Vulvodynia or possible STD?

[platinumpinup.livejournal.com]

Ok, the weekend before last. I ended up hooking up with this guy for the whole weekend (had sex around 7 times or more). He was *very* oral on everything south of the border. He unfortunately did things like "double-dip" both his fingers and his penis(with a condom)on multiple occasions (which turned him on). Once, we had very brief PIV sex without the condom. He didn't cum but he did cum beforehand (which means he probably had cum in the shaft. I wasn't really thinking about pregnancy issues because I am on Nuvaring.) Everytime, afterwards I washed with Ivory soap on the outside. Of course I didn't think about the insides.

Flash-forward to this past week. Itching kinda crept up on me, nothing around my urethra, just an itching/burning sensation coming from the opening from the vagina itself. The vulva was extremely itchy, and I have been having a slight period discharge. Since I've been on Nuva Ring for the past year I have been period/discharge-free. My vaginal fluid feels like instant glue, really sticky and tacky. So, I douched with ACV dilution and it started to feel ok. I did this for 2 days, and woke up last night at 3 in the morning with an incredible itching sensation, and my Nuva Ring felt really uncomfortable. I took it out with some instant relief.

Of course, today was the day I was taking my dog to get fixed, and the itching was TERRIBLE again. It feels like internal Poison Ivy. I am not having urination pain, and I tried the garlic cloves below to treat it. It seemed to help with some of the itching. The reason I ask if it's an STD is I gave him a lot of oral, which he didn't cum in my throat, but my throat isn't sore. If it were an STD wouldn't I have sore throat issues as well? I never had Vulvadynia before, so does this sound more like that, or should I go and see if I have an STD? I have no bumps, lumps, or any other issues. Thank you in advance!

Comments

[expectanthope.livejournal.com]

It could be either to be honest, but as you don't know whether or not he has any STDs, it's a safe bet to go and get checked out anyway. Even if that isn't what's causing the itchiness, you could've still picked something up from him.

[archangelbeth]

I would suspect yeast and/or BV as a first likelihood -- but since you don't know his STD status, I'd say that a test in the future would be a good idea.

http://lifelube.org/experts/comments.php?DiscussionID=27 says:

STD testing does requires some time between when a person is infected and when the test can be expected to identify the infection. These are called window periods or incubation periods. They vary from a few days to 6 months. During incubation or window periods, an infected person CAN transmit the disease to someone else. Remember with STD testing that you can still develop the infection after the tests are taken. A person could, therefore, have received a recent negative test results yet still have an infection that could be transmitted to others.

Specific STD Window Periods:
Gonorrhea
The incubation period for Gonorrhea is usually 2 to 7 days.
Chlamydia
The incubation period for Chlamydia is usually 2 to 6 weeks, but can be longer.
Syphilis
The incubation period for Syphilis is usually 10 to 90 days.
HIV
The window period for HIV is usually 2 weeks to 3 months, but could be up to 6 months.
Hepatitis A
The incubation period for Hepatitis A is 15 to 50 days.
Hepatitis B
The incubation period for Hepatitis B is usually 45-180 days, with an average of 60 to 90 days.
Hepatitis C
The incubation period for Hepatitis C ranges from 2 weeks to 6 months - commonly, 6 to 9 weeks.

[platinumpinup.livejournal.com]

I will definitely get tested in the future, thank you so much! I just wanted to get this annoying itch under control. Just to err on the safe side, starting today I am eating raw onions, garlic (eating and inserting), and oil of oregano. Also taking Zinc and Vitamin C. I am using the strongest holistic antibiotics I know of.

[archangelbeth]

Antibiotics are good for BV, but may wreak havoc on your friendly bacteria (which will allow yeast to flourish) -- you might do better to try vaginal insertion of (unflavored, unsweetened, live and active cultures) yogurt first, if there's no bad odor, or continue the apple cider vinegar rinses (which work vs. both BV and yeast, but do not do as bad a number on the good bacteria).

[platinumpinup.livejournal.com]

There is no odor at all. I will try that, thank you.

[alldayprayer.livejournal.com]

Sorry that this is going to be silly and slightly OT, but what exactly is "double-dip"?

[platinumpinup.livejournal.com]

Vagina to anus.

[platinumpinup.livejournal.com]

Or anus to vagina.

[sweetchild92.livejournal.com]

Contracting an STD vaginally would not mean anything wrt your throat. I had absolutely no throat issues when I had chlamydia (vaginally)