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Sore throat after oral sex
Hi all,
Almost four days ago I performed unprotected oral sex on a male. For almost 24 hours (starting about 3 days later), I've had a sore throat on the left side. Not too bad, but enough to hurt when I swallow. My tonsils have white patches on both of them. Besides that, I have no other symptoms really. A mild headache last night, but that is it.
If this were to potentially be oral herpes, would I have already developed bumps/sores at the same time as the sore throat/tonsils ? Or do they take a couple days to appear after the sore throat? I do not know my partners herpes status, so I am worrying.
Or, would it be more likely that my oral flora is thrown out of whack from the new exposure?
Almost four days ago I performed unprotected oral sex on a male. For almost 24 hours (starting about 3 days later), I've had a sore throat on the left side. Not too bad, but enough to hurt when I swallow. My tonsils have white patches on both of them. Besides that, I have no other symptoms really. A mild headache last night, but that is it.
If this were to potentially be oral herpes, would I have already developed bumps/sores at the same time as the sore throat/tonsils ? Or do they take a couple days to appear after the sore throat? I do not know my partners herpes status, so I am worrying.
Or, would it be more likely that my oral flora is thrown out of whack from the new exposure?
So puss on tonsils and a sore throat is unrelated to herpes symptoms? They aren't a prodrome?
It is highly unlikely to experience herpes symptoms in the throat.
Most likely people experience the sores where the virus enters the body; where it was rubbed into with skin ti skin contact.
Most likely people experience the sores where the virus enters the body; where it was rubbed into with skin ti skin contact.
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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.
