Narrowing Of The Urethra Venereal Infection

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Veneral infection by kissing

Hi, thenks in advanced. Im very worried because I have a pregnant wife. I went 2 days ago to a bachelors party with stripers (prostitutes). I did not have sex with them, but in one of the games one of the dancers gave me a french kiss for about 20...

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.

Tufts University School of Medicine

I very strongly doubt that you could have contracted any venereal disease this way.Dr. McGovern... Read more »

Test from urethra

Dear specialist,if assuming that the "stick" that is used to make a test for STDs from... Read more »

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Wart in Urethra

I have a visible wart inside my urethra just under the hole. It's not visible unless I hold... Read more »

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HIV through the Urethra

Posted by Anonymous

Can anyone tell me how likely it is to get the hiv virus if it comes into contact with your urethra only. Be it by being the insertive partner vaginally or anally, or even using another persons sexual fluid to masturbate with. Does it just take a... Read more »

urethra

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

exposure =broken condom
no ulcer or bumps on penis head, but there is a dark pigmented spot on the side, HIV infection?

Please respond, going nuts

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Urethra...?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

OK, here is what many will think is a DUMB question, but I wanted to ask anyway...Assuming penile/vaginal sex, for a man to catch the virus, he has to have an opening on his penis..assuming there is no cuts or open sores, then the only place it can... Read more »

INFECTED's a goner

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

After reading all his post's and his symptoms and even though he had a low risk exposure I'm confident that this dude is F#@$ED...he is right that it had to happen sometime and that no other std can cause these symptoms.
Let's chalk this one up as a... Read more »

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