Quote: (12-30-2015 09:23 AM)mntrsx Wrote:
The only thing that bothers me that I might got an std from her. What are the possibilities?
This reply is for non-trolls reading this historically or whatever...I actually think the key to fighting STD trolling is giving a realistic take on things so people know what to do and thus don't need to panic about it.
The major STDs that doctors test and monitor for in standard practice are:
(bacterial)
-Gonorrhea (the "clap")
-Chlamydia
-Syphilis
(viral)
-Hepatitis B
-HIV
Add to that things YOU should be concerned about:
-Scabies (parasite, "crabs")
-Molluscum (viral)
-Herpes Simplex (viral, strain are named 1 or 2; technically a skin infection; very common and can be a minor mouth-located case, so doctors don't test unless you ask)
HPV (viral) is the new "panic" bug, some strains cause warts (we used to just call then "genital warts"), others cause increased risk of cancers. No sense worrying about it, though, because avoiding them is almost impossible (condoms are not effective), the vaccine has not be approved for use in men, there's no viral test for it, and it's not thought to be useful after age 26.
Anyway, here are guidelines for STD health...
-You should get a STD screening at your annual physical, verifying that the doc is ordering tests for all of the above. If you live in the USA, Obamacare mandates that you can get a no-cost physical once a year, though you may have to copay for the bloodwork. (Ask for a testosterone test too.)
-Viral antibody tests can give false negatives while the immune system adapts - that means you could test negative for herpes if you got it recently. Rule of thumb is 90 days.
-If you have sores or any kind of concerning physical symptom you haven't had before, call your doctor and ask for a same-day appointment to get it looked at immediately.
-(If you don't have a doctor, get one.)
Bacterial STDs should manifest quickly, within a week or two.
Herpes has an incubation period of 2-14 days depending on who you ask, and as I understand it the primary outbreak normally starts with paresthesia and flu-like symptoms (the latter is the body's immune response trying to drive the virus out; same initial symptoms as to flu, cold and polio viruses.)
Hep B and HIV are long-run viruses so you'll probably come up + on a test before you get symptoms.
Again, if you have ANY kind of considerable sore or another bizarre physical symptom, call a doctor and ask for a same-day appointment to get it checked out. If you get syphilis you need it treated right away as it is a progressive disease that can cause major damage untreated (Al Capone went insane from his cock-pus). If you contract herpes, getting antivirals immediately can dramatically improve your primary outbreak experience. Chlamydia can cause infertility if you let it hang around. If you have symptomatic suspicion of having an STD, call a doctor or go to an urgent care clinic - do NOT wait around hoping it will get better, you are putting your sexual and personal health at risk out of laziness or embarrassment.
Also don't let your bro or a chick diagnose the thing and give you treatment advice, let a doctor be the doctor. Don't read anything on the internet that isn't wikipedia or the CDC. Pictures of STDs on the internet are often exaggerated and sometimes not even of the correct disease, and non-credible sites often have bogus facts and nonsense treatment advice.
STDs happen, most of them aren't a big deal for a healthy man, but if you ignore or discount them they WILL become a big deal.