Syphilis risk

[Ged1]

During a recent lap dance the dancer touched her genitals and then brushed her finger over my lips. About 11 days later I felt a small spot pop up on my lips. If I run my teeth over it I fell some mild pain. It has a small white head but other than that is fairly innocuous. I am terrified this may be a syphilis sore.

Appreciate any thoughts on the risk.

Ged

[Vance2335]

Timing has nothing to do with it. Direct contact with the syphilis sore is the only way to transmit it.

[Ged1]

Thanks Vance. Can I therefore assume the bacteria die in 1 second or less I.e. The time taken for her finger to go from her vagina to my lips? Sorry to persist - just wanted to understand the timing.

GED

[Vance2335]

Direct sexual contact with a syphilis sore. Not indirect touching like you have said.

[Ged1]

Can someone help me better understand the transmission mode of Syphilis? I am assuming that if someone touched their vagina with fingers and then immediately touched my lips the bacteria would still be alive given that transfer is 1 second or less? Why would it therefore not be a risk?

I had a slightly painful bump on my lip around 11 days per previous email. This seemed to clear up in 3 days. Am I correct to think that a chancre could not clear up that quickly?

Appreciate any feedback as I am currently quite stressed out about this.

GED

[Ged1]

Thanks for the feedback. My nervousness was based on hearing how easily transferrable Syphlis is. I am calmer now as the blemish on my lip has disappeared after 3 days which I assume a primary chancre wouldn't.

GED

[gracefromHHP]

this was not a risk for any std!!  it takes a heck of a lot more than that sort of contact to transmit std's.

grace