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Long story not so short..

I have recently been involved in a couple of scenerios that may have put me at risk for STDs. Here's the story:

I had a handful of sexual encounters with a man through about the span of a month. We did not have intercourse and I didn't come in contact with his semen at any point, though we engaged in oral both ways and 'dry' sex in underwear. I never noticed any symptoms of any STD on him or me during this time. After this ended I learned that he had lied about having been tested in the past and about his number of partners--potentially unprotected encounters with over a dozen females. I'm worried about my exposure to STDs with this high risk partner.

Sometime after this ended, I began dating another man who had only one partner in his past. We had oral & one or two sessions of protected intercourse, and I did not come in contact with his semen. This relationship ended after I learned that he had continued to sleep with his ex throughout the time that we had been intimate--about 1.5 months. I also learned she had been sleeping with OTHER men during this time, increasing her & therefore my potential level of exposure. I sure know how to pick em, huh?

About three to four months after this ended, I noticed a small painful bump on my labia. It was almost imperceptible to the naked eye & I only knew it was there because of the sharp pain in the area. I chalked this up to a cyst as it didn't seem to fit the bill as far as what I knew in terms of STD symptoms at the time. It clearned up mostly in time for my scheduled gyno exam, & the gyno didn't even notice it.

I requested an STD screening to be safe, and she gave me whatever standard tests that come with the GenPap program. I am still not fully sure which tests are covered by the GenPap program, so I'm not sure what exactly I was tested for. I'm having trouble contacting my gyno office for this info so I was wondering if anyone here is familiar with it. I was contacted and told that all tests were negative, but just not what tests they specifically were.

This leads me to my next question--what is the likelihood that contracted any of the STDs that require blood tests to screen for, based on my sexual history I've presented here? My insurance will not cover any sort of testing for it so it will all be out of pocket. I would like to mention that I have actually met a wonderful guy that I want to protect against anything I could have been exposed to. Ideally I would test for everything I possibly could but I don't know how I would pay for that at the moment.

Thank you!!  
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101028 tn?1419603004
you'd have to have an actual herpes lesion present on the cervix in order for it to be detected with the genpap. same goes with syphilis.  hiv can only be tested for with a blood test or a mouth swab.  

your local health department will test you for syphilis and hiv for free. call them and ask where your local std testing clinic through them is located to make an appointment.  

grace
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Do you have any sources I can reference for GenPap information and accuracy concerns?  I find it odd that a gynecologist would recommend this method to test for a wide variety of infections if it doesn't actually work well for any of them.  I would like to forward any studies that suggest inaccuracy to my gynecologist's office--the GenPap program seems to be the main method most OB/GYN's use for STD screening in my area.

Also, do you know if there are inexpensive options for the tests you mention?  
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101028 tn?1419603004
if you are performing oral on someone you are coming in contact with their semen. Semen is present more often than just with actual ejaculation.  

the genpap bills itself as one stop std testing but it's not all that accurate for most of them. You need to get tested specifically for syphilis, herpes and hiv to cover your bases.    your current partner should also get a full screening done before things progress any further so you can deal with anything he has too.

grace
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I should add--for both partners there was some pelvic region contact, with condom. I say this because skin to skin contact can put you at risk for diseases like herpes & hpv. Also, the oral was generally unprotected for both partners.
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I should add--for both partners there was some pelvic region contact, with condom, just no intercourse. I say this because skin to skin contact can put you at risk for diseases like herpes & hpv. Also, the oral was generally unprotected for both partners.
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