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Syphilis question
Hi. I had insertive vaginal sex with a condom. 3 and a half months later I developed a bump on my pubic area. Is it possible for a syphilitic chancre to develop so late? Also I squeezed this bump and it kind of popped like a pimple would. I assume it might be just a deep pimple under the skin. I'm super anxious so I'm not sure. What do you think?
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A syphilis sore is round, open and painless, and isn't something you can pop.
If you are worried you have syphilis, which this doesn't sound like at all, you can find out with a simple blood test.
If you are worried you have syphilis, which this doesn't sound like at all, you can find out with a simple blood test.
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Well, it doesn't look like the photos I found on google which is something that kind of resembles a small crater. And it isn't round. It is more elongated. What I'm worried more is the fact that after it popped, it kind of hardened and stayed that way. I think it is starting to dry up. Thanks for your answer. Do you think that a syphilis chancre could develop approximately 110 days after exposure without any other exposures in the meanwhile?
You can not pop a syphilis sore.
A syphilis sore develops between 10 and 90 days.
Again, though, you can find out really easily if you have syphilis with a very simple blood test.
You seem to be very anxious about your encounter. Why not just get tested for everything, and put it behind you? No one online can tell you what you have or don't have - only testing can do that. You've conclusively tested for HIV and hep B. Why not just finish the testing and move on from this?
A syphilis sore develops between 10 and 90 days.
Again, though, you can find out really easily if you have syphilis with a very simple blood test.
You seem to be very anxious about your encounter. Why not just get tested for everything, and put it behind you? No one online can tell you what you have or don't have - only testing can do that. You've conclusively tested for HIV and hep B. Why not just finish the testing and move on from this?
Thanks. I also have one related question. Is it possible if you get infected with syphilis for a chancre to never appear or a chancre has to be present in a primary infection?
Yes. You are right about the anxiety. At my local clinic they only have an INSTI Multiplex HIV1,2/Syphilis rapid blood test. Is this test okay?
Yes. You are right about the anxiety. At my local clinic they only have an INSTI Multiplex HIV1,2/Syphilis rapid blood test. Is this test okay?
I have never heard of someone not getting a chancre.
Yes, that test is fine.
You should really address the anxiety with your doctor.
Yes, that test is fine.
You should really address the anxiety with your doctor.
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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.
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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.
