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Oral sex and throat infection

Hi everyone, recently I went to the doctor with a nasty sore throat that had started to get swollen and accumulate white spots. He tested me for strep and found that it was not that, and my lymph nodes are not swollen for it to be mono. He said it was a viral infection that should last about three to four days. Anyway, the next day, I performed oral sex on my boyfriend. The day after that, I realized the infection had gotten even worse (at least to me). Could this have exacerbated the problem? Also, could this be something serious for me? Thank you all!

My symptoms are
Sore and swollen throat (predominately on one side)
Painful and difficult swallowing
A thick, white coating on my tonsils and throat
Nasal congestion (which I had had from before but has gotten worse)

Thanks again!
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1415174 tn?1453243103
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Hi and sorry you  have this problem. Are you feeling better now? If it is viral it should have started to get better. Did the doctor just do a strep test or did he also do a throat culture? The strep test usually just checks for one type of strep called Streptococcus pyogenes or group A strep. There are several other types of Strep that can cause a bad throat infection. So they should have done a culture too. Also, though, having the sinus issue at the same time seems to imply that you may have a viral infection. Did or do you have a high fever. Usually with a bad strep infection you would get a fever of about 100 or more. Some viruses would cause a fever too. The other poster brought up a good point is that you could also get tested for Gonorrhoeae or GC of the throat.  So if you are not better you should see a doctor and discuss some of these issues.
Let me know if you have any further questions.
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I know it's an old post. Bad sore throats can also be caused by gonorrhea; and can be  precursors to dozens of different infectious diseases. Hope you are better.
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Hi,
How are you? Do you still have the symptoms that you mentioned? Sore throat infection may be due to  viral or bacterial cause. Bacterial infection may present with exudates on the tonsils and may require antibiotic for treatment.If it persists, it is best that you have this checked by your doctor directly for proper evaluation. Take care and do keep us posted.  
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