Too Scared To Get Tested After Sucking Penis

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disease from sucking own penis ?

Hi, could you get any disease, STD, HIV or other diseases from sucking your own penis; i am a virgin, never had any sex, only lots of masturbation and more recently auto-fellatio; before and after i do it i always wash thoroughly with soap.Other...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Another personal afraid of contracting an STD, including HIV, from himself???? YIKES! You're like the fifth one this week. Can anyone really doubt we need to return to science-based sex education in our schools? Listen up King Kong... Read more »

Mutual Masturbation by rubbing penis against my penis

Hi there Dr. Robert,I am a 23 year old male in johannesburg (South Africa)Sure you hear this all... Read more »

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How many doors for HIV in penis? .. so scared now

I think my bad experience may interest others...I had various intercourse with a woman living in an... Read more »

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Australia: Patients to Be Tested After Hospital HIV Scare

Officials at Bundaberg Hospital in southern Queensland are recommending blood tests for 274 people treated between Nov. 6 and 13 at the facility's dental clinic. Authorities discovered that one batch of dental instruments cleaned on Nov. 6 was not... Read more »

Canada: Syringe-Scare Tests Come Back Positive; HIV, Hepatitis Found in Patients, But Not Linked to Problem Procedure

Health officials say there is no evidence that a small number of former patients who tested positive for hepatitis B, hepatitis C or HIV contracted the infections from syringes improperly reused by health workers at High Prairie Health Complex. The... Read more »

San Francisco "Healthy Penis" Syphilis Campaign Successful

San Francisco Department of Public Health researchers say a 2002-2005 campaign to encourage men to test for syphilis was successful. The Healthy Penis campaign featured comic-strip penis-shaped characters as mascots. The department sponsored the ads... Read more »

HIV Testing: Why Aren't More People Doing It?

Stigma still makes people reluctant, even afraid, to get screened for HIV, health officials say. And yet an HIV diagnosis is the first step to care, treatment, and learning how to avoid transmitting the virus to others. "We have to bring it out in... Read more »

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Tested Postive 9/4 - scared and confused

Posted by sacinsc, 8 Replies

I found this website today, and although it has kept me reading for most of the day and given me some enlightenment from the comments you all have made I cannot stop feeling these incredible emotions. I know it is normal to feel overwhelmed when you... Read more »

im so scared to test debtex or gman

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I am the one who posted about the bump on my back. I am going crazy over here but cant get enough courage to get tested. I slept with this guy 6 years ao several times in which he came inside me. We dated for a couple weeks but then he began to get... Read more »

Scared to get tested!!! Need Advise Please

Posted by elen, 4 Replies

Seven months ago I met this guy and after dating for a couple of times, we decided to have sex. But at our very first time (vaginal intercourse), his condom broke and he ejaculated inside me. I freaked out and asked him if he had any disease,... Read more »

Test Results Tomorrow, A bit Scared

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Hello. I am picking up post 6 month test results tomorrow. I am a bit scared because I clearly remember having very unusual symptoms more than 6 months ago. Following a low risk exposure, within the next week, about 5 days to be exact, I got a... Read more »

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