[Question #709] Unprotected Sex w/Stripper
101 months ago
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Edward W. Hook M.D.
101 months ago
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Welcome to the Forum. I'll try to comment. Assuming that some of what she said to you was a "sales pitch" let's distill this as unprotected vaginal sex with a commercial sex worker in a hot tub. This was a relatively high risk exposure but, nonetheless, there is a good chance you were not infected because even most CSWs do not have STIs and your risk for infection may have been slightly reduced due to occurring in the hot tub. The STIs she would be most likely to have gotten are chlamydia, gonorrhea and trichomoniasis. Herpes is a possibility but lower risk. Syphilis and HIV are lower still. That said, you need testing. Testing within 24 -48 hours of exposure will be of little help. Thus, assuming you do not develop symptoms (and please don't spend a lot of time looking- if you develop symptoms, they should be obvious. Hyper vigilance is a mistake) I recommend:
1. Testing for chlamydia, gonorrhea and trichomonas using a urine test sometime more than 2 days after the episode, irrespective of the presence or absence of symptoms. If the tests are negative, I would not worry further about these STIs.
2. There is little value to blood tests for herpes. False positive are common, some people already have HSV and do not know it, and the tests can take up to 6 months to be positive. Rather, you are stuck with being vigilant for an outbreak. no outbreak within two weeks of exposure, it is safe to assume you did not get HSV from this encounter.
3. Testing for HIV - it is very unlikely you were infected but a 4th generation, HIV antigen/antibody test at 4 weeks will provide you with definitive results and assurance that you were not infected.
4. Syphilis blood test. Also at 4 weeks. books will say that persons can develop positive tests as far out as 3 months but this is virtually unheard of and with your low probability of being infected (far less than 1%), 4 weeks is highly reliable and should be believed.
5. PLEASE do not let anyone give you antibiotics "just in case". This is only likely to confuse things and could possibly lead to side effects.
I hope these comments and suggestions are helpful. EWH
101 months ago
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101 months ago
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Edward W. Hook M.D.
101 months ago
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Yes, I agree that if negative tests as outlined and no HSV outbreak, I would not be concerned about unprotected sex with your wife
Hepatitis C is almost never transmitted through vaginal sex. Hepatitis B is now quite rare because nearly everyone born after 1992 and many others are vaccinated against hepatitis B. EWH
101 months ago
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Edward W. Hook M.D.
101 months ago
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