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worry about an exposure
Doc,
I am really concerned about a recent exposure about 6-8 weeks ago. I saw a CSW around Middle of July, forgot which date and now i was kind of concerned about it. The exposure was completely protected with condom (oral and vaginal). The activity last for about 15 minutes and then i remove the condom and head for shower right away.
3 days after that, i have a real big red pimple that is hard and really painful on my pubic area and it goes away in 3-4 days. I assumed that's is not some kind of herpes or std sore. Do you?
Until recent week, i suddenly have very sensitive testicle and some iritation feeling in the penis. No pain or burning during urination but mostly after and other random time. Also there is no discharge or any thing like that. besides, i recently has some body ache and i think it may due to over stress or axierty. Can this be a symptom of STD or do i just overreacting to this situationg i have. Is the time frame for STD symptom possible after 6-8 weeks?
I have a regular partner and i am affraid to pass anything to her.
Please advice if i need any testing or should i move on. Thanks for your help. Thanks
I am really concerned about a recent exposure about 6-8 weeks ago. I saw a CSW around Middle of July, forgot which date and now i was kind of concerned about it. The exposure was completely protected with condom (oral and vaginal). The activity last for about 15 minutes and then i remove the condom and head for shower right away.
3 days after that, i have a real big red pimple that is hard and really painful on my pubic area and it goes away in 3-4 days. I assumed that's is not some kind of herpes or std sore. Do you?
Until recent week, i suddenly have very sensitive testicle and some iritation feeling in the penis. No pain or burning during urination but mostly after and other random time. Also there is no discharge or any thing like that. besides, i recently has some body ache and i think it may due to over stress or axierty. Can this be a symptom of STD or do i just overreacting to this situationg i have. Is the time frame for STD symptom possible after 6-8 weeks?
I have a regular partner and i am affraid to pass anything to her.
Please advice if i need any testing or should i move on. Thanks for your help. Thanks
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
STDs are not likely causes of such symptoms. I can't say whether there might be some non STD problem. If the symptoms continue, see a health care provider.
Thanks a lot for the quick response. I feel relief right after. But i do have a quick final question. I have sex with my regular partner yesteday and i feel some pain in my penis before the penetration and when we are done i feel some pain after ejeculation and then pain on left side of penis when i pee (right after sex). Is there anything to concerned about?
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Welcome to the STD forum.
As you might have seen in other threads, often the earliest lines of a question tell me enough that I make a preliminary response before reading the rest. In this case, "The exposure was completely protected with condom (oral and vaginal)" tells me that almost certainly you did not catch any STD. Unless you say something quite surprising as I read the rest, most likely this judgment will not change.
Now I have read the rest. Guess what?
No STD causes pimples in the pubic area. That's a very common place for folliculitis (hair follicle infection), which often can be quite prominent. That's what is suggested by "a real big red pimple that is hard and really painful on my pubic area and it goes away in 3-4 days"-- certainly not herpes or any other STD.
And your other symptoms don't suggest any STD either. There is no STD that cuases "sensitive testicle". As for "irritation feeling in the penis", I don't know exactly what you mean -- but wihtou discharge or painful urination, no STD is likely. And you can't catch a urethral STD through an intact condom.
Finally, you go on to write "...recently...some body ache and i think it may due to over stress or anxierty. Can this be a symptom of STD or [am I] just overreacting?" As I have said many times on this forum, whenever a person suggests that his or her own symptoms have a psychological or emotional origin, usually s/he is correct. I believe you are overreacting to trivial, meaningless symptoms out of guilt over your sexual indiscretion -- nothing more, certainly no STD.
Of course if you remain nervous despite this reassurance, it is fine with me if you want to visit your primary health care provider or your local health department STD clinic for examination and testing. But rest assured nothing will show up (or if it does, it will not be from your condom-protected sexual encounter).
I hope this helps. Best wishes-- HHH, MD
As you might have seen in other threads, often the earliest lines of a question tell me enough that I make a preliminary response before reading the rest. In this case, "The exposure was completely protected with condom (oral and vaginal)" tells me that almost certainly you did not catch any STD. Unless you say something quite surprising as I read the rest, most likely this judgment will not change.
Now I have read the rest. Guess what?
No STD causes pimples in the pubic area. That's a very common place for folliculitis (hair follicle infection), which often can be quite prominent. That's what is suggested by "a real big red pimple that is hard and really painful on my pubic area and it goes away in 3-4 days"-- certainly not herpes or any other STD.
And your other symptoms don't suggest any STD either. There is no STD that cuases "sensitive testicle". As for "irritation feeling in the penis", I don't know exactly what you mean -- but wihtou discharge or painful urination, no STD is likely. And you can't catch a urethral STD through an intact condom.
Finally, you go on to write "...recently...some body ache and i think it may due to over stress or anxierty. Can this be a symptom of STD or [am I] just overreacting?" As I have said many times on this forum, whenever a person suggests that his or her own symptoms have a psychological or emotional origin, usually s/he is correct. I believe you are overreacting to trivial, meaningless symptoms out of guilt over your sexual indiscretion -- nothing more, certainly no STD.
Of course if you remain nervous despite this reassurance, it is fine with me if you want to visit your primary health care provider or your local health department STD clinic for examination and testing. But rest assured nothing will show up (or if it does, it will not be from your condom-protected sexual encounter).
I hope this helps. Best wishes-- HHH, MD
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Herpes spreads by oral, vaginal and anal sex.
Herpes sores blister, then burst, scab and heal.
STIs are the most common cause of genital sores.
Millions of people are diagnosed with STDs in the U.S. each year.
STDs can't be transmitted by casual contact, like hugging or touching.
Syphilis is an STD that is transmitted by oral, genital and anal sex.
