STI testing accuracy (specific variables)

[User_999]

Context: engaged in protected oral with a sex worker. Didn’t last long, and I wasn’t paying too close attention to how properly she was using the condom. She’s pretty high volume, and usually offers unprotected oral to clients.

Got tested 10 days post exposure for everything, though I am mainly concerned about gonorrhea. Here’s why: my doctor started me on 100 mg of doxy for prostatitis, so I had been on that 3 days prior to testing. I can see how that would effect chlamydia test results, which were negative, but should I question the accuracy of the gonorrhea one (which was also negative) if I was on doxy for 3 days?

One month later, I have mild symptoms, but they could be kidney stone-related. Trace blood occasionally on dipstick, no nitrites or leukocytes, and increased urge to urinate, very mild burn/irritation during/after urination.

It could be anxiety, too, but the variable of Doxy has me questioning the negative result.

[auntiejessi]

I agree totally with SM, and just want to add that if you need peace of mind testing, you need to wait 3 weeks after you have taken antibiotics to test.

I agree that you really had no risk for any STI here, and that your symptoms could be prostatitis or the kidney stone you mention.

[User_999]

Any of you know whether gonorrhea could cause blood in urine and testicular pain without discharge? And if there was discharge, does that like burn or is it just like liquid that guys notice but there’s relatively no pain (generally speaking)?

[auntiejessi]

Those are not common symptoms of gonorrhea.

The discharge from gonorrhea is sometimes called the drip, because it sort of drips from the penis. If there is pain, it's usually when urinating. The discharge itself doesn't hurt, and it's not bloody, and it doesn't cause blood in the urine.

[Sillymistake87]

It could affect the testing but to be fair, I would not worry from this encounter. You cant really put a condom on wrong as lets me honest, shes a professional. Using a condom totally stops the risk of chlamydia and gonorrhoea so really, there is zero risk from this.

Prostatitis can cause all sorts of pain and symptoms, as can anxiety so try to relax.

All your symptoms sounds like prostatitis (and a side thing of that called CPPS - Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome) which I know about that all too well as ive been there!

[User_999]

Even though that’s what my primary doctor said (that I have prostatitis), my urologists doesn’t agree. I don’t see how I would even get prostatitis (I’m in my late 30s). So that’s part of my worry. I hear you on the lack of risk… anxiety is a *****, though. It can create symptoms in many ways.