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Am I at Risk? — Protected Oral
Good morning,
Thank you in advance for reading this and for your help. I recently had two encounters with two separate men where I received protected oral. Both sessions lasted a few minutes and I finished inside of the condom. There was no kissing, other sexual acts and no skin to skin contact as they has their clothes on. The first encounter was about 3 months ago and the other was about 6 weeks ago.
I have not showed any symptoms in regards to discharge, irritation, itching, swelling, odors so I’ve assumed that I’m okay especially since it was just oral and i used protection. I always use them as I have major anxiety about STD’s.
A few days ago I noticed about 3 very tiny skin colored boils on the left side of my penis under the gland when I pull my skin back. This has had me in such a panic as I googled and thought it was herpes of syphilis. The thing is that those images do not match what I have. What could this be and am I at Risk for anything? My last full panel was about 9 months ago and all was well with the results.
Please help and thanks again!
Thank you in advance for reading this and for your help. I recently had two encounters with two separate men where I received protected oral. Both sessions lasted a few minutes and I finished inside of the condom. There was no kissing, other sexual acts and no skin to skin contact as they has their clothes on. The first encounter was about 3 months ago and the other was about 6 weeks ago.
I have not showed any symptoms in regards to discharge, irritation, itching, swelling, odors so I’ve assumed that I’m okay especially since it was just oral and i used protection. I always use them as I have major anxiety about STD’s.
A few days ago I noticed about 3 very tiny skin colored boils on the left side of my penis under the gland when I pull my skin back. This has had me in such a panic as I googled and thought it was herpes of syphilis. The thing is that those images do not match what I have. What could this be and am I at Risk for anything? My last full panel was about 9 months ago and all was well with the results.
Please help and thanks again!
Thank you, I will look for a place and hopefully it’s nothing serious. In the meantime I’ll be having nonstop anxiety.
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No reason to have nonstop anxiety. Worst case scenario - it's HPV. You said yourself it doesn't look like that. Even if it is, no one has ever died from warts. They'll treat them, they'll go away, and your body clears the virus within a couple of years.
90% of us gets the HPV virus at least once in our lifetimes. It's VERY common. Don't let it freak you out. Just get it checked and go from there. :)
90% of us gets the HPV virus at least once in our lifetimes. It's VERY common. Don't let it freak you out. Just get it checked and go from there. :)
Thank you Auntie Jessie,
Since there’s no test for men, would a doctor know just by looking/examining the small spots?
Is is possible that I had always had it and it’s showing now?
Since there’s no test for men, would a doctor know just by looking/examining the small spots?
Is is possible that I had always had it and it’s showing now?
Yes, a good doctor will know just by looking. Go do a doctor who's experienced in diagnosing STDs, preferably one at an STD clinic or a dermatologist, etc. A regular family doctor might not be able to tell the difference between HPV and other things that look similar.
HPV clears the body within 2 years most of the time, so it's not something you've "always had".
HPV clears the body within 2 years most of the time, so it's not something you've "always had".
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Okay, I'm not sure you know fully what a boil is. A boil is a painful infection of the hair follicle and the skin around it.
https://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/ss/slideshow-boils
That shows some pics, but be warned - some are quite graphic.
You can have infected hair follicles that are not boils. Quite often, hair follicles can get infected without involving the skin around it.
Skin colored bumps could just be irritated hair follicles, maybe it's genital warts, maybe it's nothing. Do they hurt?
The only way to know what they are is to see your doctor. No one can tell you what they are online. Only a doctor who actually examines you can tell you, and you may need some lab testing.
Also, there is no such thing as a "full panel" of STD testing. A full panel is only what a doctor decides to test you for, or what a clinic or site decides is a full panel.
Since you're a man, it never includes HPV, for example. There is no test for HPV for men. I don't say this to scare you, but to inform you.
If all you're doing is receiving protected oral, the chances that this is an STD is very, very low. Get it checked to put your mind at ease, and to make sure there isn't anything going on - it might be something totally unrelated to an STD.
Let us know what happens.
https://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/ss/slideshow-boils
That shows some pics, but be warned - some are quite graphic.
You can have infected hair follicles that are not boils. Quite often, hair follicles can get infected without involving the skin around it.
Skin colored bumps could just be irritated hair follicles, maybe it's genital warts, maybe it's nothing. Do they hurt?
The only way to know what they are is to see your doctor. No one can tell you what they are online. Only a doctor who actually examines you can tell you, and you may need some lab testing.
Also, there is no such thing as a "full panel" of STD testing. A full panel is only what a doctor decides to test you for, or what a clinic or site decides is a full panel.
Since you're a man, it never includes HPV, for example. There is no test for HPV for men. I don't say this to scare you, but to inform you.
If all you're doing is receiving protected oral, the chances that this is an STD is very, very low. Get it checked to put your mind at ease, and to make sure there isn't anything going on - it might be something totally unrelated to an STD.
Let us know what happens.
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Hi Auntie Jessie,
So I checked the link and that is not what I have either.
Do you recommend I get an STD test or the tiny bumps checked? I just googled HPV and warts and that has me scared now but they don’t look like that also. Are condoms protective for HPV?
So I checked the link and that is not what I have either.
Do you recommend I get an STD test or the tiny bumps checked? I just googled HPV and warts and that has me scared now but they don’t look like that also. Are condoms protective for HPV?
I think you need to get the spots looked at. That's the only way to know what they are. They aren't gonorrhea, chlamydia, etc., so testing won't help you.
Condoms offer significant protection for HPV, and while it can be transmitted by oral, the most common kind of HPV that is transmitted by oral isn't the kind that presents with warts. (There are strains that give you warts, and strains that don't.)
Just go get these things looked at. They may be normal skin variations, and nothing at all, but put your mind at ease. Either go to your regular doctor, or find an STD clinic near you, or a Planned Parenthood.
Let us know what happens.
Condoms offer significant protection for HPV, and while it can be transmitted by oral, the most common kind of HPV that is transmitted by oral isn't the kind that presents with warts. (There are strains that give you warts, and strains that don't.)
Just go get these things looked at. They may be normal skin variations, and nothing at all, but put your mind at ease. Either go to your regular doctor, or find an STD clinic near you, or a Planned Parenthood.
Let us know what happens.
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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.
