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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.

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If you have no symptoms of an std after a month and a half, are you likely good?

If you have no symptoms of an std after a month and a half, are you likely good?

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2024/12/20
17:30 UTC

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Iam scared

https://ibb.co/2N699LS What is this ? Appear from 5 month .. Syphilis ? Hpv ?

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2024/12/20
17:26 UTC

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Question about a meetup

I found someone who seemed pretty honest and oddly her husband allowed her to meet with someone. Cool to each their own. We’re both the same age. I know I’m clean and she exclaimed she was as well which I would suspect since she’s been with her husband for 10 years and has multiple kids.

My question is do I have anything to be worried about? No oral between either of us. Just kissing, rubbing her, and intercourse with a condom on all the way to the base. Used wipes to wipe the area and then pulled the condom off with a wipe as well. Took a shower 20 mins later.

Thanks everyone.

3 Comments
2024/12/20
17:24 UTC

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HIV exposure?

The ups man always has cuts on his hands and I had to sign the little pad thing. If I had a cut on my finger and I signed after he had just touched the same spot can I get hiv?

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2024/12/20
17:16 UTC

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Is Combaids conclusive at 60 days??

Can anyone tell me about this Combaids hiv test kit, I Tested at 33 days and was Negative but my. Friend said that Combaids window period is 45 days for 99% so I'm thinking that I should test one more time at 60 days And if it's Negative I should move on with my life so if anyone know about this pls share in comment section

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2024/12/20
16:49 UTC

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Cleared from HPV?

Has anyone got rid of HPV and eventually tested negative after some time? Btw is it possible for warts to get smaller or disappear by themself over some time? Tell me ur stories with hpv

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2024/12/20
16:43 UTC

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Time period

Hi I was wondering hownlong after your encounter do you usually get symptoms for stds in general? And what are the most common symptoms

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2024/12/20
16:41 UTC

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What are these on my balls and dick

I have having for the past few days and it's super painful [balls]

https://i.postimg.cc/RZwg54q9/IMG-20241220-22184603.jpg

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2024/12/20
16:34 UTC

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Pls help

Hi! I’ve been experiencing this for about a month now so I thought id share. It started with a really bad uti that was literally from hell. I was spotting during the uti and it burned so bad. After the uti went away I had this disgusting smell down there. I take very good care of my vag so it was very shocking to smell anything but nothing from there. I have just been having this greenish yellowish EXCESSIVE discharge for ab 3 weeks now. I do have a gyno appt Dec 27! So that’s good. I feel like I have BV. There is 0 inflammation or any bumps on the outside or inside from what I can see. I am only 19 so this is just scary for me. I’m not really that sexually active, it’s all protected so idk what I got this from. I did get off my birth control for a month and got back on it so maybe that’s just messing up my hormones. Idk pls give opinions!! Thank you ☺️

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2024/12/20
16:28 UTC

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Red marks on tip of penis w/ flaky skin - Balanitis or something else?

Hello all,

32YO male here- For the past year or so I have been experiencing some very strange occurrences on the head of my penis. I have been to the doctor for this (Planned Parenthood) and the doctor told me that this does not look like it is an STD, saying it looks more like a rash-like condition. I’ve searched the web for pictures that resemble this and the closest thing I can think of is this could be a type of jock itch, or balanitis, but I am not sure:

https://ibb.co/yS2cNd5 https://ibb.co/fSbn5zG

I have not had any sexual activity in 15 months. I have also not taken an STD test, since my doctor told me that this does not resemble any virus-type symptoms. These marks will go away for a while and then come back as small red dots that form a type of “scab” that flakes off. It usually is only 1 or 2 dots at a time and they are never bigger than an eraserhead. It seems like they only happen on the head, and not the shaft. They do not itch or cause any type of pain, it is only cosmetic, but is very worrying.

For context I was treated for what appeared to be a small genital wart on my shaft area 1/2 years ago that gradually went away with a topical cream. I have not had any warts since. This issue started happening right around the same time.

I am waiting to hear back from a dermatologist but I was hoping this community could shed some light on what might be happening here. Since these marks started showing up, I have tried washing my genital area more often, applying jock itch cream and hydrocortisone cream, and but nothing seems to work. They do appear to eventually go away after a week or so, but come back and stay for another week. If anybody has any ideas I would greatly appreciate it!f

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2024/12/20
16:04 UTC

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What is this thing?? Help.

Made a previous post but has healed since then and looks different. Still not itchy or burning or painful. Only hurts when I mess with it. When I squeezed it previously it only leaked a clear liquid. This time a small amount of white stuff came out, then cleat liquid, then a bit of blood when I squeezed for too long. Next to it was a white line, that when I squeezed let out a clear liquid and acted like a blister. What’s happening??? https://imgur.com/a/0HdcCF4

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2024/12/20
15:51 UTC

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Idk if my mind is getting the best of me but

Okay so I’ve been noticing discharge for about a week now mainly in the morning or SOMETIMES when I give my penis a tug, local health department says the earliest they can see me is Dec 27( I can’t wait) but yea it’s mostly clearish cloudy no pain no burning no odor I do notice a slight itch inside penis sometimes have anyone else experienced this and could give insight? I’ll keep an update after I go get tested my mind is just not making this easy to deal with.

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2024/12/20
15:24 UTC

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Pls help me

https://ibb.co/Mk978W9 After 5 month from sex .. Is this test accurate ? Is blood is enough to do test or no ?!

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2024/12/20
15:16 UTC

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Have this darker roundish spot that appeared just yesterday.

https://ibb.co/m0k710K https://ibb.co/WGMK54k

Not sure what this is. It's the skin. Feels a little bit different and textured there's no center to it. Feels like it might be abrasion but not sure.

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2024/12/20
15:06 UTC

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Is an HIV autotest trustable?

I got exposed to hiv in september (more than 3 months ago) and just did the Mylan’s autotest.

The result came back negative. I wonder if i can move on with my life relieved or should I still seek professional help.

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2024/12/20
15:00 UTC

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HIV Test

I had protected contact with a commercial sex worker. I did the HIV TRIDOT test on day 14 & the result was non-reactive. Then I did the 4th generation HIV ELISA (P24ANTIGEN+ANTIBODY) on day 35 & it was non-reactive. Is any further testing required?

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2024/12/20
15:00 UTC

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Pimple or something else?

https://ibb.co/rZJjqkL

Noticed a pimple like bump 2 days ago and it has developed into this. Does it look like a pimple or like it could be something else?

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2024/12/20
14:47 UTC

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Fear of HIV

I'm tired of fearing HIV, Feeling like I ruined my life.

Gave a lift to two random guys in bike . Since A guy closely sitting to me for about 20 minutes his penis touched my skin while he is on cloth. My skin also covered with cloth.I felt skin burning sensation while he sits. I didn't see visble cut on my skin and didn't see any visible seman.I don't think ejaculates while riding.

I don't whether he is HIV postive or not. Also don't know whether he had HIV seman on his pant or not. Also whether it's dried or fresh.

Due to uncertainty I feeling worry much.

45 days after above incident I took 4th gen lab test, it came negative.

Really I'm I risk of HIV ? Or obsession over myself

.

16 Comments
2024/12/20
14:38 UTC

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Can I still have sex with hsv2

I got diagnosed with hsv2 earlier this month with my first breakout and I was on medicine and it cleared up and I’m still having sex my partner knows I got diagnosed and we used condoms but I woke up this morning with my vagina swollen and my blister open is this going to happen everytime when I have sex and I did go to the doctors about a week ago and asked to be put on the medicine everyday to keep it under control idk and they said I didn’t need it everyday but wouldn’t it help? Like I don’t want to have sex all the time and this happen. We don’t go super soft when we have sex we’re pretty rough but like is this gonna happen everytime. I’m going back to the doctors today to ask for the medicine so I’ll keep that under control and hopefully go away. I’ve only had one blister since I got diagnosed I usually see people with multiple blisters or ulcers whatever they’re called but I’ve only had one spot since I got diagnosed. Does this happen all the time like this is gonna suck

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2024/12/20
14:37 UTC

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What is this?

These didn't exist when I was younger, but they suddenly appeared after four partners when I started to get sexually active. I've visited more physicians and had more examinations over the years than I can remember. The conventional response is that you were born with it or that it's nothing. It doesn't bother me anymore, and I'm sick of thinking about it too much. I'm going to stop looking into this now before I forget about it.

https://ibb.co/KG3gP4c

1 Comment
2024/12/20
14:29 UTC

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Is it HPV

Can anyone please help me is it looks like HPV or throat cancer I was diagnosed for hsv 1

https://ibb.co/tCwvLFq

0 Comments
2024/12/20
14:11 UTC

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Why im not getting boner

For the context i never had sex or oral sex without condom i only had sex two times and i was negative for all std including herpes after 3 months and i have been very stressed since 6months thinking i got std bcoz i was having symptoms like too much acne on back and on chest having itchiness on whole body after first sex it went away within 2 weeks but however whenever im watching porn im not getting boner that i used to get what it can be is that really stress or something going on and there was one wart too on penis when i did biopsy it turned out to be molluscum so i wanna know what can be the reason behind not getting boner

7 Comments
2024/12/20
13:54 UTC

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Chlamydia Trachomatis: How is it possible to have low IgA and negative IgG?

I had got 2 handjobs in the past. One in September and another in November. No Sex. I recently tested positive for Chlamydia Trachomatis with IgA being Positive (1.4) and IgG being Negative (0.29). I do not have symptoms currently. How is it possible to have low IgA and negative IgG? Could it be prenatal?

Range provided for IgA:

Negative: < 0.8

Borderline:0.8-1.1

Positive: > 1.1

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2024/12/20
13:46 UTC

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Uti or the clap

Been having a issue that's gotten worse in the last 3 days. Basically have a swollen right nut, fever, chills and low pelvic pain. I don't have any penis discharge or anything like that but Not sure if it's a std or a uti. Does anyone else know?

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2024/12/20
13:40 UTC

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Some please help me

https://ibb.co/7rj7mw1 https://ibb.co/g608nBy. For the first picture I have no idea what the fuck those are they don’t hurt or spread I don’t think but whenever I’m getting head or fuxking they swell a little but I always use a condom for sex never bareback and I’ve only gotten head 5 times without a condom from only two people no more. I have no pain when I pee and have no discharge plus they don’t hurt they are just there. However it is on both sides one side worse than the other. and the The second picture I think it’s a pimple but it only appears after I had sex but I did wear a condom. Someone please help I can’t afford to take a test at this moment bc I’m panicking and don’t know what to do let alone don’t think I can deal with finding out what it is. Can someone please take a look and inform me please.

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2024/12/20
13:15 UTC

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This might be a dumb question

I had a friend come over last Friday and thought we would have sex, however he seemed to not be into it, as I wasn't either. Anyway, he ate me out and I was wondering the odds of STDS. I mean did research and it says the only ones I have to look for is herpes and HPV, but I wanted to see if anyone experienced contracting one from oral.

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2024/12/20
12:27 UTC

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Unprocted oral sex

I had sex yesterday with a girl when I was giving her a blowjob I had a blood in my mouth I though it was may be from her although she said she doesn't have any periods also I had germs issue so blood usually comes in my mouth also had sex with her using condom no blood on condom nothing was there is there any chances of hiv etc???

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2024/12/20
12:24 UTC

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Stress and different types of symptoms

Around ten days ago I've been panicking after having sex with a girl. Just after I finished (I didn't ejaculate) I had a deep feeling of regret. I left her house and was just thinking about the risk I had taken. As far as I know she's got nothing but I don't know my instinct told me otherwise. A few days later I started feeling a bit dizzy and my body was a bit hot too. My urethra started to hurt a bit and my scrotum was burning a bit too. At that point I started looking for information on HSV and I could spend hours on it, which increased my stress at the same time. After that, nothing but for the last 2 or 3 days I've had mild fevers that come and go, accompanied by a strange sensation in my throat and chest. My mouth is dry too and I feel tired. I've done some research on hiv and, as with hsv, I've spent hours looking into it. Now I'm writing this post to find out if other people have had similar symptoms and if stress could be the cause. I'm going to be tested next Monday too, but I still have to wait for the HIV test.

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2024/12/20
12:02 UTC

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Rapid home test kit reliable?

https://ibb.co/DzrCR6n

I had unprotected sex 3 months ago, and about 2 month after that, I started getting random red bumps all over my body. Some of them are still there. Today, I used an HIV rapid home test kit, and the result came back negative. How reliable is this result?

3 Comments
2024/12/20
11:57 UTC

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What is rash Indication Hiv??

I tested Hiv p24 combo jndex value 0.82 <1 after 1 year risky exposure This back side https://ibb.co/vVWt8sr

6 Comments
2024/12/20
11:21 UTC

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