Testing after unprotected oral

[Antman777]

I'm a married guy of 60. I had a sexual encounter with an escort yesterday, which involved some fairly brief unprotected oral both ways (maybe a minute or two in total). I hadn't planned to have any unprotected sex, just got carried away, so now I'm worried about STIs, especially gonorrhea and chlamydia. To complicated things,my wife and I are going away on holiday in just over a week, so I can't wait 14 days for tests as the providers here recommend, unless I get symptoms before then. Clearly, if I did get symptoms I'd get tested and prescribed treatment ASAP but if I don't in a few days time, should I get tested anyway - as quite alot of info I've seen (including on this site) suggests both STIs will generally show as positive on tests within 5 or 6 days?

My anxiety levels aren't help by the very different stories I see about risks of oral sex, especially for gonorrhea and chlamydia, with some seemingly authoritative sites saying it is generally a good deal less than for vaginal sex, while others say it is exactly the same. Does anyone know what the best evidence suggests? I'd add the the sex worker was a high-end escort who I know does have regular sexual health screening and claims never to have had an infection.

Thanks!

[GuitarRox]

The good news is that oral sex really is relatively low risk for std's. Not no risk, but low. Normally, in the absence of any symptoms, you don't even need to test. Dr. HHH, expert, says the most common std is NGU just due to bacteria in the oral cavity. Others low risks may include gonorrhea, herpes due to HSV-1, and syphilis. Again, if you do not develop any symptoms, I wouldn't think you need to test. Use a barrier next time.

[Antman777]

Thanks, that’s very reassuring.

[Antman777]

I’ve now gone 8 days without symptoms. How long should I leave it without symptoms before I can feel confident that I can resume sex with my wife with minimal risk?

[Sillymistake87]

From now really.