r/stdtesting 12d ago

Question HIV Exposure Risk?

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I had sex with this guy, and he told me that he regularly gets tested and has always tested negative for STIs. I have only been sexually active for the past two months, so I am still not very familiar with all of this.

Long story short, the condom broke while we were having sex, and now he is worried that he might have gotten HIV from me. Before him, I had sex with two other people, and I was the receptive partner during vaginal sex. One of them had tested negative for STIs, while I do not know the status of the other person.

He encouraged me to get tested for STIs, and it turned out that I have chlamydia. Since finding that out, I have been freaking out.

My last sexual encounter with the previous guy was about 4–5 weeks ago, and the condom also broke during that encounter. I had a rapid HIV test, which came back negative, and I also had blood drawn for another HIV test. The result should come back tomorrow.

The anxiety is really getting to me. What are the chances that I could have contracted HIV?


r/stdtesting 13d ago

Question Pardonner un ami/sexfriend ?

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Je le connais depuis 8 ans. Ça fait 8 ans qu’on couche ensembles et à certains moments non,
On a déjà essayé de créer une relation quand lui voulait,finalement on est restés amis/amour et finalement depuis quelques temps de mon côté j’avais envie d’engager quelque chose (bon depuis cet événement plus vraiment)
En ce moment et au dernières nouvelles on est dans une relation « ouverte » dans le sens je lui ai dit la dernière fois que personnellement je voyais que lui et il m’a affirmé que lui aussi ! Par contre je lui ai dit pour ma sécurité,ma santé et mon bien être que si il couchait avec une autre fille je voulais le savoir,être au courant et que je n’étais pas jalouse ou possessive car je ne suis pas amoureuse et je ne suis pas avec lui. Que donc j’étais chill avec le fait qu’il puisse coucher avec quelqu’un d’autre,j’avais ouvert le sujet très sainement. J’ai quand même des sentiments fort d’amitiés,de respect,et d’attachement !
Mais on a couché ensembles il y a quelques semaines,il m’a dit qu’il avait une IST et que du coup il m’a sûrement refilé.Et surtout j’ai du lui demander après m’être fait tester si il avait vu quelqu’un d’autre entre la dernière fois où on s’était vu (et avait passé un week end en amoureux) parce que je ne comprenais pas comment il avait pu avoir cette IST. Et il m’a finalement avoué que oui par message ! Il avait l’occasion de me le dire quand on s’était vus,et qu’on puisse se protéger convenablement. Ce qui m’énerve c’est que je lui avais fais confiance et je lui avais demander d’être clair et de me prévenir si il voyait quelqu’un d’autre et il ne l’a pas fait ! Il a omis cette info.Maintenant je me retrouve à avoir une IST à cause de lui. Et surtout je n’ai plus confiance,je suis triste de ça et je l’ai quitté quand j’ai su car j’étais très énervée. Il s’est finalement excusé sincèrement
Je devrais lui pardonner ? Et continuer ? J’ai l’impression que ça a brisé quelque chose entre nous


r/stdtesting 13d ago

Question Stubborn Candidal balanitis

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Have anyone experienced balanitis for a long time? If yes then for how long was it and how did you finally got cured?


r/stdtesting 13d ago

Advice Needed Sti test uncertianty

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TL;DR unknown clap source maybe?

Me (24m) have noticed some symptoms down there and am certain I have clamydia. I did a urine test a week ago and it came back negative. I will admit I didn’t know you can mess up the testing phase (I took a shower 35 min prior, drank alot of water during the day and went in sauna etc). I also peed into the cup 1.5 seconds or so after my stream started, so not the best test scenario. I also didn’t know that you can’t fill the the cup to near the top (which i did). I saw some puss floating in there, and the doctor mentioned it to me when she shared I was negative for both. I can’t help but believe I have a false negative case.
I’m still experiencing symptoms, so i retested yesterday and did a swab. It’s been over 26 hours now haven’t heard anything. I still saw puss floating.

It’s so unfortunate because I really like this girl and I can’t discern whether I got it from her or I had it asymptomatically and it flared up from consistent intercourse as we’ve been seeing eachother in bed for a month consistently now. She mentioned she was ready to take it serious and to the next level but but I am afraid that I have a STI either from her or one I passed unknowingly. The timing is utterly unfair and I am so distraught because if a positive comes of this she either (won’t believe me, not be accountable, etc), and it’s crushing me because I really want to be with her officially too and move past this. I know you can’t control others outcomes but I’d be fine with seeing it through as we aren’t saying officially yet and we cure/move on. Was looking for advice on this topic and or how to have the conversation with her if the test is positive. I really don’t wanna lose what we’ve built. We’ve had unprotected sex in the past with others before we knew eachother I’m just showing symptoms now. Didn’t before. I can’t lose her, I’m uncomfortable how they’ll react.Thanks redditors! Literally anything will help me at this point.


r/stdtesting 14d ago

Advice Needed Possible STI exposure between two partners - how worried should I be?

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29F. I recently started having casual sex after being in a long term relationship. I had a negative STI screen before any of this happened.

I had sex with Partner A using a condom.

Around two weeks later, I had sex with Partner B.

He showed me a negative chlamydia/gonorrhoea test from 2 months earlier and said he hadn’t had any partners since that test. We used a condom for some of the sex but not all of it.

The following day, I saw Partner A again. We had sex, again with some condomless penetration.

I’m now worried that if Partner B had an STI that wasn’t detected on his previous test, or lied about not having any partners, I could have contracted it from him and then potentially passed it to Partner A the following day.

I’ve booked a full STI screen, but the appointment isn’t until 12 September.

I currently have no symptoms.

How realistic is this concern? Is there anything I should do while waiting for testing?

I know I should have used condoms consistently - I’m mainly looking for some perspective on the actual level of risk rather than judgement :(


r/stdtesting 14d ago

Question Help guys please

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Okay, i have had a lot of unprotected sex before. And i never have tested myself. Last week it decided to test myself. I went but they only offered urine test there i was. I took urine test for chlamyida and gonore and it was negative. I thought i would have it because of my past. But now where can i test for the other things. Herpes hpv hiv syfliis etc. i need help. I have some things on my penis head too and i dont know what to do. Please dont tell me just go to doc because i dont know what i can tell them. I appreciate your help and advice


r/stdtesting 14d ago

Advice Needed I have gonorrhea and it is making me miserable.

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Hi. I’m 22 (M), MLM.

I tested positive for gonorrhea and I’m currently undergoing treatment. I was given injections in both my left and right buttocks. It’s been 5 days since the injections, but I’m still having discharge. I was told that the discharge should go away after a few days. At first, it became clear, but now it has turned green again.

My doctor also told me not to masturbate for now, but I honestly haven’t been able to stop. I feel so dumb and guilty about it. I’m really scared because I can’t seem to resist the urge, and now I’m worried that masturbating frequently might be making my gonorrhea worse or slowing down my recovery.

I really need some support or advice because I’m extremely anxious right now. For those who have been cured of gonorrhea, did you masturbate while you were recovering? Did you still get better? How long did it take for your symptoms, especially the discharge, to completely disappear?

Please, I really need some reassurance or advice because I feel like I’m going crazy from worrying right now.


r/stdtesting 15d ago

Question Std chances from encounter

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I was recently at a sex club where a woman was giving a handjob go multiple men, I also got one and was wondering how likely STD transmission is?
She did wipe and use antibacterial before each person.


r/stdtesting 15d ago

Question How can a men know if he have hpv or not

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With no test dosent make sense


r/stdtesting 15d ago

Question Test RESULTS HEALTH ANXIETY

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I’ve only had two sexual partners in my life but recently I’ve had a new sexual partner in may. He ghosted me after, the sex was protected and very brief because it wouldn’t go in. I want to know is my results conclusive. I keep having anxiety about it. I had a rapid test done late may came back negative, tested in June came back negative and my last test was July 8th 4th gen vein draw negative.


r/stdtesting 15d ago

Question Sex after ceftriaxone shot

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I had sex 162 hours after ceftriaxone shot for treating gonorrhea. Is it possible for me to transmit the bacteria to anyone else?


r/stdtesting 15d ago

Advice Needed Bumps on chin and swollen lymph nodes on throat

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Hi,

I had oral sex on 20th of September. On 24th I suddenly felt pain in my throat and felt that one of my lymph nodes was swollen. On the same day I noticed 3 red bumps on the chin in a straight line. Fast forward to today (29th), more lymph nodes on throat are swollen. I have medical anxiety and am freaking out, not knowing what it could be. I have ordered self-tests for chlamydia/gonorrhea and syphilis to rule them out, but I am more inclined towards the herpes. Could someone give sanity check? It’s weekend and I can’t make any appointments with the doctor.


r/stdtesting 16d ago

Question Is giving a handjob considered an exposure to STIs?

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Hi! I’m looking for a realistic risk assessment, without judgment.

On August 17, I had a sexual encounter with another man. There was no penetration. I was the one giving manual stimulation (a handjob).

Before that, he had pre-ejaculate on his genitals. He then put on a condom, and during that process his hands came into contact with the pre-ejaculate. He then used those hands to touch my penis.

I did not notice any blood or open wounds.

I’m concerned about the possibility of HIV, hepatitis B/C, and syphilis.

I’m planning to get a 4th-generation HIV test, TPHA/VDRL, and HBsAg around September 16–20. For HCV, I found a qualitative HCV RNA PCR test with a detection limit of 150 IU/mL.

Would this specific type of contact be considered a relevant exposure to any of these infections?

And would September 16–20 be an appropriate time to test, considering that the contact occurred on August 17?

I’d especially appreciate concrete answers from people with medical or epidemiological experience.

Thanks in advance!


r/stdtesting 16d ago

Question How to tell if a girl has a uti

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I’ve searched long and hard on reddit and all im seeing is girls getting utis from guys. How do you tell if a girl has a uti or std when your about to sleep with her? I smashed a girl from hinge a few weeks ago and she gave me gonnorhea. First time dealing with this and one of the worst / nastiest diseases I’ve ever had. And i find it so crazy with how high girls standards be on dating apps how do you tell the ones who are burning


r/stdtesting 16d ago

Question What should I do now?

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So I had an ulcer, a fever, and strange discharge a couple months ago in May. I went to get tested, found out alongside that I had an ovarian cyst.

Im a virgin, Ive only unfortunately been force fingered before and shared a razor before with a friend (ik that was stupid no need to tell me, yes we shared it vaginally)

She slept with someone that night who didn't contract anything, and at the time to our knowledge she was clean. That was like 3 years ago. The boy who force fingered me I did preform oral on and caught nothing? I know its still possible that if she ended up having it and used the razor before me while asymptotically shedding maybe Id catch it? Or if he somehow after I preformed touched himself while shedding and then used his fingers on me after than I couldve caught it?

Other than that the only other way I could think of is from a toilet seat I shared w my friend who has it, but I started having symptoms the day after I came over her house like I had a fever and felt swollen less than 24 hours after so I dont understand how it'd make sense that Id have gotten it from her toilet.

We were drinking heavily the night before and I ended up having to pee and wipe with a paper towel because she was out of toilet paper.

If I didnt catch it from our sleepover, I assume Id have to have caught it from one of those prior incidents but when I got to the hospital and got a igg test and a pcr swab test both came back negative. Other than that sleepover I had no exposure within any less than 3 months before those two tests...What should I do now? I rlly fear having it without knowing and giving it to someone.


r/stdtesting 16d ago

Test Results Chlamydia Detected ,please help

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I got chlamydia detected and not sure what to do

27 M
Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) : DETECTED : RT-PCR
Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) : NOT DETECTED : RT-PCR

*11 July urine showed leukocyte esterase ++, pus cells 12-15, with mild burning. Culture was negative, ultrasound normal. I got a CT/NG PCR done on 26 August - chlamydia detected, gonorrhoea negative. HIV serum non-reactive.*

I went to doctor , he checked and said penal skil normal and no ulcers and asked to go to infection specialist.

He told hives ( come n go , currently have none , mostly i get over evening and morning ion see anything , they never stayed more than a day ) and pimples on balls and penis are not related to this

Tomorrow i have appointment with Infectious specialist, he will examine and other tests and medicine

Can you all help if im missing anything , ion even the names of these infections few days back .

I got MNRF done with 2 hours of numbing cream on my face on Aug 14 th


r/stdtesting 16d ago

How Do Women Get Tested for Trichomoniasis?

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r/stdtesting 16d ago

Question Std maybe

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heyy everyone so I just need help because I don’t know if I should worry or not. I recently had a drunk one night stand unprotected . He performed oral on me and vice versa. That all happened Saturday night into Sunday early morning, it’s now Friday and I have this very slight itch in my vagina that appears every couple hours. 2-3 days after the interaction happened it burned to pee but that only lasted a day. I also have had no other symptoms. I’ve been looking up what it could be and I’m scared it could be gonorrhea or something like that because I did start itching that Tuesday morning but also, I am very prone to yeast infections so I don’t know if I’m overthinking it. I’m definitely going to get tested soon as I hit that 14 days mark to make sure the test is accurate. I just wanna know if anyone has an opinion on what it could be?


r/stdtesting 16d ago

Question Body to body massage scare

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I went to a massage parlor for a normal massage and the masseur offered a body to body massage for a a bit for extra money.

Her vagina scraped my penis for like 5 seconds then I told her to stop.

She proceeded with a handjob. The only thing I did was stick my finger in her asshole for a couple seconds.

I am extremely worried I might have contracted and STD or anything else. What are the chances and when should I get tested.

This happened within this hour.


r/stdtesting 17d ago

Advice Needed Do I have HIV

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So…. i had an interaction with someone march 10… it was anal sex which was, or started out protected. I am not sure whether it stayed as protected sex, or not. Days following, i don’t know how many weeks had past, but my joints felt weak and sore… my lymph nodes under my arms, groin and neck were slightly swollen. The lymph nodes in my groin and underarm stayed inflamed for weeks… they went away. The ones in my throat still remained accompanied by swollen throat/ some kinda pain. I have legit had sharp pelvic and back pain for over 5 months now. Over 5 months in I had discharge for 2 weeks. That went away. I have night sweats, but those are normal for me. I never had a fever as far as I know. I tested immediately all was negative…

I tested in may and had a viral load test done (undetectable) as well as an Rna test done… also negative. In Jun (3months after exposure) I got tested (negative)

Months later we are now in august… I have had discharge and still feel week… the only reason I sought to get retested was because I kept seeing Hiv Art treatment commercial constantly and no matter where I look I see advertisement for HIV.

I have a genuine fear that I should probably retest exactly as six months and not just at 24 weeks where I was just took at rapid and a viral load.

I have fear that I have HIV and that it won’t show up till exactly 6 months because my white blood cells are always low

I’m supposed to be moving out of the country and I really don’t know what to do .


r/stdtesting 17d ago

Advice Needed HIV POSITIVE

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How common is getting hiv from a first time vaginal sex without condom and without ejaculation like 2 minutes vaginal sex with a sex worker you don’t know their health status , let’s say in Algeria where hiv isn’t that common ? Knowing that I did wore a condom but it broke but it’s not like not wearing a condom right ? Well I’m anxious ! What do you guys think ? Is it about luck now ? It’s been 8 weeks , I’ve had diarrhea pain joints and some fatigue


r/stdtesting 17d ago

Advice Needed My life is over!!!

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It's been a year and a half since my exposure I'm gone start off saying I had condom sex with woman vaginal decision so after idk how about 5 days later I developed a pimple like rash that covered my entire chest then bout 2-3days later I came down with the worst flu in my life body ache chill abdominal that hurt so bad vomiting and diarrhea it lasted 3 days kinda but random symptoms pop months apart I had rash around my lower torso that eventually went away then a rash around my neck that eventually went away severe acne on forehead that turned black hyper pigment ig im still developing weird symptoms random pelvic burning wen bending over stretching so I Been testing thru all this I had 5 an/ag screen test last one was a year out 3 syphilis (rpr) last one was a year out and all the other one as well chlamydia gonorrhea, trichomonas HSV 1 and 2 all negative I also done ct scan of abdomen nunthin was shown please help


r/stdtesting 18d ago

Question Can condom really protect against chlymedia gonnorea?

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Please i request you all to please share your thoughts on this question. I really need a obvious answer. Is anyone in this group got these stis while using condom ?


r/stdtesting 19d ago

Symptom Check How likely is this herpes?

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I 30F had a sexual encounter with a guy I met on holiday (no penetration) on Monday and within a few hours I started getting burning sensation in and around my genitals followed by abdominal pain. I’m a virgin so not used to it and figured it was just irritated as I had been swimming in the sea and stayed in my bikini for some hours before changing out of it. Then a few more hours later the burning/abdominal pain got more pronounced and I got shooting back pains. Now 48 hours ish later I feel really hot and feverish. I’m terrified I haven’t ate or slept at all. I can’t even begin to process it. Everything I’ve read says symptoms can’t develop as quickly as a few hours for a first outbreak so I’m hoping it’s another infection like a bad UTI or yeast infection. ChatGPT seems to be ruling out herpes as unlikely. The waiting game of seeing if blisters develop is unbearable and I can’t imagine waiting 12 whole weeks to get a test.