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anxiety, digestive issues or std/HIV??
I'm a 19 year old female at university who made a really dumb decision.
In late January I had unprotected, drunken sex with a boy who's had multiple sexual partners (around 9 other girls). He was my first penetrative sex but due to his past I was instantly worried about catching an sti/std.
I had some symptoms of a sti/std around a month after our encounter (urge to urinate, mild vaginal irritation) but put off going to the doctor, probably due to anxiety. However, in the last two months since then (its now may) i've had loose stool movements, digestive issues and a lack of appetite. I've also had a swollen gland in my neck that seems to have stopped lately but it was pretty recurrent from early feb to early march.
I finally went to the doctor a couple of days ago after some pain in my lower abdomen and lower back pain which convinced me I had an sti/std. He put me on two lots of antibiotics to clear an infection if i do have one, which wont be confirmed for a couple of weeks.
However, throughout all of this I have had really intense anxiety, even convincing myself I have HIV which I still think about multiple times a day. I've also thought perhaps I am giving myself IBS from the high levels of stress and worrying and thats the cause of the diarrhea and no appetite.
Anyway, any advice or diagnostic advice would be greatly appreciated.
Is it really possible to make yourself this physically ill from anxiety? Being on the antibiotics is bringing a bit of relief as if i do have an infection at least i know its clearing it up now.
In late January I had unprotected, drunken sex with a boy who's had multiple sexual partners (around 9 other girls). He was my first penetrative sex but due to his past I was instantly worried about catching an sti/std.
I had some symptoms of a sti/std around a month after our encounter (urge to urinate, mild vaginal irritation) but put off going to the doctor, probably due to anxiety. However, in the last two months since then (its now may) i've had loose stool movements, digestive issues and a lack of appetite. I've also had a swollen gland in my neck that seems to have stopped lately but it was pretty recurrent from early feb to early march.
I finally went to the doctor a couple of days ago after some pain in my lower abdomen and lower back pain which convinced me I had an sti/std. He put me on two lots of antibiotics to clear an infection if i do have one, which wont be confirmed for a couple of weeks.
However, throughout all of this I have had really intense anxiety, even convincing myself I have HIV which I still think about multiple times a day. I've also thought perhaps I am giving myself IBS from the high levels of stress and worrying and thats the cause of the diarrhea and no appetite.
Anyway, any advice or diagnostic advice would be greatly appreciated.
Is it really possible to make yourself this physically ill from anxiety? Being on the antibiotics is bringing a bit of relief as if i do have an infection at least i know its clearing it up now.
I think you don't have to think about hiv. Firstly with vaginal sex the transmission hiv is not efficient. Also your partner doesn't sound to be risky partner. In industrialized countries most men with hiv are man having sex with men. I think the chance your partner has hiv is below 1% and even when he wpuld be infected the chance of transmission men to female with vaginal sex is less then 1 time per 500 acts. The sti I would think about for you is only gonno or chlamydia. I don't know which anti biotic has been given but if the correct ones your sti free. The symptoms you mentioned doesn't sound like sti. Only one pain in lower abdomenen, but that wouldn't be there so short after the encounter normally this only happens with chlamydia after more then 1 year if it's still infecting.(with most females and man after 1 year chlamydia is resolved by their own immuunsystem)
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thankyou!
no problem. I've been in a situation where I worried on a non issue! So I know some reassurances are needed, but ofcourse the thruth need to be said it's always better to have safe sex. Especially to not getting in such a situation :-)
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