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Iam afraid of having an std
Iam 19 years old and when i was 18 i had oral sex voluntarily with a 28 year old man who told one of my friends that he had slept with 40 or 50 different people and i didn't think to ask how many people had slept with in the past before is it possible for me to get an std through oral sex? I also want to know if iam still a virgin please email me as soon as possible becouse i really need to know if i need to get checked this is between life and death please email me asap!This was my first time doing anything sexual with anybody and now i reqret it.
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Oral sex IS sex and you can get just as many STDs from that as you can having vaginal intercourse. You are definately at risk.
Serious risks include:
1. Herpes is probably the biggest STD risk during oral sex. Both strains of herpes can live in the mouth or the genitals, and particularly during outbreaks (cold sores, herpes lesions) can be passed from one place to the other. More than 50% of a random group of people will have antibodies to the virus (indicating some level of infection). Genital herpes is complicated and uncomfortable. Herpes can be passed on even if no sores are present.
2. Chlamydia and gonorrhea can infect your throat, showing strep like symptoms. These can also infect the eye; eye infections can have serious consequences. Roughly, 80% of women who have chlamydia have no symptoms and it can prevent them from ever having children.
3. HIV can be passed through unprotected oral sex. The infected semen/precum or vaginal fluid must enter the body through a cut or sore in the mouth or esophagus. You may not even be aware you have a cut in your mouth or throat. Some people take up to 10 years to show that they have contracted HIV/AIDS.
4. HPV can be passed during oral sex. HPV has been found on vocal chords. There is no test to find out if a man has HPV and men usually show no symptoms.
5. Syphilis can be passed similar to HIV. Signs and symptoms are indistinguishable from those of other diseases so some people go a long time without knowing they have it. Mothers can pass this onto their babies without knowing it.
6. Hepatitis A is also a risk, but usually only oral-anal contact. Hep A is not a chronic condition like Hep B and C, but can make a person quite sick several weeks.
In short, you have put yourself at a huge risk for an STD transmission. It is in your best interest to make a doctor's appointment as soon as you can to get some blood tests done to ensure your health. You really need to get yourself tested.
Sometimes things don't show up for a long, long time so just because you may have not had any symptoms of the above does not mean you can rule them out as possibilities.
When you make your appointment you may want to list the above to request to be tested for. Sometimes doctor's don't test for "everything" so you need to make sure those things are listed.
Next time you should make better judgments when it comes to your body. Your body is special and you shouldn't put yourself in such risky situations. You are worth more than a night of fun in exchange for a lifetime of pain (mentally or physically).
Please get yourself tested. I hope you are in good health and you have gained much knowledge from this experience. If you have any further questions please feel free to ask me :)
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yeah you can get an std, but the likly hood of it from oral sex is very small. if you have a sore throat, or feel sick in the next few days i would get checked, but if not, dont worry about it
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good idea....not. yes its possible you have an std if he does. get yourself checked out.
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