STD or Anxiety

[gnm88]

Hi,

I am 24 years old male and have been with my girlfriend for nearly 5 years. About 4 and half weeks ago I had protected sex with a female I met on holiday. Stupid i know and the guilt is ripping me apart as i have never done anything like this before. I don't think I made any genital skin contact but as I was drunk i am paranoid that i might have briefly by accident. I didnt ejaculate neither. Since then to be honest I have been in a huge anxious state where I think I have an STD. I was tested for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea which came back negative. I have seen several doctors who believe I don't have anything wrong.

Almost two weeks ago now I saw the doctor about redness at the tip of my penis Almost like a red patch... and also inflamation of the head. The doctor told me it was thrush (I have had thrush in the past and have skin problems in general). I was given Canestan to use which does help bring the symtoms or redness down. But in the morning or when I havent used the cream for a while it would be red again. I did have slight burning or a twang of an itch now and then. which has almost gone now, no spots or blisters. No pain when urinating, no discharge. This thrush has been ongoing for two weeks (i've used canestan when going to see the doctor so symptoms don't look as bad).

I keep reading up and convincing myself I have herpes which is causing me to feel really depressed. I keep thinking I am getting like a shooting muscle pain at the tip of my penis and i also for a while felt like I always had urine trapped in my penis (though this is not happening anymore).

My latest doctor has referred me to counselling about my anxiety as I am quite the hypercondriac and am paranoid (have had a panic attack in the past). So could this all be guilt and anxiety or could it be some sort of herpes or other STD.

Thanks

[gnm88]

Thanks for your time to read and your reply. It is much appreciated.

I agree this could be the case but why would I be having these physical thrush like symptoms for so long? It's coming on two weeks now.

The Canestan does help the symptoms go down but then they come up again after a while..in the morning for example the head of the penis is slightly inflammed. I also had a bit of a temperature last night in bed and felt rough. I was playing football before and temperature had gone by morning.

If it was something like Herpes, would blisters have shown up by now as it has been two weeks since i started getting the thrush like symptoms? Also I was tested for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea 6 days after the encounter and then another test 3 weeks after both came back negative so sure it isnt them.

Thanks again. It is appreciated :-)

[Vance2335]

I can't say but can say it has nothing to do with a STD, as you has no real risk for a STD.