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Sore throat after oral sex
the other night i gave oral sex , and the next night my throat was sore and red idid protect myself by usuing a condom, during sex but not ORAL SEX cud i have contracted and STD. i cant believe i did this. jst please help ease my mind cud it be an STD causing my sore throat ?
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You can get an STI from oral sex.
You need to be tested to find out if you did.
However, it's also quite possible that you had a mild alergic reaction to semen. Or that you overworked the muscles in your neck and throat and they are sore. Or even that you gagged too much and caused yourself some pain. Performing oral sex can also worsen existing infections and colds in the throat that are completely unrelated to STIs.
You need to get tested, because it is possible that you contracted something. It's not worth panicing over, but being a sexual active person means getting into the habit of being tested for STIs. So go do it.
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Hi there!
Well you said your throat was sore and you used a condom. So the chances are that you either (1) abraised your throat with the penis and it will be sore until the lining of your throat heals in the next few days or (2) you could be alergic to the rubber material of the condom.
Since the rest of your mouth is ok, I would say it is most likely you have un settled the thin outer layer of your throat and it will take a few days to heal.
An STD is unlikely.
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Sorry to be the one to tell you this, but you can get STDs through oral sex.
The only way to tell for sure is to go get tested.
Hopefully, you are ok, but you need to know as soon as possible.
In order to be sure, you should be tested regularly. A friend of mine just went through this. They told her to be tested every 6 months for 3 years, but to be sure she hadn't been infected with HIV/AIDS to continue testing for 10 years.
Of course, if someone exposes themselves again, then the clock is started over on all that.
Something you should know: Condoms don't keep you from getting either type of herpes, or HPV (genital warts, cancer.)
The condom doesn't cover your whole body, so those easily climb aboard the uncovered areas.
I mentioned that because you seemed to think you were "safe" by using a condom.
Sorry you are in this situation. Get the initial testing started so you can find out about the sore throat issue right away, but keep up the testing if you want to be sure about the long term STDs that take a while to show up.
Oh, and helpful tip: If a guy tells you he has been tested for HPV... he is lying. There is NO test for HPV (genital warts, cancer) that works for men.
Good luck, and I hope this turns out to be nothing.
P.S. Think twice about who you do this with, now that you know these things.
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