Protected Vaginal sex but itchy anus after

[Bob12570]

I had protected vaginal sex with csw about 6 weeks ago. No issues with condom as far as I could tell and it lasted about 3-4 min. No anal and nothing happened with my butt area.

Around week 3, I developed an itchy anus. It has persisted and a light rash has developed around one side of my anus, there are also about 3 pimple like reddish bumps in a line from my anus down perinium which kind of looks like a scratch from the redness. They’ve never burst or been open sores. I havent had any issues with penis or scrotum (and I’ve been checking!), except maybe redness on scrotum. Just itching around anus and now reddish rash and the pimples. I’m very anxious about stds, any ideas about what this could be?

Note - I’ve been tested for standard panel of tests (hiv, gonn, chlamidea, hep, trich) at 5 days and 4 weeks, also tested for syphilis at 4 weeks just in case, all negative. Plan to do another round of tests at 8-12 weeks and include igg hsv2 to cover bases.

[auntiejessi]

Have you had a doctor actually look at this? It could be a fungal infection.

It doesn't sound like herpes, which wouldn't last 3 weeks with no changes. Syphilis sores are round, open sores, so it isn't that.

It really doesn't sound like an STD, but you should let a doctor see it.

[Bob12570]

Thanks for the comment auntiejessi! I haven’t had a doctor see it - at my 4 week test at planned parenthood I saw a nurse practitioner who I showed a picture and she didn’t think anything of it, except maybe a hemorrhoid but since I was a walk in wasn’t able to see a doctor. That was before the rash had really spread so just kind of an inflamed anus and just had the on and off itching.

[auntiejessi]

Since it's persisted, you should make an appt and get it checked out. Let us know what happens.