STD Question

[cherrybabe21.livejournal.com]

OK I am just wondering, because I am a curious person, lol but if you play around with someone that has an std, and let them go down on you or you go down on them, can you still get an std and if you do get one, would it be possible to not know that you have it, after 2yrs when it happen, and you are married now,  and neither one of you are having problems? I get to thinking about things and just think to ask about it, because a person I know is in this situation, and i was wondering about it after them telling me about it.. :)

Comments

[serenechaosae.livejournal.com]

I think it is more likely for you to get a STD if you go down on the other person. Especially when it comes to HIV/AIDS or herpes.

[cherrybabe21.livejournal.com]

but would you know, if you had one after 2yrs of not seeing that person

[atalanta0jess.livejournal.com]

You would go get tested. That's the only way to really know.

[serenechaosae.livejournal.com]

Yes I agree, atalanta0jess.

[cherrybabe21.livejournal.com]

SO you would have nothing wrong with you, such as smelly discharge itching or anything? And it has been over 2ys?

[serenechaosae.livejournal.com]

Possibly, but sometimes it can take a while to notice actual side effects of diseases. For instance chlamydia and hpv are a lot like that.

[cherrybabe21.livejournal.com]

And this person has been to the gyno every year, and everything comes back fine the pap and the pelvic exam.

[frolicnaked.livejournal.com]

It's very possible. Not all providers automatically test for STIs during a pap smear and/or pelvic exam. I know I've been to some clinics that didn't test at all unless it was requested, though some places do automatically screen (at least some people) for chlamydia and/or gonorrhea.

[frolicnaked.livejournal.com]

To clarify, I'm not sure that your risk of contracting an STI from what you describe was particularly high. There is a risk of contracting STIs from different types of sexual activities, but the highest risks involve being on the receptive end of penetrative (anal or vaginal) barrierless sex.

But if one was contracted, a lot of STIs remain asymptomatic, and not all health care providers screen for STIs automatically.

[jocelina.livejournal.com]

As frolicnaked mentioned, not all providers automatically screen for STIs. Especially when it comes to STIs like herpes and syphilis, the patient generally has to request screening -- it is not automatic.

So if you know someone who is concerned that s/he may have been exposed to an STI, the best thing for that person to do would be to get a full STI workup. That is the best (and really the only) way to know for sure. :)

[serenechaosae.livejournal.com]

If they are that worried about it they should just get to a doctor. Get tested.. it's not a difficult process at all.