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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.  
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Thanks Grace - you're the best.  One question - what about asymptomatic STD's?  I understand chlamydia can be like that 50% of the time in men.  Not sure about gonorrhea being asymptomatic.  My concern in the short-term is passing something on to my girlfriend w/o knowing it.  

It's been 4 days since the encounter.  How long do I have to wait for symptoms?When would chlamydia and/or gonorrhea actually show up in a test?  '

Thanks again, and only protected sex of any kind for me from now on.
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we don't recommend any testing unless you develop symptoms actually. the overall risk of contracting a std from unprotected oral is so low that it's not worth routine testing from it.

save your  money and chalk it up to a bad idea at the time and protect yourself in the future by only having protected sexual contact :)

grace
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