Oral Gonorrhoea Risk?

[mike80w]

I have been reading the site and reviewing information in relation to Oral Std risks – its seems they are exceedingly rare for all infections. I had a very brief unprotected oral (30 seconds) and got paranoid that I had contracted gonorrhoea and started to panic, I then started to do some research on this matter and wondered if you could review my findings below:

According to UK statistics, Gonorrhoea was recorded at 35,000 infections in the UK last year, this doesn’t seem so bad considering a population of 65 million. Doc Handsfield and Doc Hook have made reference that oral infection accounts for around 1% of all Gonorrhoea cases and 70/80% come from gay men.

So I have come to this calculation 35,000 infections x 0.01 (1%) = 350 infected from oral sex. Then 350 x 0.20 (20% from straight men) = 70. Would this calculation be near accurate???

Gonorrhoea in the UK must be quite rare because by my calculations, contracting this via (straight) oral sex is near 1 in 1 million?

[mike80w]

Hi vance,

Its been a few months since my last post.

Although the odds are on my side, i decided to take a test for piece of mind and for the safety of my girlfriend - all negative.

This was a stupid drunken mistake that i will never do again! I would like to finally put this behind me. I am now safe to assume that my partner hasnt infected from this exposure? Surely if she was i would have tested positive? Am i correct?

I look forward to your comments. Thanks again.

[Vance2335]

1. Over 90% of men get symptoms, less for women but you most likely would have had symptoms by day 5.

2. Doubt you even would have had it but if you did then it would have

3. If he said it then yes.

[mike80w]

I'm happy at 1 in 1 million Vance, just a few more educational questions.

I have decided not to be tested.

Thanks for your help.

[Vance2335]

I can't help with anxiety and going over and over again is not going to change the answer.

Simple either test to ease your mind or don't.

[mike80w]

Final Q:

I had a very brief exposure (30 seconds), I decided not to get tested because I had no symptoms after 10 days.

1. In the 1 in 1 million chance that I had contracted this without knowing and passed this to my partner, would one of us have had symptoms by now?

2. Considering it’s been 6 months with no symptoms, how likely would it be that gonorrhoea would have self-cured? (unlikely, very likely etc)

3. Doc Hook made reference to 1 month self-cure for a man and 3 months for a women? Is this correct?

Thank you!

[Vance2335]

Testing if you have a partner to be safe or to easy your mind.