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In 2015, is receiving a one time protected oral still considered low to no risk?

Hi,

I am posting today because any case or question in regards to receiving only a one time protected oral encounter and nothing else has been pretty outdated on this site as far back as April of 2011 that I have been able to find.  As a general update for anyone else who may be concerned as I am I was hoping to share and hear back about my first/one time encounter earlier this year:

I was drunk and received protected oral from a stripper exactly 93 days ago, from what I can recall, she put it on with her hands, was very cautious to never go beyond what the condom covered and after climaxing she let me take it off and wipe myself down with baby wipes that she provided. I went to a Planned Parenthood clinic and tested for HIV 3 days after and it came back negative, chlamydia and gonorrhea urine tests were submitted as well and they came back negative. At 33 days I went to my GP and got tested again for HIV, Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis and they all came back negative when I inquired about the results almost a week later.  At 62 days I noticed a bump on my left scrotum and what seemed like a tiny wart near my left scrotum and between the seam of my right back thigh and butt cheek, immediately I went back to my GP and realized I wasn't tested for Herpes (HSV) type 1 and 2 when I went in at the 33 day mark so I asked to get tested at 62 days.  They came back negative as well a week later.  Today marks Day 93 and as was my last visit to my GP, I have what seems a new single bump on my left scrotum at a slightly different spot (the other one regressed into just a red colored dot of same size but is no longer a bump), the same tiny warts at the same spots with no new development.

Further detail, I had shaved all my pubic hair about 6 hours prior to the encounter that left a few tried blood spots from shaving too closely.  I was also at the very end of recovering from what was diagnosed as bronchitis, the only medication I was taking was one advil a day for inflammation in my throat due to severe coughing.  I took it 3 days straight before the encounter and I believe I took it one more time the morning after.  I have not had any symptoms of flu or any of the sort since the day before the encounter.

Today, at Day 93 I have no new symptoms as I did around Day 62 - extremely faint pressure in the testicles and left side of my shaft that randomly and very briefly throb enough for me to notice it (they never happen at the same time together).  The inside at the tip of my penis tingles randomly and very briefly as well but when I pee everything always feels fine.  At times I would experience a very brief headache as well.  I stopped shaving some time after my 62 day mark and resumed about 21 days later after noticing the new single bump on my left scrotum that has since gotten larger and darker.

I am currently working really hard to convince myself that all of this is just the anxiety since everything I've read on here have suggested that I was at a very low/no risk exposure with my one time protected oral encounter.  However as mentioned before those were posts that occurred in April of 2011 and August 2010.

Could someone kindly reassure me:
1. Whether or not I was at low to no risk of any STD and STI
2. Whether or not it is still necessary I get tested for everything one more time at the 4 month mark or 120 day mark

Thank you very much for your time and apologies for the long-winded post, I just wanted to be thorough so I don't take up more people's time with follow up questions/details.
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Again, thank you for your response!  Hopefully this will help others with a similar minimal exposure/incident.
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The condom means zero risk to those STDs.

Skin to skin is required for herpes transmission, from sores or an area shedding.
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Thank you for your prompt response.  

I did however just realize I posted in the herpes community and would like to quickly confirm that your answer also includes all other STDs and STIs (HIV, Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Hepatitis B, HPV strands - Human Papilloma Virus, etc)

Lastly, I will also assume your answer included no risk to Herpes viral shedding.

Thank you again and I will try to end all my questions here.
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Basically if you had no skin to skin contact, there was no risk.

The scrotum is not a place herpes lesions generally occur and if they do then other areas are also involved.

I see no reason to even suspect a herpes infection, so further testing is not required in my view.
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