Oral Std Symptoms

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no STD symptoms after oral a year ago. Am I ok?

Posted by 613, 1 Reply

last year I received oral for the first time in my life. I'm a virgin. The girl told me she was clean but i am paranoid.

A year has passed and I have shown no signs of genital herpes. Am I clean? Read more »

Question about STD symptoms

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Recently, I received unprotected oral sex at a party. After the incident, I got really nervous producing every symptom for every STD I could find on the internet for a few days. However, after like 3 or 4 days, when I calmed down, all the symptoms... Read more »

STD Symptoms??

Posted by Anonymous

6 weeks ago, I had a man cum on my face. It ran down to the corner of my mouth and some may have gotten in my mouth. Within a minute or two, the corner of my mouth was red and burning. THis lasted for about 1/2 an hour after it was cleaned up. I... Read more »

Do I Have an STD from oral sex?

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

OK so this past May I got my first BJ from this girl I know. Well I had no symptoms of anything until this past week where the tip of my penis feel a little funny.

I went to the clinic this past November to see if I should get tested for anything and... Read more »

HELP! STD from oral sex with stripper

Posted by lost_wolf, 1 Reply

More than a month ago I bought a dance from a stripper in a gentleman's club at downtown LA. We are in a VIP/champagne room and we made out and she licked my penis and briefly performed unprotected oral sex on me. Around four days ago I engaged in... Read more »

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spreading STD's without symptoms

Can Herpes Type 1 be spread to a second person without a sore in or around the mouth region? How can a person who is a "Carrier" be tested? ...

Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

It is unlikely that herpes simplex virus would be transmitted without symptoms being present, but it is possible. This is called "asymptomatic shedding". When a person has, for instance, a genital herpes infection, he might initially... Read more »

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 »

Oral STD risk

I received felatio from two sex workers. I understand from your previous answers that the risk of HIV transmission is low. What about the risk of other STD's from this activity? No vaginal or anal penetration were involved....

Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

There are certain sexually transmitted diseases that can be transmitted to your genitals via somebody's mouth. Any infections that occur in or around the mouth, or are transmitted through fluids in the mouth, could theoretically be transmitted... Read more »

STD Risk

Hi doc, recently I had unprotected oral sex. Realising what I did, I went to A&E and was given atripla for 28 days and doxcycline. I only drank 3 days doxycycline but completed the 28 days atripla.I took a single dose Azithromoycin 2 weeks after...

Response from Richard Cordova III

Test Positive Aware Network

Hi there:I am not sure why they would have prescribed you PEP or given you all of those antibiotics. Oral sex is a lower risk activity and by itself does not warrant PEP. As for other STI's, unless you were experiencing symptoms, or had an STD... Read more »

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