Touching Rectum Scared To Get Tested

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Rectum pressure

I have had rectum pressure for three months now. I have a digit exam along with the microscopic blood test. The doctor did not find anything. The next step was a barium enema which also did not find anything. The doctor thinks it might be IBS....

Response from Alvan Fisher, M.D.

Brown University School of Medicine

Do you have HIV? Is that why you posted this question here? Anyway IBS is not in any way related to HIV but is a common condition (actually more than one condition can be called IBS). IBS can be very serious, but it can also be controlled with... Read more »

"Top had Unprotected sex now has Itchy Rectum and Anus"

I had unprotected anal sex and was the top. Now after 16 or 17 days I woke up and had a hard bowel... Read more »

Response from Erik Glenn, M.A. »

Fingering rectum half-inch for 2-3 seconds

Sorry about the repetitive question, I admit, I suspect I know the answer but I need to hear form... Read more »

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recpetive anal sex, condom half in half out rectum

Posted by alphabetsoup, 2 Replies

Hi guys,

I met up with a guy in a bath house, I do not know his hiv status. We had sex, I was the receptive partner and I got on top while he lay down. We used a condom and some silicon lube. After a few minutes he came inside the condom, he then... Read more »

scared to take the test

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Since being divorced for 7years, I've had numerous partners, but always with condoms; still, oral sex has been a part of the mix. I recently started a sexual relationship with a man who actually had his blood tests done (as a result of some travel... Read more »

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so scared

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

On Thursday night I had my first encounter with a guy (I'm male). We both went down on each other orally and there was alot of touching - I wasn't able to come and he didn't come in my mouth.

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