[Question #10596] Wife groin issue

21 months ago

Hello

My seexual past entails of massages with full body massages no fs ever. No oral ever unprotected.

My wife over the past 8 or so months has been experiencing groin issues when she only walks. She feels pain when she walks. Could I have given her an STI. She went for an ultra sound where they said the following:

There are 2 mildly enlarged lymph nodes to your right groin likely due to an infection.

This pain she has went away for a while and then returns when she starts walking fast or exercises. She lately started exercising alot. I have never had any bare sex unprovted and my main exposures are massages without a condom where their vagina may have briefly slid across my bare penis but nothing penetrating especially uncovered.

Could this pain be an STI as google said it very likely is.

21 months ago

I should say I don't feel or ha e any symptoms on my end. No burning urination ever. I once had a jock itch but that was it. During that time we didn't have sex.

But could I have unknowingly passed an STI to her as a result this is now a groin pain. She is fine otherwise health wise. We thought it was a muscle pull which clearly it is now not one.

21 months ago

reactive nodes, enlarged nodes. 2 of them. up to about 6mm in that area. is not a gym injury cuz it isn't a tissue issue. it's a lymph node which is swollen which is fighting off some kind of infection or bacteria. This is what they said. Any help is appreciated

H. Hunter Handsfield, MD

21 months ago

Welcome back to the forum. But I hope you won't mind my initial observation that your several questions over the years have had two themes: over-concern for STDs based on the nature of the non-marital exposures you have described, which seem to have never included sexual events with significant STD risk; and symptoms in your wife that generally sound like common gynecologic issues that rarely are due to STDs. I'm glad to see now that you have no recent symptoms or likely high risk exposures. And I am not alarmed by the symptoms you describe for your wife; despite what you apparently found on google searching, I see nothing typical for STD.

You're almost certainly on the right track with "fighting off some kind of infection"; indeed the most common cause of lymph node inflammation in the groin are infections or other inflammation of the leg or foot on the same side. Do you by chance have a cat, or is your wife potentially exposed to cats? One of the most common causes of unilateral groin lymph node inflammation is cat scratch disease (which doesn't actually require known scratches). But any fairly minor infection or inflammation can do it: hangnail, skinned knee, and other infections.

In any case, inguinal (groin) lymphadenopathy, by itself, is rarely due to STD. The only STDs that are even potentially likely are syphilis and herpes, but there are strong reasons to be confident she has neither of them (absence of current or recent genital sores, only one side involved, no generalized skin rash, and others) -- as well as the fact that you really haven't been at risk (and presumably you are confident your wife doesn't have other sex partners).

I would advise your wife to keep working with her doctors if her symptoms continue to concern her. I see no need for STD testing.

I hope these comments are helpful. Let me know if anything isn't clear.

HHH, MD

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21 months ago

Thanks doc

If this was herpes or syphilis

Would you say there would have been more symptoms than just the groin pain on one side. She is scheduled to see a GP next week. I jus am hoping I didn't give her anything soley for her sake.

H. Hunter Handsfield, MD

21 months ago

"Would you say there would have been more symptoms than just the groin pain on one side?" I said that above. I see no need to repeat myself.

She has no STD from you.

When she sees the GP, she should mention cat scratch disease, especially if she has had any contact with cats.

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21 months ago

Thank you I appreciate your advice.

Just one last part and I will wrap this up. I am getting tested for STDs for peace of mind . I have had no symptoms lately or at all. We also have no cats or exposure to them so this is all strange.

A) Is the statement accurate for receiving body to body massages nude with both people being nude but without penetration. Specifically for syphilis and herpes. The risk is low but can pass on however unlikely. I know she has no other partners.

B) if I had something would I have known or could it have gone undetected initially.

C)Have you seen instances where massages or covered oral are the only interactions that could have led to herpes/syphilis.

Thank you and I will ask no more than this.

I appreciate your assistance

21 months ago

Sorry lastly does syphilis affect your liver. I have had a few issues with my liver during blood work but the doctors were not too concerned about it

I am just wondering if it could be tied. I know my mind is racing so thank you for your patience.

H. Hunter Handsfield, MD

21 months ago

A) Discussed a lot in your several questions over the years. Still no STD risk.

B) Lots of STDs can be asymptomatic, which is why testing is often wise in absence of symptoms. Duh.

C) No, I have never seen nor been aware of such a case.

D) Syphilis can cause liver disease, but liver abnormalities alone would rarely if ever be caused by syphilis.

It's really nonsense for you to be tested again for STDs, given your sexual history. But of course that's your decision.

Please note the forum policy against repeated questions on the same topic or exposure. This is your tenth of the same type, reflecting exposures known to carry little or no risk and/or about your wife's medical issues that are not suggestive of STDs. This will have to be your last. Such repeated questions are subject to being deleted without comment and without refund of the posting fee. This policy is based on compassion, not criticism, and is designed to reduce temptations to keep paying for questions with obvious answers. In addition, our experience is that continued answers to anxiety-driven questions simply prolong those anxieties, when a better option is usually to seek professional counseling. Finally, such questions have little educational value for other users, one of the forum's main purposes. Thank you for your understanding.

I do hope the several discussions have been helpful. If similar concerns arise in the future, I would suggest you go back and re-read your previous threads. Almost certainly the answers would be there. Best wishes.

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