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Feeling paranoid about that one night stand? Condom broke? Got some scary blood results back? Need help understanding what your labs are saying? Share your stories, concerns and questions here. Anything and everything STD related.

Please be respectful and use tact when responding to posts. Imagine if you were in OPs shoes before posting something sarcastic or rude. We were all ignorant kids at one point and Sex Ed definitely isn't great across the board in the States and some countries don't teach it at all. This is meant to be a place for users to find comfort and advice, not ridicule.

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Recently diagnosed with herpes? Check out the community at /r/herpes

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Herpes or balanitis or contact dermatitis?

Male age 34 Symptoms:

  1. painful urination sometimes,
  2. burning pain or irritation on penis neck, and glans
  3. pain increses after masturbation and sex
  4. sometimes penis painful when get eraction

Diagnosis Hsv1 igg positive. Value 3 to 5 other std test are negative.

Dermatologist and General doctor said it is not Herpes. I had tried acyclovir ointment and tablets, Antifungal ointment and tablets, anti bacterial also. No one given best results. Anti fungal triggers itching and pain.

History. I had unprotected sex with a girl on 29.02.2024. That night i get more panic that so i washed my penis 3 times with soap. Than daily i had applied soap on penis. That week i feel little pain on penis but no rashes. Daily my masturbation is continuing. 2 months later i had seen some rashes. That rashes are decreased but no fully gone. Note . that girl hsv igg test also negative. Value 0.2 Thank you advance. Pls help me https://ibb.co/HL7Y9qrm https://ibb.co/QFnwfgTF https://ibb.co/JwJyQBWY https://ibb.co/DPNQTrtT https://ibb.co/5gpGhKVZ https://ibb.co/WvtjTTNx https://ibb.co/zTqF48SM https://ibb.co/zWDkFQ5j https://ibb.co/HL7Y9qrm

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2025/02/04
13:11 UTC

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Unsure if genital herpes

I thought my cold sore healed but when giving my boyfriend a blowjob before sex last night my skin cracked a little where the cold sore was. I did not notice this and we had unprotected sex after. This morning the inside of my labia minora burns and tingles. Did I give myself genital herpes? I don't see anything when I take a picture but I'm not sure if it's just starting. Should I go get checked or wait?

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2025/02/04
12:51 UTC

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What is the probability to catch HIV or even std?

Hi how are you i have vaginal sex with sexworker …the first condom broke and immediately i pull my penis out then I wear another also broken and also i pull away but the third one didn’t broke ….after that I go a have apee then I wask my penis with soap and water for two times …I know that stupidity and i try to solve that issue but I don’t want to be anxious or buy medice with a lots of money if i have small chance of hiv for example?

Is this small period of exposure just for seconds during vaginal sex can cause transmission… is peeing then washing my penis with soap double times can lower the probability more ?

1 Comment
2025/02/04
12:36 UTC

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Herpes???

Already posted a paragraph here and didn’t get replies. To sum it up, I jerked off on 02/01 and my penis started having a rash. No pain. It doesn’t itch or feel irritated. It doesn’t really feel like anything. It’s about 95% visual and 5% physical feel. On 02/02 at around 4am I went to the ER bc some sort of bumps manifested, and they diagnosed me with herpes. They gave me a pcr which I am waiting for the results to come back but this is my current experience. Does this seem like a normal herpes ob? To cycle a whole outbreak in 72 hours ? Didn’t have any fluid filled blisters or anything. Just red dots. That disappeared within 24 hours of my visit at the ER. I feel like I have not seen cold sores look like this before via image online. Never seen it in person. I haven’t had sex since August 2024.

First photo - 02/01 12pm https://ibb.co/rKx75bGV Second photo - 02/02 7am following my visit with the ER https://ibb.co/1t382v9F Third photo - 02/04 7am https://ibb.co/dw824Q4G

Edit: waiting on my pcr results the nurse said 60% it’s herpes 40% it’s not

0 Comments
2025/02/04
12:18 UTC

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These red little bumps like a rash are around my ass hole and they burn or hurt if I touch them or poo

I blew some guy off and he fingered my ass and used spit as lube I'm scared I've caught something and this was about a week ago if I caught something is it serious

1 Comment
2025/02/04
12:11 UTC

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What is this guys ?

0 Comments
2025/02/04
12:09 UTC

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white discharge from penis peehole, slight discomfort while urinating

just discovered my penis seems to have a slight white discharge. slight burning sensation while peeing. dont really have any other symptoms besides a sore throat(which i believe happened because o decided to vomit out some spicy food the other day).

the first day my penis was kinda aching and quite a bit of discomfort and i hadnt cummed in a few days. after cumming the subsequent pee the burning sensation was slightly painful 4/10pain scale. but after that my penis stopped aching and subsequent pees are like 2/10.

I always have sex with a condom but raw blowjobs. is this an std or a uti?

0 Comments
2025/02/04
12:06 UTC

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It’s official, herpes type 2

Not many words left tbh

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2025/02/04
11:48 UTC

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How reliable is an HIV test after 29 days?

I'm a cis-male who visited the same female sex worker on two occasions, once in November and again in the week before Christmas.

During the November visit, when we were in the shower, she pulled me into her and we had unprotected vaginal sex. It was only literally for about five seconds before I pulled out, but I was kicking myself afterwards for taking the risk. She should have known better too.

I waited 3 weeks and did a rapid finger-prick test. It came back all clear for everything.

I saw her again in December. This time I made sure not to repeat what happened last time. Although there was a lot of oral and rimming going on, and I let her stick one of her toys up my butt (she put a condom on it). We didn't do that for long, as it wasn't my bag. There was never any anal sex though (protected or otherwise).

Again, I waited about 3 weeks and did a rapid finger-prick home test. After a few days, I got a call from the sexual health service. The guy on the phone explained that I was clear for syphilis and gonorrhea, but I had a "reactive" for HIV.

My heart sunk and my body went into shock. I couldn't believe it. I immediately went on Reddit and saw posts claiming that a "reactive" basically means you have HIV and they just need to confirm it.

That same day I went to the hospital for a venous blood test. The nurses reassured me that I shouldn't believe everything that I read online, and that sometimes the tests reactive to things that aren't HIV.

I had an agonizing weekend waiting for the results. My anxiety was through the roof, I was having panic attacks, and barely caught any sleep. I was basically preparing for life with HIV.

I also started to wonder retroactively if I had any warning signs. I did feel groggy over Christmas. Headaches and fatigue. But I'd also been overtraining in the gym and drank a lot of alcohol. I was also wondering if the sex worker knew she had HIV and did this deliberately to infect me!

Anyway, I waited anxiously by the phone all morning. By lunchtime, I received a message from the clinic. My HIV tests had come back negative! I honestly couldn't believe it! I called the clinic straight away to check there wasn't a mistake. The nurse confirmed my results and told me that "false positives" are actually more common than people think. However, she recommended that I come back in a month for another test to exceed the 45-day window.

So, I'm preparing myself for this all over again. I haven't had any sex in the meantime btw. I'm just wondering how reliable was my venous blood test at 29 days?

5 Comments
2025/02/04
10:00 UTC

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Help needed with positive HR HPV results

Hi, me and my girlfriend need some help/advice about her positive HR HPV results. Throwaway account.

Context: We got together about one and a half months ago, she's 29 I'm 27. As the title suggests she had an STD screening at the start of our relationship, unfortunately she has HR HPV (not 16 or 18). We didn't have sex yet, but she pleasured me orally 3-4 times. She's been sexually active for the past 10 or so years with long term partners, she probably got it from her last boyfriend. I'm a virgin.

Anyways, our question would be what should we do about our sexual life? She is very scared at the moment that she is a dead man walking and will get cancer, she obviously doesn't want to infect me, and is afraid of retransmitting it between ourselves if we become sexually active and she infects me.

She wants to abstain from any sexual activity until she becomes negative, but in my understanding that could take years even. We both plan on getting the somethin9 HPV vaccine, which takes 6 months.

How could we best navigate this issue? I don't think abstaining for years or even 6 months is a valid approach, it will probably cost us the relationship, but as I said she's really afraid of infecting me and retransmitting it between ourselves "forever".

What would be the best approach?

We known eachother for 5 years, we both love eachother but we could be together until now for other reasons, and we'd like to have a kid in 3-4 years, we would like for this relationship to last.

0 Comments
2025/02/04
09:41 UTC

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could this be hsv2?

1 Comment
2025/02/04
09:01 UTC

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Ingrown, Pimple or STD?

Plz help. I (f26) had protected sex Friday night, and found this cystic acne like bump appeared on my labia Monday morning. I've had scares before that have turned out to be in grown hairs. I'm also acne prone. Does this look like an STD or another ingrown?

https://ibb.co/xq0L93pk

2 Comments
2025/02/04
07:55 UTC

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Woman perform oral sex on male with UTI

Hey I’m unsure if I have uti, I took a azo test and it was negative then an hour later turned pink, I went to urgent care and they tested my urine and said it was negative, my question is if I do have an uti and girlfriend performed oral, can she get a disease?

1 Comment
2025/02/04
07:50 UTC

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what is this?

This just appeared on my genitial? Any idea what it is? https://imgur.com/a/zKBzMvR

0 Comments
2025/02/04
07:35 UTC

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Hiv Window Period

l Please Reply Can Hepatitis C Co infection cause delay in window period of 4th generation test ? Please reply

Have read some articles and journals online. Even CDC recommends follow up testing upto 6-12 months for those healthcare workers exposed to both infections.

0 Comments
2025/02/04
07:25 UTC

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I am Losing hope in Both the results and my Own Life (aftr stupidly destroying it)

I would not explain more as to what was my exposure as I am in NO will to live my life ever again, I have done 5 tests consisting of two RNA tests on day 10 and day 20, one 4th gen ab/ag on day 22 and two rapid 4th gen on day 20 and day 32, but somehow went to a different clinic to get a different opinion;

This was only to get myself felt cheated on when the Doctor told me that these pasts tests that I have been taking were not accurate/complete enough and the test in his clinic is much better and full on enough to test for HIV,

So I decided to take the test but as time progresses and I am anxiously waiting for the results, I am starting to feel dreaded , feeling like this time the test result will be different. I don't know what I will do if it is positive, yes you can say it is manageable now and its not a life sentence but it's easier said than actually have to be reminded that you will lose this part of your life forever, I know none of this justify what stupidity actions I did and how many times I've been pondering to take back what I did if its possible but I have ruined my life entirely and starting to lose grasp of my life

4 Comments
2025/02/04
07:21 UTC

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Is this herpes?

Context: I've had unprotected sex with this girl for the past two months. As of today, I got this red bumps on my penile area. Does this look like herpes?

3 Comments
2025/02/04
06:50 UTC

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chlamydia

Can you give oral sex to a female who tested positive for chlamydia? Or after the 7 days? And can you do it raw once she clears up?

3 Comments
2025/02/04
05:53 UTC

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Had unprotected sex, Shaved, this showed up after. Should i be worried?

I believe its just an ingrown hair cause i get those alot but could this be a sign of anything

https://ibb.co/9k7YDXkK

3 Comments
2025/02/04
05:44 UTC

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Potential gonnorreah? Panicking!

So i was with this guy for a month and he just told me he has gono and so now i feel like im having the symptoms, the thing is we never had sex. The most he ever did was lick my balls, but for some reason, I feel like the tip of the head of my penis feels a little weird. The only thing we really did was intensely make out does anyone know or have gotten gonorrhea from justkissing keep in mind I’m a virgin!

2 Comments
2025/02/04
05:30 UTC

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Red spot balls what is this

Is this std

2 Comments
2025/02/04
04:57 UTC

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Oraquick

Been holding to this package for a while. Finally decided to take it. Nd it can back like this. Can some one explain this. I’ve already gotten blood withdrawn. Waiting on results. Just looking for more insights

https://ibb.co/svP0B7sQ https://ibb.co/ycC2hxGM

8 Comments
2025/02/04
04:54 UTC

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Std?

Could this be an std? I had unprotected sex with my girlfriend for months only an about a month ago I got these bumps on my penis and balls. They’re itchy only when I touch them, they don’t hurt. https://ibb.co/QFJrFWqR

3 Comments
2025/02/04
04:32 UTC

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Opinions

I posted about a week ago with a picture of my tongue asking if I had an STI, I haven’t went n got tested yet, but i just looked at my vagina because I had a yellow gooey discharge when I wiped today. So I looked and the inside of vagina has a like white liquid. I’m assuming this is something I have to get checked out asap. What do yall think?

4 Comments
2025/02/04
03:45 UTC

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Recieved a sketchy BJ 2 days ago. What do you think?

As the title states. I'll be making a Dr's appointment in the morning but for now I'm hoping to get an answer one way or the other so I can stop looking for confirmation bias and get some sleep..

Thanks in advance!

https://imgur.com/a/01l17Wj

6 Comments
2025/02/04
03:40 UTC

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Does look like an STD?

This just popped up today not sure if it’s a ingrown hair or something serious.

https://ibb.co/BVJ1911m

5 Comments
2025/02/04
02:48 UTC

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White bumps, no pain

Hello, I was diagnosed with Ureaplasma around three weeks ago. I had to take Doxy twice a day for 7 days. After the treatment, I started noticing these weird bumps on my vulva and near my anus. Also, inside my vagina, and on my labia. They're not painful, look white and hard to the touch (the ones outside). Not sure if this is because of the Ureaplasma or something else. Please, help.

https://ibb.co/YBByQLk0

https://ibb.co/gZB3sgfV

Edit, more info:

My bf got HPV vaccine, I have not. I got HPV tested in September and it all came out negative. I met my bf in October and decided we would not use protection in November... Is it possible he's a HPV carrier?

This is so frustrating.

18 Comments
2025/02/04
02:36 UTC

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20 m bumps just started to show up on scrotum

Bumps just started to show up on scrotum they keep showing up anyone know what they are https://ibb.co/20Mnm9Wy

5 Comments
2025/02/04
02:33 UTC

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What could this be? NEED HELP

Have been with my gf for a few months having unprotected sex now and suddenly these popped up on me this past week. They kind of resemble dry skin when closely examined. What does this look like to you all? I do have symptoms such as itchy penis, burning when I urinate as well as my urine being very smelly and dark yellow. Someone please help I’m currently waiting on results back for a chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Trichomoniasis test.

https://ibb.co/yccyZt12 https://ibb.co/5Z6KBjb https://ibb.co/jPn4K4Gf

1 Comment
2025/02/04
02:28 UTC

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What is this??

I’ve had this weird white spotting on the underside of my tongue for a few days and it’s super sore and hurts to eat/talk/move my tongue. Is this some sort of HPV or STD?

https://ibb.co/7J4GYHGL

2 Comments
2025/02/04
02:22 UTC

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