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Risk of STD from receiving condon-protected oral sex from 2 female sex workers
Hi everyone,
I recently posted these questions, but I don't see it posted, so apologies if this is a duplicate.
I am male and I recently received a condom-protected blowjob from two female sex workers. My questions:
1. What STD am I most likely at risk for and what is the quantified risk?
2. When I as a male receive condom protected oral sex, if I lie down, saliva pools at the base of my penis. Can I reduce the risk by standing up so saliva does not pool at the base of my penis?
3. Finally, I assume that that receiving oral sex from 2 females rather than 1 doubles the risk? Is that correct?
Thank you!
I recently posted these questions, but I don't see it posted, so apologies if this is a duplicate.
I am male and I recently received a condom-protected blowjob from two female sex workers. My questions:
1. What STD am I most likely at risk for and what is the quantified risk?
2. When I as a male receive condom protected oral sex, if I lie down, saliva pools at the base of my penis. Can I reduce the risk by standing up so saliva does not pool at the base of my penis?
3. Finally, I assume that that receiving oral sex from 2 females rather than 1 doubles the risk? Is that correct?
Thank you!
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Did you ask this with this username? If you did, I don't see it, either.
1. What STD am I most likely at risk for and what is the quantified risk?
The risks here are very low, and it's for syphilis and genital herpes type 1 (if you don't already have hsv1). Syphilis is uncommon in developed countries, like the US, UK, Canada, places in Europe, etc.
2. When I as a male receive condom protected oral sex, if I lie down, saliva pools at the base of my penis. Can I reduce the risk by standing up so saliva does not pool at the base of my penis?
Saliva doesn't transmit STIs, contrary to popular opinion. It might if it goes over a herpes sore, for example, and it picks up the virus or bacteria on the skin, but otherwise, it doesn't. Lying down, sitting, standing - makes no difference.
3. Finally, I assume that that receiving oral sex from 2 females rather than 1 doubles the risk? Is that correct?
I mean, sure? If you want to look at it like oral sex carries a risk, so there's double that risk if there are two, but oral sex is really low risk, so any increased odds aren't statistically significant.
Most experts don't think that one act of unprotected oral sex even warrants testing without symptoms, and you used a condom.
We can't quantify risks exactly. It hasn't been studied to that level to give us odds or transmission risk per encounter.
If you feel the need to test because of anxiety or you have a regular partner and feel heaps of guilt, or whatever, I wouldn't bother testing for hsv1. The test misses a full 30% of infections, and if it's positive, you'll never know if it's a new infection or an existing one.
You can test for syphilis at 6 weeks.
Expect it to be negative. I wouldn't spend any time worrying about this.
1. What STD am I most likely at risk for and what is the quantified risk?
The risks here are very low, and it's for syphilis and genital herpes type 1 (if you don't already have hsv1). Syphilis is uncommon in developed countries, like the US, UK, Canada, places in Europe, etc.
2. When I as a male receive condom protected oral sex, if I lie down, saliva pools at the base of my penis. Can I reduce the risk by standing up so saliva does not pool at the base of my penis?
Saliva doesn't transmit STIs, contrary to popular opinion. It might if it goes over a herpes sore, for example, and it picks up the virus or bacteria on the skin, but otherwise, it doesn't. Lying down, sitting, standing - makes no difference.
3. Finally, I assume that that receiving oral sex from 2 females rather than 1 doubles the risk? Is that correct?
I mean, sure? If you want to look at it like oral sex carries a risk, so there's double that risk if there are two, but oral sex is really low risk, so any increased odds aren't statistically significant.
Most experts don't think that one act of unprotected oral sex even warrants testing without symptoms, and you used a condom.
We can't quantify risks exactly. It hasn't been studied to that level to give us odds or transmission risk per encounter.
If you feel the need to test because of anxiety or you have a regular partner and feel heaps of guilt, or whatever, I wouldn't bother testing for hsv1. The test misses a full 30% of infections, and if it's positive, you'll never know if it's a new infection or an existing one.
You can test for syphilis at 6 weeks.
Expect it to be negative. I wouldn't spend any time worrying about this.
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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.
