
but the better idea is not searching in internet, while i do i have a nightmare of that and just try to find something in me. so i almost stoped searching, go and get tested, and on its time go for syph as well.
i hope we are both ok, and i will never do it again.
OK, I'm driving myself crazy. The answers here (which i sincerely appreciate) indicate a risk of STD from oral in my situation is almost zero. However, I keep researching this and there seem to be a ton of horor stories out there from guys who got STD's from oral, including a lot of syphlis and gonorrhea stories, let alone chlamydia.
So how do I figure out what to believe? It's been 4 days (and no syptoms yet - still praying) and i'm really stressing out. I know I can test for chlamydia and gonorrhea at 7 days, but syph won;t show up for a longer time and I have a steady girlfriend. Thank you.
So how do I figure out what to believe? It's been 4 days (and no syptoms yet - still praying) and i'm really stressing out. I know I can test for chlamydia and gonorrhea at 7 days, but syph won;t show up for a longer time and I have a steady girlfriend. Thank you.
Of course we will agree with Dr. HHH. This is were we base the information.
You should forget about the encounter you describe (unprotected oral sex from a woman), and go home.
If you are home. Then Party.
You should forget about the encounter you describe (unprotected oral sex from a woman), and go home.
If you are home. Then Party.
Grace - do you basically agree with the opinion on STD's from oral listed below from Dr. Handsfield from 2010? He appears to be pretty adamant on this topic but there is so much contradictory information out there. Please let me know if you agree with him or not. Thanks.
"Welcome to the STD forum. The chance you have gonorrhea or chlamydia from this event is zero for all practical purposes. Let's discuss each of these STDs individually.
Gonorrhea is a relatively uncommon STD in the US and is largely concentrated in especially high risk population groups Among most groups of sexually active women, well under 1% have gonorrhea. Of those who are infected, fewer than 10% have oral infection. So the odds your partner had gonorrhea that could have been transmitted by oral sex is under 1 chance in 1,000, probably far lower than that. And the chance of transmission, if she had it, probably is well under 10%. On top of that, 80+% of gonorrhea in the US is susceptible to ciprofloxacin, so your antibiotic therapy would have prevented most transmission risk. Finally, although asymptomatic gonorrhea occurs, it is the exception, occurring in under 5% of infected men. So absence of symptoms (urethral discharge, pain on urination) -- which would have started within 3-5 days of exposure -- is additional evidence you weren't infected.
Chlamydia is a virtual impossibility in this situation. You'll find lots of information on the web and elsewhere saying chlamydia is acquired by oral sex, but it's wrong -- even though such statements often come from apparently authoritative sources, such as public health departments. But the research is clear that chlamydia rarely infects the throat and, when it does, rarely is transmitted by oral sex (if ever). Why do so many information sources get it wrong? In my opinion, it is because there are many legitimate parallels between gonorrhea and chlamydia (symptoms, potential complications, etc), which leads people to assume that all aspects are similar. But they aren't. Finally, ciprofloxacin would have given you substantial protection. Cipro isn't a recommended chlamydia treatment, but it has substantial activity against chlamydia and probably would prevent an infection from taking hold.
I think that answers both your questions. In summary, you don't need testing and can be 100% confident you aren't infected with either of these STDs on account of the exposure described."
Regards-- HHH, MD .
"Welcome to the STD forum. The chance you have gonorrhea or chlamydia from this event is zero for all practical purposes. Let's discuss each of these STDs individually.
Gonorrhea is a relatively uncommon STD in the US and is largely concentrated in especially high risk population groups Among most groups of sexually active women, well under 1% have gonorrhea. Of those who are infected, fewer than 10% have oral infection. So the odds your partner had gonorrhea that could have been transmitted by oral sex is under 1 chance in 1,000, probably far lower than that. And the chance of transmission, if she had it, probably is well under 10%. On top of that, 80+% of gonorrhea in the US is susceptible to ciprofloxacin, so your antibiotic therapy would have prevented most transmission risk. Finally, although asymptomatic gonorrhea occurs, it is the exception, occurring in under 5% of infected men. So absence of symptoms (urethral discharge, pain on urination) -- which would have started within 3-5 days of exposure -- is additional evidence you weren't infected.
Chlamydia is a virtual impossibility in this situation. You'll find lots of information on the web and elsewhere saying chlamydia is acquired by oral sex, but it's wrong -- even though such statements often come from apparently authoritative sources, such as public health departments. But the research is clear that chlamydia rarely infects the throat and, when it does, rarely is transmitted by oral sex (if ever). Why do so many information sources get it wrong? In my opinion, it is because there are many legitimate parallels between gonorrhea and chlamydia (symptoms, potential complications, etc), which leads people to assume that all aspects are similar. But they aren't. Finally, ciprofloxacin would have given you substantial protection. Cipro isn't a recommended chlamydia treatment, but it has substantial activity against chlamydia and probably would prevent an infection from taking hold.
I think that answers both your questions. In summary, you don't need testing and can be 100% confident you aren't infected with either of these STDs on account of the exposure described."
Regards-- HHH, MD .
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