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Std concern
I have read that you say if no symptoms show after 14 days you are pretty much in the clear, i would like to know if chlamydia or gon. symptoms will appear after 5 weeks, i was recently going to the bathroom more often and it worried me so i constantly milked my penis looking for something now i see small white spots in my underwear. Is this me or is it symptoms of a std.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Welcome to the forum.
First, absence of symptoms is not a guarantee of no infection; it just lessens the odds. At least 90% of men with urethral gonorrhea develop obvious symptoms, most who seem not to have symptoms just aren't paying attention; I'll bet 99% of anxious people who are looking closely would be aware of penile discharge and/or discomfort on urinating. For chlamydia, it's less certain; over half get symptoms, and the percentage probably is higher in those who pay close attention -- but still many infected men are truly without symptoms. The situation with nonchlamydial, nongonococcal urethritis (NGU) -- which is the most common over all cause of such symptoms, especially when they are mild -- isn't so clear. Probably there are asymptomatic infections. But when NGU isn't caused by chlamydia, mostly it's a trivial condition with few if any long term health risks. So diagnosing asymptomatic cases probably doesn't much matter.
As for your situation: when symptoms do develop, they generally appear within 3-5 days for gonorrhea and within 2 weeks for chlamydia. And repeated milking of the penis can be irritating and might cause the possilbe discharge you are seeing. It would help to judge your risk if you had said something about the nature of your sexual exposure 5 weeks previously. If that was high risk for STD, then that would raise the concern about the white spots you are seeing.
In summary, you may or may not be infected with something; I cannot tell. You need to see a health care provider for examination. Your local health department STD clinic would be an excellent choice. Plan on going early in the morning and hold your urine until you are examined -- that's the best way to be sure that if you have a urethral infection, the clinician will be able to detect it. In the meantime, stop squeezing your penis.
I hope this helps. Best wishes-- HHH, MD
First, absence of symptoms is not a guarantee of no infection; it just lessens the odds. At least 90% of men with urethral gonorrhea develop obvious symptoms, most who seem not to have symptoms just aren't paying attention; I'll bet 99% of anxious people who are looking closely would be aware of penile discharge and/or discomfort on urinating. For chlamydia, it's less certain; over half get symptoms, and the percentage probably is higher in those who pay close attention -- but still many infected men are truly without symptoms. The situation with nonchlamydial, nongonococcal urethritis (NGU) -- which is the most common over all cause of such symptoms, especially when they are mild -- isn't so clear. Probably there are asymptomatic infections. But when NGU isn't caused by chlamydia, mostly it's a trivial condition with few if any long term health risks. So diagnosing asymptomatic cases probably doesn't much matter.
As for your situation: when symptoms do develop, they generally appear within 3-5 days for gonorrhea and within 2 weeks for chlamydia. And repeated milking of the penis can be irritating and might cause the possilbe discharge you are seeing. It would help to judge your risk if you had said something about the nature of your sexual exposure 5 weeks previously. If that was high risk for STD, then that would raise the concern about the white spots you are seeing.
In summary, you may or may not be infected with something; I cannot tell. You need to see a health care provider for examination. Your local health department STD clinic would be an excellent choice. Plan on going early in the morning and hold your urine until you are examined -- that's the best way to be sure that if you have a urethral infection, the clinician will be able to detect it. In the meantime, stop squeezing your penis.
I hope this helps. Best wishes-- HHH, MD
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
I agree this probably is a low risk situation. Most likely your symptoms have anything to do with that sexual encounter.
my experience was with a married women, i am married also so that is why i did not suspect anything.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Urgent care clinics are widely variable in their STD expertise. Yours may not be up to speed on STDs. Or maybe you didn't give them the whole story; if you don't mention STD concerns, many clinics or doctors won't think to test for them).
Standard urinalysis often is abnormal if urethritis is present, but not necessarily. You still haven't said anything about the nature of the sexual exposure. If you get reevaluated, consider my STD clinic idea. The evaluation is guaranteed to be expert for STDs and cheaper, possibly cost free.
Standard urinalysis often is abnormal if urethritis is present, but not necessarily. You still haven't said anything about the nature of the sexual exposure. If you get reevaluated, consider my STD clinic idea. The evaluation is guaranteed to be expert for STDs and cheaper, possibly cost free.
i went to the urgent care facility yesterday morning and they took my urine they told me it was normal. would a routine urine check show anything.
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