[Question #3530] sti from oral sex
88 months ago
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Hello Doctors,
about 5 weeks I had brief unprotected oral (received and performed) and
protected (condom was used all the time and had no noticeable breakage) vaginal
sex with a very high end western
european escort. A few days ago, 4 weeks after the incident, I started having
pain while urinating and noticed some scant whitish discharge. I also had some
stains in my underwear for a day. Nevertheless the symptoms kind of have
been on and off for the past days (some times I see white substance inside my
urethra, others I don’t). I understand the main risks for oral sex are
gonorrhea, herpes and ngu. FYI About 5 years ago I had an of ngu in which no
pathogens where found but inflammation and discharge was present (WBC in urine
and obvious discharge). Also, for context,
where I am from no urine tests are available for gonorrhea or chlamydia, and
there a few doctors/labs familiar with std screening and treatment (today I
went to get tested and tests cost about 200usd per std and took 20 days to give
results!). I always use condoms for
vaginal sex and oral sex and this if the first time I received oral sex without
a condom from someone who is not a regular girlfriend. I have taken the time to
read most threads, yet I am still confused. Questions:
· Given the incubation period of about a month I understand
this is unlikely to be gonorrhea. Should I get treated for this anyway? Should
I be tested with a culture (only test available)?
· I understand chlamydia is very rarely transmitted
orally, nevertheless should I be treated/tested (if I can) for this as well?
· If it is not chlamydia or gonorrhea is it due to
normal bacteria in mouth? Should I be treated for this? How? is this harmful for
me? For any other sexual partner I could have?
· Am I at risk
for any other pathogen such as Mycoplasma o ureaplasma?
· Numerically, what was my risk for contracting oral
gonorrhea from performing oral sex on the escort? What was my risk for any other std?
· If I was unlucky to get a throat infection could I
have passed it to another woman via cunnilingus? How likely is this?
· Finally, how worried should I be? How should I
proceed? When can I have sex again?
Thank you.
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Edward W. Hook M.D.
88 months ago
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88 months ago
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- do you agree with the course of drugs recommended or should I just take the 1gr of azithromycin? should I take any of the cipro?
- about the possible contagion to others via sharing toilets and towels, is this true? do I need to have any type of precautions in order not to infect anybody? I have a young baby at home, can I hug him, kiss him etc?
- when you mention ngu due to oral sex and that in the UK it is not even treated does this mean doctors just allow it to clear by itself without any medication? If I want treatment for this the 1g of azithromycin is appropriate? I also notice that the standard treatment for chlamydia/ngu is either azithromycin or doxy, is any of the two better or am I good with any of the two?
- Seeing that it's not easy to get good care any recommendations as to how to proceed?
- you say I should be worried about prostate infection or other process? What other things cause urethritis type symptoms? Is an urologist the appropriate doctor to examine this? I could try another...
88 months ago
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Edward W. Hook M.D.
88 months ago
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88 months ago
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- do you think this bacteria caused my symptoms? I read that it can infect the bladder and prostate.
- is this bacteria transmitted by oral sex or I got it from somewhere else? how?
- can I infect somebody else with this bacteria? partner? baby? should I tell them about this bacteria. My baby has been having bronqueolitis, could this be related?
- if this bacteria did not cause my symptoms it means i have this bacteria plus ngu? (i evidently did have urethritis)
- the test says the bacteria is sensible to cipro and this is consistent with my symptoms clearing up almost entirely (still some pain between anus and testicles at night). should I take any more meds or tests or just stick to current antibiotic treatment?
- again: any recommendations as to how to proceed? (i got tested against my doctors will who was certain I had chlamydia which is very rarely transmitted by oral sex!)
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Edward W. Hook M.D.
88 months ago
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Edward W. Hook M.D.
88 months ago
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