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Risk from oral female to male
Most posters seem to say their unprotected oral sex experience last under a minute or two and the answer to the risk seems to be little to no risk. I received unprotected oral sex from a massage sex worker for more like 5-10 minutes. Is my risk considered higher? I didn’t notice any lesions or blemishes.
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The risk for receiving oral is gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis and maybe genital herpes type 1, if you don't already have oral herpes type 1.
It's a lot lower risk than unprotected vaginal or anal sex, but there is still a risk.
Yes, most people have oral for just a min or so, which really doesn't warrant the anxiety they have for it. Most experts don't think an unprotected oral encounter to completion even warrants testing, no matter how long it lasts, unless you get symptoms.
If you have a regular partner you are concerned about, then test to move beyond it. Otherwise, no need to spend any time on it at all.
It's a lot lower risk than unprotected vaginal or anal sex, but there is still a risk.
Yes, most people have oral for just a min or so, which really doesn't warrant the anxiety they have for it. Most experts don't think an unprotected oral encounter to completion even warrants testing, no matter how long it lasts, unless you get symptoms.
If you have a regular partner you are concerned about, then test to move beyond it. Otherwise, no need to spend any time on it at all.
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Thank you, that’s comforting. Givin that there is a regular partner that nvolved, how soon could I test and get accurate results for those?
You can test for gonorrhea and chlamydia at 5-7 days post encounter.
You can test for syphilis at 6 weeks, though really, I wouldn't worry about that one as it's uncommon in developed countries like the US, UK, Canada, countries in Europe, etc.
If you don't get symptoms of herpes - blisters, for example, I wouldn't bother testing for that. If you test positive for hsv1 with a blood test, you won't know if it's a pre-existing oral or a new genital infection. If you test negative, it might be a false negative as it misses a full 30% of infections. If you do get it genitally, it's almost never transmitted from the genitals without symptoms present, so I wouldn't worry about that at all.
You can test for syphilis at 6 weeks, though really, I wouldn't worry about that one as it's uncommon in developed countries like the US, UK, Canada, countries in Europe, etc.
If you don't get symptoms of herpes - blisters, for example, I wouldn't bother testing for that. If you test positive for hsv1 with a blood test, you won't know if it's a pre-existing oral or a new genital infection. If you test negative, it might be a false negative as it misses a full 30% of infections. If you do get it genitally, it's almost never transmitted from the genitals without symptoms present, so I wouldn't worry about that at all.
Thank you so much for your time. I really appreciate it!
You're welcome. :)
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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.
