Dr. Handsfield, I wanted to thank you very much for your reply and your consideration.  I can not tell you how much I appreciate it!  This service is an invaluable tool for those of us trying to parse through all of the information we read on the internet while managing our anxieties.  At the risk of beating a dead horse, I wanted to ask one clarifying question if you wouldn't mind.  To answer your question, I did have one potential exposure event last May that I thought could have been worrisome; but seemed unlikely.  Then I read about this formerly unknown affliction (to me at least) and begin to vaguely recall maybe some white discharge during masturbation a time or two (likely pre-ejaculate I would assume, but what do I know).  Then I think about the vibration and her UTI's and I get to a scary outlier scenario in my head.  That all coupled with some soreness in my groin/hip flexor area for the last week or so (I tore them in college playing baseball, so its likely I re-aggravated that injury working out) and see that one of the symptom's if untreated is Epididymitis and my mind begins to race again.  So to ask once more in a slightly different way, with all of what I told you both past and present, and the fact that I had two consecutive clean STI tests and two Doctor's evaluations where I laid out my concerns to him in detail; you do not think NUG is a valid concern and I should move on with my life right?  I mean its not likely that my symptoms would begin to curtail over time right?  Also, just out of curiosity, what percentage of NUG is not related to chlamydia or Trichomoniasis (since that was seemingly ruled out in my case)?  Once again, I can not even begin to tell you how much I appreciate what you do.  The peace of mind from talking to an expert such as yourself is so helpful.  Thanks again for everything

Dr. Handsfield,

I just wanted to thank you once again!  Your thoughtful and detailed responses have given me a great deal of peace of mind, especially with the groin discomfort I've been feeling for the last few weeks (which like I said is probably due to the groin tear that I experienced at a younger age that I merely re-aggravated).  So your advice is that I should just move on from this issue and that I do not need to have further discussion with my girlfriend; and that I can have sex with her with no additional concerns right?  I just wanted to make sure all along that I was not at risk of hurting her or causing any unknown harm.  I knew that I was likely creating much of this angst in my own mind; but having someone like you to help to confirm that has been a huge help.