Bacterial STI Transmission Possibility

[Mistereman]

One month ago I had protected oral and vaginal sex with a csw. It was very brief like 2-3 minutes total. 24 hours after out of fear I took doxy pep and a week later I took doxycycline 100mg 2x/day for a week. For the last 2 weeks I have been having pain during urination without discharge. Could this be an infection by some chance or candida due to the antibiotics I took? I haven't had any contact with anyone else prior to or after.  Thanks for your insight.

[auntiejessi]

You took doxypep, which you probably didn't need, and you definitely didn't need the additional doxy. Stop taking antibiotics.

Pain with urination can be caused by many things - dehydration is the most common, since you had protected everything. Since you don't have a discharge or any skin symptoms, I'd guess it's not candida.

How's your water intake? Alcohol and caffeine intake? How bad is the pain?

Try increasing your water and decreasing your alcohol and caffeine for a few days. If you don't see a marked improvement by Monday, make an appointment with your doctor.

[Mistereman]

Thank you for your response. My water intake is good, with no alcohol and minimal caffeine intake. Stopped taking all supplements and vitamins a week ago. The pain is almost absent in the morning and increases throughout the day. Also when I go to the bathroom. I would describe it as a dull burning pain.  There is some redness just inside the urethral opening also.  I'm not hyper focused on the sensation I'm having and self checking all the time, but it's there and doesn't seem to be going away. What is the risk of the encounter I had and likelihood it's related to the symptoms I'm having?

[auntiejessi]

You had protected everything. There is no risk for gonorrhea, chlamydia, HIV, hep B, trich, mycoplasma, etc.

The only possibilities are herpes, HPV and syphilis, and the chances of those are quite low, and wouldn't give you the symptoms you are having.

You could have a urinary tract infection, a prostate infection - something along those lines, and totally unrelated to the encounter. Since it's been two weeks, you should see your doctor.