18 Jun 08 Oral Sex Risk of an STD?
Question about Oral sex and risk of an STD?
Ok yesterday I received oral sex from a female I shouldn’t of gotten it from. I didn’t have sex with her though, she only gave me oral.
I want to know what the chances are of a man catching something from receiving oral sex. And what symptoms should I look out for?
When should I go get tested? Doesn’t it take a certain amount of weeks or something for an STD to show in your system?
Thanks for your query, Just wondering, why weren’t you using protection?
STDs spread when bodily fluids come into contact with cuts or scrapes in the recipient’s mouth or genitals, or any other part of the body, for that matter.
If this female had a cut in her mouth and she had an STD, like AIDS, HIV, Gonorrhea, syphilis, herpes, etc., yes, she could have passed it along to you without your knowing.
This is why it’s crucial to have her either use a dental dam or for you to use a condom, even during oral sex. Because you just don’t know what you’re getting into. The chances of getting an STD from oral sex? That’s hard to say. A lot of it depends on your health and the health of the other person that you were fooling around with. If you’re healthy and they’re healthy, the chances are pretty slim.
If you used protection, the chances are pretty slim.
But since it seems that you don’t know the STD status of this girl, there is probably about a 50% chance that you have gotten an STD. And the symptoms can vary depending on the disease that it is.
If you’re concerned, you should check with your doctor immediately to see if you can start treatment as quickly as possible. There’s no waiting period for most STDs, but HIV and AIDS will take longer to show up in your system.
But that’s still not an excuse to not get tested. If she is HIV positive or has AIDS, you can still start treatment now to lower your risk of infection.
Protect yourself!
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21 Apr 08 Herpes SOS!
If you have oral sex with a person with herpes during the out break, how soon the symptoms will appear?”
Thanks for the query. Herpes is a disease that’s quite easy to avoid if you have protection in place - condoms, latex gloves, other barrier methods, etc.
And if your partner had herpes and didn’t disclose it - shame on them for not telling you. Herpes can be controlled with antiviral medications, but it is something that is never cured.
So, if you’ve been exposed, chances are good that this is something you will need to deal with for the rest of your life.
Herpes is transmitted when there is an outbreak, but it can also be transmitted when there are no visible sores - though this is rare. If your mouth had an open cut or broken skin, the herpes virus can spread into that cut and cause the disease.
It can take up to two weeks for the herpes sores to appear after initial contact so if you haven’t seen the sores come up yet, there’s still time for them to develop.
The reason why you don’t see the sores immediately is that the virus needs time to replicate in your body - so it might seem like you’re in the clear…until you’re not.
Outbreaks generally last for a few weeks, and then go away, and then the sores will reappear again and again throughout your life.
Tags: herpes, sexually transmitted disease, STD
