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herpes exposure...
hi, i'm a 21 year old female who has never had an std or sti. but a few days ago (3/13) i had unprotected sex (only one encounter) with a friend of mine who has herpes and allegedly gential warts (i didn't find out until last night.) i don't believe he was having an outbreak, but can't be sure because it was dark and i didn't have any skin to skin contact with his penis other than penetration. i've been stressing hard about it and doing a lot of research, and i read about "shedding" so that freaked me out more...i haven't had any symptoms but it's only been a few days soo...? what are the chances of me contracting herpes and/or gential warts from this one encounter?
Of course, there's a chance. The chance of transmitting herpes from a one off encounter is usually very small, even when a person has herpes.
What to do now is keep a look out for blisters. These will usually crop up between 2 and 10 days after the sex. For most people it's within 7 days. If you don't see any within 2 weeks after sex, it's a great sign but not 100% conclusive.
The next step would be a blood test which unfortunately must be taken after 12 weeks.
Good luck!
What to do now is keep a look out for blisters. These will usually crop up between 2 and 10 days after the sex. For most people it's within 7 days. If you don't see any within 2 weeks after sex, it's a great sign but not 100% conclusive.
The next step would be a blood test which unfortunately must be taken after 12 weeks.
Good luck!
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Herpes spreads by oral, vaginal and anal sex.
Herpes sores blister, then burst, scab and heal.
STIs are the most common cause of genital sores.
Millions of people are diagnosed with STDs in the U.S. each year.
STDs can't be transmitted by casual contact, like hugging or touching.
Syphilis is an STD that is transmitted by oral, genital and anal sex.
