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Extremely worried..pls pls help me
Hi,
I have had unprotected oral sex with a sex worker (I am male and from a female).
Encounter lasted about 30 seconds.
reading the internet I am at risk of HIV and many other STD´s.
Am going to get tested but at the moment am beside myself I may have contracted a serious disease like HIV.
Please advise my risk factor for this encounter, regadrs, Pauk
I have had unprotected oral sex with a sex worker (I am male and from a female).
Encounter lasted about 30 seconds.
reading the internet I am at risk of HIV and many other STD´s.
Am going to get tested but at the moment am beside myself I may have contracted a serious disease like HIV.
Please advise my risk factor for this encounter, regadrs, Pauk
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
As I said, I see no need for testing if you don't have symptoms. But if you decide to do it anyway,gonorrhea/chlamydia testing (urine) is valid any time more than 2-3 days after exposure. The blood tests for HIV and syphilis take 4-8 weeks to become positive; at 2 weeks they will only show whether you were infected before the exposure.
Thank you for the comprehensive reply.
My understanding from it is that the risk of a life threatening disease like HIV is pretty much zero. For others it is close to zero ....
Should I have a test week with bloods and urine, will it show Gonorrhea then.
Will a blood test of 2 weeks show any other symptoms.
Best regards, Paul
My understanding from it is that the risk of a life threatening disease like HIV is pretty much zero. For others it is close to zero ....
Should I have a test week with bloods and urine, will it show Gonorrhea then.
Will a blood test of 2 weeks show any other symptoms.
Best regards, Paul
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Welcome to the forum. Thanks for your question.
It would seem your online searching has led you to some inaccurate information -- or perhaps in your anxiety, you are being selectively drawn to information that increases your fears and missing the reassuring bits. The fact is that oral sex is safe sex. It isn't completely free of STD risk, but the risk is zero or very close to it for some STDs (HIV, hepatitis, HPV, HSV-2) and low risk for others (gonorrhea, NGU, HSV-1, syphilis). Below is the link to a thread that discusses oral sex risks in detail; please read it.
http://www.medhelp.org/posts/STDs/receiving-oral-sex/show/1524123
On the basis of a single exposure like you had, I don't recommend testing for STDs in the absence of symptoms like urethral discharge or penile sores. If nothing like this develops in the next couple of weeks, you can consider yourself home free. However, if you decide you must be tested for reassurance, you can have a urine test for gonorrhea and chlamydia at any time; and a blood test for HIV and syphilis after a few weeks.
Really, this shouldn't be a source of serious worry. Read the other thread as well, then let me know if anything isn't clear.
Best wishes-- HHH, MD
It would seem your online searching has led you to some inaccurate information -- or perhaps in your anxiety, you are being selectively drawn to information that increases your fears and missing the reassuring bits. The fact is that oral sex is safe sex. It isn't completely free of STD risk, but the risk is zero or very close to it for some STDs (HIV, hepatitis, HPV, HSV-2) and low risk for others (gonorrhea, NGU, HSV-1, syphilis). Below is the link to a thread that discusses oral sex risks in detail; please read it.
http://www.medhelp.org/posts/STDs/receiving-oral-sex/show/1524123
On the basis of a single exposure like you had, I don't recommend testing for STDs in the absence of symptoms like urethral discharge or penile sores. If nothing like this develops in the next couple of weeks, you can consider yourself home free. However, if you decide you must be tested for reassurance, you can have a urine test for gonorrhea and chlamydia at any time; and a blood test for HIV and syphilis after a few weeks.
Really, this shouldn't be a source of serious worry. Read the other thread as well, then let me know if anything isn't clear.
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.
