[Question #13643] STI
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1 days ago
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Dear Doctor,
about 6-7 weeks ago I had several protected encounters, vaginal and oral. Absolutely with a condom which didnt break. The penis was well covered in all actions. the girl is a friend. she had very few partners in her life.
about 8 days ago I had again sex with her. Absolutely protected and in all time condom was there. 100% sure. no oral sex at all this time . after 4 times sex, she had some pain in vagina, she said she would get her period in 2-3 days. so the pain might be because of that (Now she is ok) , There was some foreplay. some touching in genital aria for both of us..
2 days ago I mastrubated about 3 times the same day.
Since yesterday I am feeling kind of sensitivity on penile glans mainly the upper right side. The discomfort isnt there all time but when I trigger it by touching I can feel it.
Will this be Chlamydia or anything else? I see nothing on penis, penis glans or anywhere else. Also have no problems with urinating, no discharge or anything else?, not itching and there are no sores anywhere. I am really sure I did very well protected sex.
Do I need to worry?
Another question is ( just general). Does chlamydia and gonorrhoea clear there self in time in men? how long might that take?
Regards and thanks in advance.
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1 days ago
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Please note that she is undergoing certain blood tests every 3 weeks to get immunotherapy agains certain cancer (which makes me feel very sorry for her). She wouldnt get the treatment if the blood picture wasnt good enough I guess. I am not a doctor but any sort of infection might then show up somehow I think during this kind of checkup.( i dont know !!)
She doesnt have any symptoms and I dont think she might have something.
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1 days ago
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Well, I was thinking that working out might caused also this discomfort (also 2 days ago)? I didnt work out for 10 days and started 2 days ago with running and cycling etc. Just dont know.
This symptom came a exactly 24 hours after.
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H. Hunter Handsfield, MD
1 days ago
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Welcome back. I have to wonder why your two recent questions asked only about STI risk from kissing and a genital area pimple, without mention of these several exposures a few weeks earlier.
With a female partner who is an and has had few sex partners, plus condom protection, you were at little or no risk for any STI. Her medical condition is not likely to alter the reliability of any STI tests she might have. Most likely her vaginal pain is simply the minor discomfort that can occur after sex, and no STI can cause symptoms sooner than a few days after exposure -- that is, any pain immediately after sex is not from a newly acquired STI. No STI causes on and off genital symptoms; your minor intermittent genital discomfort probably is psychological.
Yes, both gonorrhea and chlamydia are cleared by the immune system over time, usually a few weeks to months.
All things considered, I see no reason you should be at all concerned about any STI on account of the events and symptoms you have described. If somehow I were in your situation I would not be worried and would not be tested. On the other hand, reassurance alone is a valid reason for testing. So if despite this advice you remain worried, I would suggest a urine test for gonorrhea and chlamydia and blood tests for HIV and syphilis. This does not mean I believe there is any chance you have any of them -- strictly for reassurance if the negative results would help you stop worrying.
I hope these comments are helpful. Let me know if anything isn't clear.
HHH, MD
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1 days ago
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I described all this in previous messages. It’s the same girl.
I don’t know why I exactly got these kind of symptoms after the encounters.
I got a bit worried but not that worried that it controls my life at all.
I was just looking after some advise or reassurance.
If you say no test is required then I don’t need to do the unnecessary tests .. specially the HIV you mentioned wasn’t my concern at all.
Trust me I did everything according to the safe sex rules .. I made very sure that I did everything safe except that touching genitals which weird to do with gloves or so :) so that was the only unsafe and which is already very safe ..
That’s all. From your text I don’t need to worry and go on. If I’m correct.
Thank u very much doctor for ur patience
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H. Hunter Handsfield, MD
1 days ago
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"I don't know why...." This seems obvious to me. Your symptoms are highly typical for genitally focused anxiety -- i.e. your worry is the cause. Stress and anxiety are powerful influences, making people much more aware of or concerned about trivial symptoms or even normal body sensations that otherwise would not be bothersome and perhaps not even noticed.---
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1 days ago
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You are absolutely true ..
somehow it’s anxiety .. I recall. But thankfully it’s not that far .. as I didnt want to go to google I thought to ask you here. Google makes from nothing big stories .. if I type hiv by air Google would say small chance :)
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H. Hunter Handsfield, MD
15 hours ago
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Thanks for appreciating our services. We agree that google, chatGPT, or similar approaches are less reliable than our advice!
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That concludes this thread. Best wishes and stay safe.
