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Can Cold / Influenza be an STD?
Hi,
I am male and have had an encounter with an escort girl which included protected penetrative sex, unprotected oral sex (giving and receiving) and french kissing.
A few days later I got a cold / mild influenza which included runny nose, headache, muscle aches, stomach aches with diarrhea (stomach upset intermittently multiple times) and the face and body feeling hot and cold but I do not believe I had a fever and if so it would have been low. I am feeling better now but this lasted quite a number of days.
I am a bit worried since normally colds / influenza only last a couple of days and I do not get multiple bouts of diarrhea and feeling hot and cold etc.
Can you please give me your thoughts on whether this could be an STD of some sort or does this sound more like a cold or influenza that I have picked up coincidently at the same time as the contact I had.
Also can you please let me know the risks of giving and receiving unprotected oral sex.
Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Ruchi
I am male and have had an encounter with an escort girl which included protected penetrative sex, unprotected oral sex (giving and receiving) and french kissing.
A few days later I got a cold / mild influenza which included runny nose, headache, muscle aches, stomach aches with diarrhea (stomach upset intermittently multiple times) and the face and body feeling hot and cold but I do not believe I had a fever and if so it would have been low. I am feeling better now but this lasted quite a number of days.
I am a bit worried since normally colds / influenza only last a couple of days and I do not get multiple bouts of diarrhea and feeling hot and cold etc.
Can you please give me your thoughts on whether this could be an STD of some sort or does this sound more like a cold or influenza that I have picked up coincidently at the same time as the contact I had.
Also can you please let me know the risks of giving and receiving unprotected oral sex.
Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Ruchi
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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.
As for the risks of unprotected oral they are very low. Giving oral to a woman has next to no risk and recieveing had a very small risk of gonorrhea and NGU. And an even smaller risk of herpes or syphilis. Without any real symptoms like discharge from the penis or blisters or open sores on the genitals I wouldn't even recommend getting tested. Best to be safe next time and have protected oral as well as protected intercourse.
Hope that helps.