Saturday, October 13, 2012

Chances of getting STD and actions required - STDs - MedHelp


Welcome to the Forum. this was a low risk exposure. Most commercial sex workers do not have STDs and most sexual exposures to infected partners do not lead to infection.??Oral sex is particularly low risk and is an inefficient way to transmit STDs.??Of the bacterial STDs only gonorrhea and nongonococcal urethritis (NGU) are transmitted through oral sex; chlamydia is not and without an obvious sore or lesion on your partner?s mouth, the chances of syphilis and herpes is likewise tiny.?? If you had gotten gonorrhea or NGU you would have most likely developed symptoms of urethritis (penile infection) such as penile discharge or burning on urination within 4-5 days of exposure.?? On the other hand, if you need the peace of mind, testing can easily and accurately be performed at any time more than 2-3 days after contact.??

In answer to your specific questions:

1. I know the chance of getting HIV is very low, but how about other STDs?

See above.

2. Do I need to get tested? If so, what should I get tested for? When should I test?

In my opinion, not unless you develop symptoms.??If you choose to be tested, the testing which should be performed is for gonorrhea and chlamydia.??Testing for syphilis and HIV is easy but most unlikely.??We do not recommend testing for herpes.

3. If there is any possibility of getting any STD(s), what symptoms should I monitor?

See above.

4. Do I need to stop having unprotected sex and kissing with my wife and wait until after getting tested?

Kissing- certainly not.??As I said, I would not be concerned about other STDs either.??EWH

Source: http://www.medhelp.org/posts/STDs/Chances-of-getting-STD-and-actions-required/show/1824268

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