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STI and testing sensitivity

Hi...question about STIs and sensitiity of the tests...brief background...met someone Oct 29, had sex...afterward I noticed sores on the underside of his penis...he said they were from a) shaving b) masturbating too much...a week later I had soreness, itching and what I thought might be  UTI (lots of urination, soreness) and a small rash....went to STI clinic Nov 9, 11 days after encounter....tests for chlaymidia, Gonorrhea, syphillis all negative....

how good are the tests these days? Was 11 days too short a time period to detect chlamydia or gonnorhea?

Reasons I ask is a new symptom appeared...left testicle is very sore..started yesterday...on scale of 1-10 it's a 5.

Have Drs appointment later this week but thought I'd ask.

Did I get tested too soon?

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101028 tn?1419603004
if it was protected sex then the odds of a bacterial infection are very low.

follow up with herpes testing just to err on the side of caution at the appropriate time to cover your bases.
grace
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hey grace....thanks for the response....
yes protected sex.
did get into the drs this evening luckily. he did take a urine sample. he did not see any sign of bacterial infection. He has sent my urine to the lab for further analysis and ordered an ultrasound.

I also talked to the nurse at the STI clinic and asked the same question. She concurred.

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101028 tn?1419603004
your testing for gonorrhea and chlamydia at 11 days post encounter was just fine.

you should certainly follow up with herpes testing at some point . if you get a return of symptoms get a lesion culture otherwise a type specific herpes igg blood test can be done 3 months post encounter.  the rates of hsv2 infection in gay males is pretty high so it's well worth keeping an eye on.

was this protected sex?

grace
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