Hello Doctor,
20 months ago, I had protected oral sex and protected vaginal sex with a CSW. I didn't check the condom when she removed it, but it is my understanding that condom failure is really noticeable, and mine appeared intact when I looked at it.
I faced a lot of guilt over this, but never got symptoms of anything. I understand that my only risks were HPV, HSV, and Syphilis, but I still took an oraquick home test for HIV three months ago and it was negative. After all this time, and after not seeing symptoms of any kind, do I have to really worry about herpes or syphilis? I know I may have HPV but that it cant be tested for in men. I never saw an outbreak or a chancre.
I'm starting a new relationship, and I just want to make sure that I wouldn't put her at risk. The encounter described is the last time I had sex as I learned that engaging in such behavior is not for me and I wish to pursue monogamy.
I have scanned the forum, and it seems like the risk for both syphilis and HSV2 are so low that often times testing is not even recommended and that there's a higher risk for a false positive result for herpes than actually acquiring the infection from this exposure.
Would you recommend I get tested? Would you recommend I test for anything else?
Thank you in advance for your candid advice.