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Risk from Handjob
Yesterday I received a handjob from a random woman I met in a bar. We were both drunk and it happened in the restroom. I woke up this morning feeling concerned about STD's. Obviously one day is too soon to see any symptoms, but what do I need to test for? I read I can get Syphilis or HSV-2 from a handjob, but then I read some info that says it's not likely/improbable. Can anyone advise?
I took a full STD panel 6 weeks ago and was negative for everything except for HSV-1. That test was 9 weeks after my last sexual encounter. Again, I've had no symptoms of any STD since.
I took a full STD panel 6 weeks ago and was negative for everything except for HSV-1. That test was 9 weeks after my last sexual encounter. Again, I've had no symptoms of any STD since.
Thanks for the reassurance. I read a lot in the expert forum where the doctors say it's either not a risk or statistically improbable. Like I think there's a quote from Dr. Hook said you have a better chance of being hit by a plane while reading his response or something to that affect. However when I called my local clinic today they were emphatic about how I was at risk for Syphilis, Herpes, and even Hepatitis B. They told me to test multiple times at like 2 weeks and again at 3 months. I feel like they knew I was scared and wanted my business. All that testing is not cheap. At least not where I'm from. They referenced skin to skin contact being a risk, etc. and it's it's just scary stuff.
The clinic has no idea what they are doing and it would be a total waste of money to do what they recommended.
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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.
