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Online STD Risk Calculators - Reliable?

Having received unprotected fellatio three days ago from a sexually promiscuous lady. I decided to try out 4 online STD risk assessment calculators. What are your views for each calculator result?

CALCULATOR RESULTS

1 - www.stdriskcalculator.com - Approx probability you are free of all of the above infections: 100% from HIV, Herpes, Genital Warts, Chlamydia and Gonorrhoea.

2 - http://riskchecker.channel4.com - Medium Risk of STDs

3 - http://www.stdwizard.org - Recommendation HIV Testing

4 - http://www.hivcalculator.com - Chance to get HIV from partner 1 = 0.001% Total chance = 0.001%

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I've never used and am not familiar with any of these risk calculators. Since they apparently are being offered by companies whose interest is maximizing the number of people who get tested, I would be suspicious that some might intentionally inflate the risk.
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Most STD experts recommend against STD testing on account of any single episode of oral sex. Sounds like your first calculator has it right.

There's no formal definition of either "high" or "low" risk.
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A 10% risk for STD would be considered very high. Therefore, even people at highest STD risk usually aren't infected. In other words, high risk on a "calculator" and negative test results doesn't necessarily mean the calculator is wrong.

There is no doubt about oral sex and low HIV risk. A few cases have occurred by fellatio, penis to oral. I bellieve it it still true that no cases have ever been proved for oral to penis, or for cunnilingus (vaginal-oral) in either direction.
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I am confused too as all the revelant health bodies say different things regarding sexual health. I think they just say you are at risk to scare you into getting tested. As well I always thought oral sex was considered safe sex.
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Honestly don't know what to believe. Everyone here says u can't get HIV from oral. In fact I got a warning from the site to stop asking about HIV from oral because its a zero risk situation so idk
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Would you believe the result from first calculator? 100% free from STDs
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I'm guessing its just calculating current risk. I did one today and it put me at 0% chance of anything. I got oral from a hooker and have been scared for the last 3 months about HIV so hopefully the risk calculator is a genie in a boc
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Also I  am little confused with the riskchecker.channel4.com result of medium risk of STDs.

I thought I would be zero-low risk of STDs. :(
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