STD Worry's

[jiggaman25]

Hey Doc,

Here is my situation. A couple a days ago I had brief sex with a worker. Protective Oral and Vaginal. The next day I started to get a burning sensation in my penis along with the head of my penis was cold, which cleared up the next day once I drink a lot of water. What would cause burning in my urethra and a cold penis if I had protected sex and the condom did not break. For some reason I get this everytime I have protected sex with a latex condom. Also what is the likelyhood that I might have contracted Gential Herpes(Assuming she has it) from this brief encounter. Would the burning sensation and cold penis be a primary symptom of herpes. Do I have anything to worry about

[Edward W Hook, MD]

Latex allergy is unlikey. This typically is noticible within hours and causes exteranl rednes and irritation, not pain inside the urthrera.

Herpes typically appears AS LESIONS 4-14 days after sex.  As I said, this does not suggest HSV.  EWH

[jiggaman25]

how long after exposure will herpes symptoms show.

[jiggaman25]

Thanks Doc,

There is not burning while unrination, it is was a constant burning. I was fine once I went to the bathroom. Could it be the latex condom is affecting my urethra. The head of my penis was cold to the touch.

Thanks for the help.

[Edward W Hook, MD]

Welcome to the Forum.  I'll try to help but for part of your question I need to hear more about what you mean by a "cold" penis.  Cold to the touch?  This is not a description a patient or client has ever used to describe their symptoms with me before.

As for the burring on urination, since your sex was protected there is virtually no chance that this reflected an STD unless some portion of your encounter was not protected (mostly protected is the same as not protected).  On the other hand, with dehydration there can be a little bit of discomfort with voiding which might improve with drinking.  In addition, sometimes after an exposure that, in retrospect, one wishes they had not had, persons tend to examine themselves and be far more attuned to genital sensations than in periods when they are not concerned.  This in turn leads to noticing what turn out to be normal sensations that might have been not noticed or ignored at other times.  Perhaps this was a contributor to your situation.  

Without lesions, herpes is not a concern. Further, your risk of herpes from such an encounter is quite low, in part because most exposures to HSV, if your partner was infected, do not lead to infection and in part because your sex was condom protected.  Nothing you have described suggests herpes.

Hope these comments help.  EWH