[Question #1302] Not been sexually active for 8 months / married faithful but having discharge
97 months ago
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Edward W. Hook M.D.
97 months ago
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Welcome to the Forum. Your Dr. and his PA may have jumped to conclusions and in many cases they would be right however based on your history (which they may have discounted- many patients are embarrassed to admit they have been unfaithful to their doctors), this is not an STI and if your doctor did a test for STIs I am confident it will be negative. If you do not have fever or discomfort associated with this discharge, I suspect that what you have noted is prostatic fluid. On occasion, particularly when straining a bit at stool the pressure can "milk" the prostate and express prostatic fluid. While I am confident about the probability that this is prostatic fluid expressed with bowel movements, I would also guess that this tendency may be accentuated if you have not had sex or masturbated for a prolonged period as well.
I would not treat this discharge with antibiotics unless there is a positive test for a bacteria of some sort and I doubt that this will happen. I hope that my reassurance is helpful to you and that your wife pregnancy proceeds forward without complication or problems. EWH
97 months ago
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Edward W. Hook M.D.
97 months ago
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97 months ago
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