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Likelihood of this being oral gonorrhea?

I performed unprotected oral sex on a guy who, I found out yesterday, had gonorrhea. This encounter happened about a year ago. However, since it happened, I've had recurring sore throats, weird mucus masses on my tonsils, etc, plus a few irregular periods. I thought nothing of these until I found out he had gonorrhea. Could this be gonorrhea of the throat? Can it even last this long?

Also, I'm getting tested at a clinic tomorrow, so any questions in particular to ask about this?
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I'm not 100% sure when he had it, but the whole experience of finding this out was sort of like putting a puzzle together, things that even happened during the act that I thought nothing of would actually sort of fit with certain symptoms of gonorrhea for guys, but I'm just not totally sure. And the fact that I found out so long after the whole thing makes it less detailed in my mind. So, really, I have no certain answer as to when he had it or if he had just been treated or not. Part of it is definitely just the anxiety factor, but the recurring sore throats (which, again I thought nothing of before) and mucus sort of made me worry a little bit after hearing about his having gonorrhea.
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I doubt that it is oral gonorrhea. 1st do you know when this guy had gonorrhea? Because over 90% of men will get symptoms and will get it cured so having an active infection when you gave him oral is very low. Second oral STD's like gonorrhea are not passed easily and it is very low risk to get a oral STD. Third most of the time oral gonorrhea will cure on it's own. Forth your irregular periods would have nothing to do with oral gonorrhea.

As for testing make sure you specify that an oral swab is done for oral gonorrhea.
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