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Golden Shower

Hellow Doc Forgive my poor English.

I always wanted to try the Golden Shower. Last week I met a sex worker, she undressed and urinated in my mouth. Not touched her vagina on me. I drink a bit of her urine, a part of the shed and then finally threw up a little in the sink. I washed my mouth and walked away. Two days later I started having runny nose, body aches and sinus symptoms. Lasted four days. 8 days ago today this happened. Any chance I have contracted HIV? She told me she was healthy. Then I read that there is risk if there is blood in the urine, open sores in the mouth as thrush and herpes. I'm scared to death. A week ago I'm avoiding my wife and I do not know what to tell her.

what do I do? need to be tested?
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239123 tn?1267647614
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There is no STD from this event that could cause diarrhea.  It has nothing to do with your golden showers adventure.  It is safe to have sex with your wife.

I'm not going to keep answering the same questions, or new ones that ignore the advice I have already given.  Do your best to move on.
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Ok Doc, thanks.

Then I proceed with sexual activities with my wife? And this last diarrhea that began (8-9 days). Would be a concern?
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239123 tn?1267647614
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Thand even then it probably wouldn't be a risk.  And if her urine didn't appear bloody, it wasn't a problem.  And I'm not going to speculate about problems you didn't have, like oral herpes (which apparently had healed) or thrush.

Therefore, this information doesn't change my opinion or advice.  Re-read my reply above.
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Please, I'm desperate. I just fight with my wife because I do not know what else to speak to avoid relationship with her. Is it safe to have sex with her? I do not want to risk it infects. Look at the items that bothered me:

I did the golden shower with a sex worker.

I do not know if she had kidney stone or urinary infection and blood in the urine.

I came from an oral herpes, which apparently was already healed, but not sure I'd microlesions.

What do you think? I can not avoid sex with my wife for a long time. And would not want to infect anyone.
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I forgot to say. Today eight days after s what happened, I had a bit of diarrhea. Not by the amount that went to the bathroom, because I was just the usual. But I made a lot of water. Any sign?
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even if you have blood in urine and that my mouth has open sores like herpes and thrush?
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239123 tn?1267647614
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Welcome to the forum.

Your question may be one of those that can be answered accurately from the title alone, without looking at the question itself.  (For the uninitiated, "golden shower" refers to urine exposure, usually involving the mouth or face.)  Urine inhibits or kills HIV and most STD pathogens, and is generally believed to carry little or no risk of disease transmission.  So most likely you are not at risk.

Now I have read the question itself.  This was risk free in regard to HIV.  Your symptoms don't concern me:  they came on much too soon for HIV (7-10 days is the minimum) and they're the wrong symptoms anyway:  HIV doesn't cause nasal congestion, runny nose, etc.  And no STDs cause those symptoms either.

From a strict risk standpoint, you don't require testing for HIV or any STD, and can safely continune unprotected sex with your wife.  However, if you remain nervous, you can always see a doctor or clinic for STD testing (and HIV testing in a few weeks), for the additional reassurance of negative test results.

I hope this has helped.  Best wishes--  HHH, MD
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