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Possible STD / odds?

40 Year old male .. I'v only been sexually active with one woman (wife) since 2004.
In June of  2009 and October 2010 I received Oral sex (unproductive) from a woman that I knew during a tumultuous time for my wife and I.

In Late April I was given an Antibiotic (not sure what ) for a seemingly UTI (burning pee)
Three years later / November 2013 .. the slight burning came back, but went away on its own after maybe 5 days or so .. didn't think much of it.
I have always, however had a swollen epididymis .. and really I think I've had this for at four or five years with Zero pain or any discomfort ..  pretty sure I've had this prior to the episode but can't really remember.
I contacted the woman (still friends sort of) and she claims no STD's ..???  
Scared to death so I'll ask … what are the odds that 3 plus years later that I find "something"  
I have no symptoms /discomfort at all now … just  a still swollen epididymis that I never really knew what it was nor even think about much
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Not sure what that med is. I have just gained knowledge from reading, researching and asking questions in the past.
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PS .. I discovered the name of the meds the doc had me on in May 2011 ..  Duricef ..  
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and "something" would not be vague ??  BTW … is your knowledge from personal experience or are you just involved with helping people / work in this type of field ?

And again your help is beyond appreciated
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If anything the antibiotics might cure it, but would never go that long without knowing something.
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Vance I can't tell you how much your correspondence means … I know I sound very uneducated .. SO if I or any guy ever contracted Chlamydia, Gonorrhea …whatever from receiving oral (whatever those odds are)   .. they will Eventually know it diagnosed or not because they will feel real symptoms/ ill ?  And what if you were ever on Antibiotics for normal life stuff ?  Could that keep a hidden STI "at bay" without really killing it but letting it linger in the body undetected over a course of 2,3,4,5 …. years ??  I know I sound crazy but the info I'm finding on the web is making me crazy
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90+% of men show symptoms within 5 days. If not then, then within a few months they have something...not years.
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thanks for the reply ..  the internet has me depressed with fear and anxiety .. all I read is how many of these STI's are Asymptomatic and you NEVER KNOW you have it …  so by that logic we can be walking around our entire lives without knowing?  I have been tracing back every groin sensation I have ever had for the last 10 years and trying to play connect the dots with random experiences …  so the short answer is .. if you have it .. you WILL eventually know it sooner then 3 years or even 2 years for that matter when I was last treated for "burning pee" … also is it as easy to catch orally as it is vaginally?
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Men don't have gonorrhea for 3 years and not know it/have serious issues.
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