Can A Vaginal Cyst Look Like An Std

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vaginal transmission of orally aquired std?

If I have aquired Chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, or gonorrhea by giving someone (another male) oral sex - as I think I may have, due to a small leision on my tongue - can I tranmit it through having conventional sex with an uninfected woman, without...

Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H.

Nevada State Health Division AIDS Program

Hi. Thank you for your question.Different Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD's) are transmitted differentways. If you acquire a systemic STD that is found throughout the body (HIV,Hepatitis B etc.), you can get infected through giving oral... Read more »

Help! What is My HIV/STD risk from unprotected anal/vaginal sex?

A week and a half ago I went out with someone I did not know and I had too much to drink. We were... Read more »

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HELP!! From "Scared Dad" - oral white streaks, now sublingual ranula cysts???

Doctor Frascino,Please help...things seem to be getting worse from my previous posts....here's... Read more »

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Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I was recently diognosed with a STD that I received from receptive oral sex. I keep reading that people with STDs are more likely to contract HIV whikle I also read that it is very unlikely that a person would contract HIV from receptive oral sex.... Read more »

Vaginal Wart

Posted by Anonymous

Last April I can home from a 2 month business trip and noticed my live-in girlfriend of 5 years had what look like to be a wart on her vagina (She claims she cut herself shaving, which left me in question). I brought her to the Doc. the next day... Read more »

STD CONFLICT!!!!!!

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Recently found out having antibodies for hsv2. Unprotected vag. intercourse unk if any open sores then. Tested negative past six month period but could having hsv2 delay production of antibodies for hiv? I would assume if I can produce antibodies... Read more »

STD question

Posted by sadface, 1 Reply

I am confused. I went to the Dr. 1 week after having unprotected sex. She did a vaginal STD screening for Chlymidia, Gonnerhea, BV, Trichamonis and yeast. It took 10 days for the results to come back...negative for all. I went today for my second... Read more »

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