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Nongonaccal Urethritis Transmission
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I'm hoping someone can give me some reasonable advice. About 6 months back I had oral sex without a condom and then vaginal sex with a condom with a woman I didn't know very well. Two days later I had unprotected sex with my wife. 3 days after that I began noticing symptoms such as a thin clear discharge (it leaves yellowish stains in my underwear), I have a frequent urge to urinate, occasionally I get a sharp shooting pain in my urethra, and some times the tip of my penis is sensitive. I never experienced the thick discharge or the burning sensation while urinating. I went to see my doctor he had gave me Ceftriaxone Sodium (250 mg) shot and then a Doxycyline Hyclate (100 mg) 10 day prescription. He dignosed me with Urethritis. He took a urine sample and I was negative for Gonorrhea and Chlamydia. He also examined my urine for increased white blood cells but that was negative also. I took the prescription and didn't have sex with my wife for 7 days and finished the prescription.
6 months later I still have the symptoms described above, but I've read a lot on this form that many times the syptoms stay with people. My questions are:
1. Is there a good possibility my wife has NGU due to me having sex with her 2 days after I was exposed and has it just been passed back to me? When I had sex with her two days after my encounter with another woman I don't remember any symptoms except frequent urge to unrinate.
2. Is two days a long enough gestation period to where I could have passed it to my wife?
I've been worried sick for months now due to the fact that I may have passed it on to her. We have a 2 year old child and I'm sure if I suggested she get checked, it would open up a can or worms and much suspicion, and I know she will probably leave me. I know anxiety also causes symptoms to remain, but I'm really worried that NGU is present in both of us, and the mental anguish of not knowing and potentially hurting my wife has driven me to the point of contemplating suicide.
I know this whole story does not look good and I know the answer is that I probably passed it onto my wife. Can any health professionals comment on this regarding the two questions above?
Thank you
I'm hoping someone can give me some reasonable advice. About 6 months back I had oral sex without a condom and then vaginal sex with a condom with a woman I didn't know very well. Two days later I had unprotected sex with my wife. 3 days after that I began noticing symptoms such as a thin clear discharge (it leaves yellowish stains in my underwear), I have a frequent urge to urinate, occasionally I get a sharp shooting pain in my urethra, and some times the tip of my penis is sensitive. I never experienced the thick discharge or the burning sensation while urinating. I went to see my doctor he had gave me Ceftriaxone Sodium (250 mg) shot and then a Doxycyline Hyclate (100 mg) 10 day prescription. He dignosed me with Urethritis. He took a urine sample and I was negative for Gonorrhea and Chlamydia. He also examined my urine for increased white blood cells but that was negative also. I took the prescription and didn't have sex with my wife for 7 days and finished the prescription.
6 months later I still have the symptoms described above, but I've read a lot on this form that many times the syptoms stay with people. My questions are:
1. Is there a good possibility my wife has NGU due to me having sex with her 2 days after I was exposed and has it just been passed back to me? When I had sex with her two days after my encounter with another woman I don't remember any symptoms except frequent urge to unrinate.
2. Is two days a long enough gestation period to where I could have passed it to my wife?
I've been worried sick for months now due to the fact that I may have passed it on to her. We have a 2 year old child and I'm sure if I suggested she get checked, it would open up a can or worms and much suspicion, and I know she will probably leave me. I know anxiety also causes symptoms to remain, but I'm really worried that NGU is present in both of us, and the mental anguish of not knowing and potentially hurting my wife has driven me to the point of contemplating suicide.
I know this whole story does not look good and I know the answer is that I probably passed it onto my wife. Can any health professionals comment on this regarding the two questions above?
Thank you
Hello again NGU_FOOL,
You don't have to apologize for bing a "pill" whatever that means, but it sounds negative. * laughs * I don't think you're a "pill" at all. Its okay we are here to help, well as much as we can. However, it is getting nitty bitty gritty with details here, any further post made by me will be more of on my opinion, and you must remember I am not a physican, only someone who has been there (minus the wife and kids ---I understand your risk involved in all this). Also, I'm afraid the moderators are going to step in any moment and cut this thread out. I hope they don't because, as you've seen many men suffer from this with no real known answers... and that was the purpose of second response to you with the article written by Dr. HHH himself. I was hoping that though the ironic title of the article, "A few Answers; but mostly Questions", that it would shine some light on your conditions --yes including your wife. I did not read the thread you've sent because the likely hood is probably that I have before.
Heres what I think, just know that I've never given this advice out before as your case is particular. The reason why I cured in a month from my non-chlamydia NGU, is because I abstained from sex altogether for 3 months. I always use condoms. I will bet you a nickel that if I have unprotected sex my symptoms will come back. The difference between you and I, is yes you are married and no doubt are --in a continuum, having unprotected sex with your wife --exposing your inflammed urethra over and over not giving it "rest". I know getting micoplasma for oral sex is a low risk as well.
Re-read the article link I sent that was titled, "A few Answers; but mostly Questions."
I will close with this, you probably did not developed that NGU from your exposure risk you initially asked about; noticible symptoms are probably coincidental. Hey man, things happen for a Reason, I know that for sure.
You don't have to apologize for bing a "pill" whatever that means, but it sounds negative. * laughs * I don't think you're a "pill" at all. Its okay we are here to help, well as much as we can. However, it is getting nitty bitty gritty with details here, any further post made by me will be more of on my opinion, and you must remember I am not a physican, only someone who has been there (minus the wife and kids ---I understand your risk involved in all this). Also, I'm afraid the moderators are going to step in any moment and cut this thread out. I hope they don't because, as you've seen many men suffer from this with no real known answers... and that was the purpose of second response to you with the article written by Dr. HHH himself. I was hoping that though the ironic title of the article, "A few Answers; but mostly Questions", that it would shine some light on your conditions --yes including your wife. I did not read the thread you've sent because the likely hood is probably that I have before.
Heres what I think, just know that I've never given this advice out before as your case is particular. The reason why I cured in a month from my non-chlamydia NGU, is because I abstained from sex altogether for 3 months. I always use condoms. I will bet you a nickel that if I have unprotected sex my symptoms will come back. The difference between you and I, is yes you are married and no doubt are --in a continuum, having unprotected sex with your wife --exposing your inflammed urethra over and over not giving it "rest". I know getting micoplasma for oral sex is a low risk as well.
Re-read the article link I sent that was titled, "A few Answers; but mostly Questions."
I will close with this, you probably did not developed that NGU from your exposure risk you initially asked about; noticible symptoms are probably coincidental. Hey man, things happen for a Reason, I know that for sure.
JessyJames and bigwreck
This is the reason I cannot accept that everything is fine with me. The link details the struggle of a few men who are having the same issues as myself. The thread is very long if you care to read it, but the gist of it is this: a few men struggled for years with symptoms similar to what I have, and they went to countless doctors who told them they were fine. Finally they had a PCR done that determined they were positive for a Mycoplasma infection. They did not respond to treatment. In addition, the thread is so long because countless other men chimed in saying they have the same issues and the doctors have told them the same things, but still they are having issues. This thread spans over 2 years!!!!! Mycoplasma infections seems to be our worst nightmare come true.
http://forums.wrongdiagnosis.com/showthread.php?s=977a2fd2154aae1b03262f18950583e8&t=32050
This is the reason I cannot accept that everything is fine with me. The link details the struggle of a few men who are having the same issues as myself. The thread is very long if you care to read it, but the gist of it is this: a few men struggled for years with symptoms similar to what I have, and they went to countless doctors who told them they were fine. Finally they had a PCR done that determined they were positive for a Mycoplasma infection. They did not respond to treatment. In addition, the thread is so long because countless other men chimed in saying they have the same issues and the doctors have told them the same things, but still they are having issues. This thread spans over 2 years!!!!! Mycoplasma infections seems to be our worst nightmare come true.
http://forums.wrongdiagnosis.com/showthread.php?s=977a2fd2154aae1b03262f18950583e8&t=32050
Hi Jessy,
Thank you for the answers and the link. I do believe a lot of what you're saying in regards to the mental aspect, but I do have symptoms that remain such as discharge and frequent urge to urinate. These are unmistakable physical sypmtoms that I cannot get to go away. The temporarily resolved with the start of each new antibiotic but then returned. I will try to remain calm but as I said above, there is a lot at stake for me. I want to get well and I want my family to stay together. This is very difficult and emotionally draining on me. Sorry to be such a pill
Thank you for the answers and the link. I do believe a lot of what you're saying in regards to the mental aspect, but I do have symptoms that remain such as discharge and frequent urge to urinate. These are unmistakable physical sypmtoms that I cannot get to go away. The temporarily resolved with the start of each new antibiotic but then returned. I will try to remain calm but as I said above, there is a lot at stake for me. I want to get well and I want my family to stay together. This is very difficult and emotionally draining on me. Sorry to be such a pill
Jesse, i apologize if I came across that way. I have studied and interviewed over 200 Gulf war soldiers/spouses and Lymes patients/spouses. Overwhelmingly I have found the spouses infected suffering the same symptoms, with Hysterectomies and ovarian cysts being the norm. Symptoms are exactly alike across the board. When tested, all above tested pos for Mycoplasma Fermentans-Incognitus and Borrelia Burgdeferi which are blood borne pathogens. Just too coincedental for me considering the birth defects that BOTH Lymes and GWI patients suffer. There is almost NO research being done w/ only soldiers being recognized. Their spouses and Lymes patients /spouses are receiving NO help at ALL. It's a tragedy.
I asked your "expert" status to find out what type of researcher you were and/or clinician. most here feel if they get an opinion that has been given by an "expert" it is by an ACTUAL expert, not a voted one. No offense.
I asked your "expert" status to find out what type of researcher you were and/or clinician. most here feel if they get an opinion that has been given by an "expert" it is by an ACTUAL expert, not a voted one. No offense.
1. 1 gram single doze. Treated same day, and I ate something later (I went to Mc Donalds)
2. Yes.
3. No. In fact I become abstinent. I even stopped masturbating for 3 months --it was a spiritual growth for me.
ewford: My clinical training.... if that really matters to you: I am a certified phlebotomist, was in medical school, now I am on a leave of absence. I have a degree in biomedical Engineering, but none of this matters. Most of what I know is based on my own personal experiences. But you seem to be talking about political propaganda and governmental complex I am uninterested in, and will get us know where on these forms. I am here to help people on what are the next medical steps to take to get better; not debate on weather something exist or not or if there is a governmental conspiracy or not.
Doctors say, "you have nothing to worry about" because, really mostly they don't, the experts are not blind to it, in fact they are looking at it from a long term perspective, in that in the end the condition should resolve itself. True STD's MAY cause still births... but really really, the main cause stillbirths and deformed children is not NUG's and STDs, its genetic factors, environmental factors, fetal alcohol syndrome... drugs, mom being overweight etc. The research is there, one is not expected to know everything as many doctors out there don't know everything; however lets not discredit them.
NGU_Fool:
I don't know what else to say to you to help you, you appear to be doing the correct things. In time you should get better.
Here's a entree I wrote that I found has helped people:
http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/221430/psychological-aspect-of-STDs-on-these-forums?personal_page_id=1411239 ;
2. Yes.
3. No. In fact I become abstinent. I even stopped masturbating for 3 months --it was a spiritual growth for me.
ewford: My clinical training.... if that really matters to you: I am a certified phlebotomist, was in medical school, now I am on a leave of absence. I have a degree in biomedical Engineering, but none of this matters. Most of what I know is based on my own personal experiences. But you seem to be talking about political propaganda and governmental complex I am uninterested in, and will get us know where on these forms. I am here to help people on what are the next medical steps to take to get better; not debate on weather something exist or not or if there is a governmental conspiracy or not.
Doctors say, "you have nothing to worry about" because, really mostly they don't, the experts are not blind to it, in fact they are looking at it from a long term perspective, in that in the end the condition should resolve itself. True STD's MAY cause still births... but really really, the main cause stillbirths and deformed children is not NUG's and STDs, its genetic factors, environmental factors, fetal alcohol syndrome... drugs, mom being overweight etc. The research is there, one is not expected to know everything as many doctors out there don't know everything; however lets not discredit them.
NGU_Fool:
I don't know what else to say to you to help you, you appear to be doing the correct things. In time you should get better.
Here's a entree I wrote that I found has helped people:
http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/221430/psychological-aspect-of-STDs-on-these-forums?personal_page_id=1411239 ;
I misstated that I went 14 months before symptoms. I had a sore penis, drip, gonad pain, clear discharge. Those were the FIRST symptoms. The others came along and they are all Syphillis symptoms, but my 3 RPR tests were neg as were all my tests during that period. But Lyme/Mycoplasma symptoms are what I have, and I tested pos for them from the "sites" you call missleading. You can't tell me my symptoms are in my head. That is exactly the reason the Dr's are missdiagnosing this.
Eight diff doctors wanted to give me 8 diff meds for symptoms when in reality this is an intracellular bacterial chronic infection.
Eight diff doctors wanted to give me 8 diff meds for symptoms when in reality this is an intracellular bacterial chronic infection.
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