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STD Symptoms
About 4 weeks ago I was given protected oral sex by a prostitute. Since then I have had no symptoms except mild itching by my scrotum and pubic hair and a sore throat. I know from your previous posts I probably don't have anything to worry about but I would still like your opinion since I feel extremely guilty about what I have done.
Dr. in my last comment i mis-typed. My doctor and dermatologist diagnosed the bumps on my penis WITHOUT doing a blood test. If a makes a difference...
Dr., I have been with my girlfriend for a year and a half, and have been faithful the whole time. Well before I met here I had noticed some bumps on my penis and my doctor and dermatoligist diagnosed them as warts with doing a blood test and gave me treatment and they went away and haven't been back. Recently however my girlfriend has said that she has noticed a considerable amount of vaginal discharge and has even noticed small chunks. I have been away from home for almost three weeks, and won't be back soon, and she has been extremely stressed out and missed a period and her pregnancy test was negative. Could I have gave her something before I left? I am pretty sure she has been faithful but am not positive. If she has something what could it be??
i had unprotected sex w/a guy yesterday and he tells me today that i gave him an std...he is a known liar...but what im thinkin is that he may have one...my stomach hurts and i have cramps on different parts of my body..and i feel like i have to have a bowel movement but i cant..not to mention my abnormal discharge..but that cam after i had my baby 9 months ago..please tell me that i dont have one..and can you tell you have an std after only 20-24 hours...??
CAN ACNE AROUND THE BODY BE A SYMPTOM OF STD ?
Doc- Still having some trouble getting past this; I even went and took another OraQuick test at 9 weeks: NEGATIVE.
The CDC is telling me 13 weeks is a conclusive test (and none before)? Do I need to test again in 4 weeks?
Not that I doubt your opinion at all, but it's a little disconcerning seeing all the different info out there (even from the CDC) and other HIV/AIDS sites.
The CDC is telling me 13 weeks is a conclusive test (and none before)? Do I need to test again in 4 weeks?
Not that I doubt your opinion at all, but it's a little disconcerning seeing all the different info out there (even from the CDC) and other HIV/AIDS sites.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Right.
Dr.- Thank You, Thank You, Thank You. I have done similar calculations (with very conservative numbers and still come up with something like 1 in 10 million), but hearing this from a renowned STD expert like yourself who deals in these situations each day of their 30 year career is sweet music to my ears!!
Even if she was HIV+, it appears my chances of having it are still like 1 in a million (with my 10-12 seconds of insertive oral, and two negative HIV tests at 4 and 7.5 weeks), right?
Even if she was HIV+, it appears my chances of having it are still like 1 in a million (with my 10-12 seconds of insertive oral, and two negative HIV tests at 4 and 7.5 weeks), right?
Dr.- Thank you in advance for reading my question. I'm a married hetero male, and I had a very similar experience as the gentleman above. With the exception that I took the condom off for a brief period (10-12 seconds), before I stopped the white female stripper for good. I have been FREAKING out about HIV ever since then. I was tested with OraQuick at 4 weeks (NEGATIVE) and HomeAccess (1st Gen ELISA, I believe?) at 7.5 weeks. Am I freaking out for no reason? I desperately want to resume my love life with my wife? What do you think? Is the HomeAccess a more up to date test than the 1st generation ELISA, and therefore more reliable? Should I take another Oraquick this week (I'm at 8+ weeks right now)? PLEASE HELP!
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Yes, you are freaking out for no reason. The likelihood the stripper was HIV infected is very low, probably less than one in a thousand. The chance you got infected, even if she was, is even lower, mabye 1 in 10,000. The chance a test (even "first generation" ELISA) would miss your infection, if you had one, is less than 1% (ie, 1 in 100). Multiply the risks to calculate the odds that you acquired HIV from that encounter: 0.001 x 0.0001 x 0.01 = 1 chance in a billion. For practical purposes, you can consider it zero. Don't hesitate to resume sex with your wife.
HHH, MD
HHH, MD
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Unfortunately, I'm not capable of assuaging guilt. I can only confirm what you already have said yourself: you didn't get an STD from the encounter you describe.
HHH, MD
HHH, MD
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