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Trichomoniasis and Mutual Masturbation
Well, I thought I was done with my fears but something new has come up. I was with an exotic dancer who allowed me to masturbate her and then masturbate myself. There was no intercourse, but I'm sure I had vaginal fluids on my hand while I masturbated. I also wiped away precum from my urethra while masturbating, I'm pretty sure with the same hand.
I had a free STD screen in NY back in October. My guess is that they check for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, and Syphilis. I know they don't check for Herpes at this clinic. All those tests came back negative and I felt so lucky to have dodged a bullet.
In the months since then, nothing has felt right. There's pressure in my bladder, I feel pain in my urethra from time to time, but in general its just uncomfortable to urinate. Not necessarily painful but sometimes I get that crawling feeling inside the penis.
Well, my wife just came back from her annual exam, and she's been given a prescription for Bacterial Vaginosis. I think nothing of it, and then I do some research. BV is often commonly a misdiagnosis for Trichomoniasis. I start reading about trich and, of course, I'm really starting to freak out. I don't think I've ever been tested for trich and now I'm starting to wonder if thats something I've had all along. I've had family staying with us and one even complained of a new yeast infection.
Where can I get tested for this? I'm going to look up clinics tomorrow. But I'm losing my mind.
I had a free STD screen in NY back in October. My guess is that they check for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, and Syphilis. I know they don't check for Herpes at this clinic. All those tests came back negative and I felt so lucky to have dodged a bullet.
In the months since then, nothing has felt right. There's pressure in my bladder, I feel pain in my urethra from time to time, but in general its just uncomfortable to urinate. Not necessarily painful but sometimes I get that crawling feeling inside the penis.
Well, my wife just came back from her annual exam, and she's been given a prescription for Bacterial Vaginosis. I think nothing of it, and then I do some research. BV is often commonly a misdiagnosis for Trichomoniasis. I start reading about trich and, of course, I'm really starting to freak out. I don't think I've ever been tested for trich and now I'm starting to wonder if thats something I've had all along. I've had family staying with us and one even complained of a new yeast infection.
Where can I get tested for this? I'm going to look up clinics tomorrow. But I'm losing my mind.
On Panned Parenthood's site: "Trich is easily passed between sex partners. It is spread through vaginal intercourse, sharing sex toys, and mutual masturbation if fluids from one partner are passed to the genitals of the other." This is why I'm worried. I shouldn't trust planned parenthood?
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then test for trich
I'm certainly not meaning to be argumentative. It's just that, to a person with symptoms, there's so much conflicting information out there. SO MUCH. I mean the pain is actually getting worse and I'm starting to wonder if I've got Kidney Stones. But thanks for your initial reply.
Trich is a germ that affects the inside of your urethra or inside a vaginal area so you cant get it from masturbating
Thanks for the reassurance. I certainly appreciate it. There's a really supportive community here for people who are scared.
Well. Saw a urologist and didn't ask about trich. He saw trace blood in urine and immediately thought Kidney stones or slight swelling around prostate from lower back issue. I was given an anti-inflammatory and told to stay away from spicy foods and alcohol for a week. If that doesn't work I'll ask about trich next. Ugh. This sucks.
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mutual masturbation is about as low a risk that can be. like its zero risk.
That being said. My exposure was end of July. I started having urinary discomfort and itching in October and was checked for Chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis at a New York City run facility. But the bladder pressure persisted. Now my wife has BV because she noticed discharge and smell, and this urologist told me I've got Prostatitis and trace blood in urine. Of course, online, both of those things are often signs of Trichomoniasis infection. I've been prescribed an anti inflammatory for prostate and possible lower back swelling and if the problem persists I go back and get doxycycline. But that won't help if this is trich.
sorry for the double post. Weird glitch
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