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STD advice - Should I be worried here?

  • 19-08-2012 5:19pm
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭


    Going unreg for this

    Ok, so long story short, I was out last night and ended up going home with a guy. we had unprotected oral sex and protected anal sex (i was on top and wearing a condom).

    When I got home this morning, I noticed two small marks on my penis. One seems to be just a broken blood vessel or something (skin doesn't appear to be broken) and I can't really tell if the other is a broken blood vessel or if the skin is broken (though it does feel slightly sensitive to touch which might suggest its broken skin). I hadn't noticed it before hand, and presume it must have occurred at some point last night. Its a very small mark, hence its harder to tell if its actually broken skin/a cut or not.

    I'm fairly confident that I have nothing to worry about regarding the anal sex (we were as safe as one can be in these situations) but not sure if I should be concerned about receiving unprotected oral sex from him with potentially broken skin on my penis?

    I have no way of knowing his std status or not?

    Should I be concerned about STDs (and HIV in particular) in the circumstances?

    (Yes, I am aware that there is an inherent risk in all sex, including oral, and that the safest course would be to always wear a condom for oral sex).

    I know i could attend at the STD clinic in James' tomorrow morning, though I don't want to over react and panic over nothing. I also don't want to have to take a morning off work for this. I'm not really panicking now, but I want to make sure that if I do have cause for concern I see a medical professional asap.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,512 ✭✭✭baby and crumble


    We can't give medical advice on the board. If you're in the slightest bit concerned, go to a doctor or the clinic. I reckon a regular visit to the clinic for check ups is a good idea if you're not in an exclusively monogamous relationship anyway.


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