Concerned about a one-time encounter

[jered84]

I met a young lady (21 years of age) a couple of nights ago and we had a sexual encounter that involved heavy kissing, mutual masturbation, unprotected oral (I received) and protected intercourse. Naturally I am concerned about having possibly been exposed to STDs. My question is first, what is the likely hood of me having been exposed to an STD (namely herpes, gonorrhea and chlamydia, crabs etc). Second, if I was indeed exposed to any sort of STD, when would I begin to notice symptoms, and finally how long should I wait to get a full test? Up until this point, I have only had one partner and we both were clean, I do not want to expose her to any possible infections. Thanks for any help.

[Vance2335]

If you start having symptoms, or if you are having sex with a regular partner then it might be good to test.

Most are not asymptomatic.

[jered84]

Thanks Grace. So if I have another partner to protect you recommend that I do in fact test for all infections? Or is it only if I start having symptoms? It is my understanding that many of the infections are in fact asymptomatic, so should I go ahead and test anyway? (Note: After a few days I have yet to show or feel any irregular symptoms).

[gracefromHHP]

you can contract std's from oral but the risk is low. in general, we don't recommend routine testing from it unless you have another partner to protect. should you develop any symptoms, be seen promptly for testing.

protected sex is a low risk for syphilis, herpes and hpv. we don't test for hpv and the risk of herpes and syphilis is so low, we don't recommend testing for them routinely either unless there is another partner to protect.

grace