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Worried after and encounter
Hello Doctor. Before I get into my question I wanted to thank you for offer this wonderful service.
Last night I went out with some friends drinking and ended up sleeping with a Korean sex worker. First she thoroughly washed my entire body with soap and water then she proceded to give me protected oral sex for appx 4 minutes. After this we had protected vaginal sex for roughly 6-10 minutes. During this time I believe that some of her vaginal fluids may have gotten on the base of my penis where the condom does not cover. After the sex was completed she proceded to clean my penis with a warm wet towel. One hour later when I arrived home I washed with soap and water.
My main concern is that 2 days prior I had shaved my pubic region and the base of my penis. I am troubled with the thought that I may have made it easier to acquire any STD's by doing so. Especially with her vaginal fluids coming in contact with that area.
My questions are as follows:
Does the fact the I shaved my pubic region increase my risk to contract an std?
What is the risk of contracting HSV2 or HPV from this encounter?
Of all the types of genital HPV, how many produce visible warts?
Would washing my genitals with the wet towel immediately following sex have prevented HPV or Herpes in anyway?
What could I have potentially contracted by having the base of my penis uncovered by the condom?
Thanks again for your time.
Last night I went out with some friends drinking and ended up sleeping with a Korean sex worker. First she thoroughly washed my entire body with soap and water then she proceded to give me protected oral sex for appx 4 minutes. After this we had protected vaginal sex for roughly 6-10 minutes. During this time I believe that some of her vaginal fluids may have gotten on the base of my penis where the condom does not cover. After the sex was completed she proceded to clean my penis with a warm wet towel. One hour later when I arrived home I washed with soap and water.
My main concern is that 2 days prior I had shaved my pubic region and the base of my penis. I am troubled with the thought that I may have made it easier to acquire any STD's by doing so. Especially with her vaginal fluids coming in contact with that area.
My questions are as follows:
Does the fact the I shaved my pubic region increase my risk to contract an std?
What is the risk of contracting HSV2 or HPV from this encounter?
Of all the types of genital HPV, how many produce visible warts?
Would washing my genitals with the wet towel immediately following sex have prevented HPV or Herpes in anyway?
What could I have potentially contracted by having the base of my penis uncovered by the condom?
Thanks again for your time.
Thank you
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Protected vaginal = zero risk. Even unprotected oral carries almost no risk, and with protection the risk is below zero. There is no chance you caught any STD and pubic area shaving doesn't make enough difference to worry about. Nobody can say there isn't some slight chance of HPV or HSV from the genital area skin contact above the condom, but in STD clinics we rarely see people with new warts or herpes in that area, and even more rarely see them show up first in the pubic area, where you shaved.
Direct answers to your questions therefore are: 1) No measurable risk. 2) Near zero. 3) Two types, HPV-6 and 11, cause 90% of genital warts. 4) Most of the 100+ HPV types cause no warts and no other symptoms. 5) Logically washing might help, but not necessarily. There are no data. 6) Unlikely; see above.
It's useless to worry about HPV. As a sexually active person, you have been infected before now and you are going to be infected again. The frequency of HPV is no higher in sex workers than in any other women you're likely to meet. You need to look at HPV as inevitable, unavoidable, and almost entirely harmless. Herpes is more of an issue, but the chance of that is simply too low to worry about in the circumstance you describe.
Bottom line: Let the whole thing go. You're fine.
Best wishes-- HHH, MD
Direct answers to your questions therefore are: 1) No measurable risk. 2) Near zero. 3) Two types, HPV-6 and 11, cause 90% of genital warts. 4) Most of the 100+ HPV types cause no warts and no other symptoms. 5) Logically washing might help, but not necessarily. There are no data. 6) Unlikely; see above.
It's useless to worry about HPV. As a sexually active person, you have been infected before now and you are going to be infected again. The frequency of HPV is no higher in sex workers than in any other women you're likely to meet. You need to look at HPV as inevitable, unavoidable, and almost entirely harmless. Herpes is more of an issue, but the chance of that is simply too low to worry about in the circumstance you describe.
Bottom line: Let the whole thing go. You're fine.
Best wishes-- HHH, MD
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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.
