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Home / Answered Questions / Dear Nurses, i need ur advise as now i am in high anxiety. i got the unprotected oral sex (thats all) 1,5 months ago and i already do the blood test twice at 2 weeks and 5 weeks after it. pls advise my questions below: 1. first week after it i feel uncomfortable feeling in my penis. i search in the email and i think this is GONOREA but i didn’t have some white fluid from my penis as the sign of Gonorea from i search in some website. then i went to the doctor in 2 week after exposure, the doctor check my penis to find some sign like fluid or the red colour in my penis. doctor said everything its ok as no sign and doctor ask me to get the test blood and urine test to check Gonorea, Herpes, clamydia, sifilis and HIV. the doctor said its only psychosomatic disorder, i was very stressful, guilty, and really affraid, and doctor said that one made me feel that uncomfortable feeling in my penis. the result of test come all negative. i need ur advise, is psychosomatic can make the things like this? 2. for HIV i checked in website that 2 weeks is still not enough to test HIV and i tested again after 5 weeks using test method AG/AB Combo test, is this method already valid in 5 weeks as i checked in the website that this test not only find anti body but also the anti gen? pls advise all comes non reactive 3. my throat is red but i dont have other symthomps like fever, swollen nodes or others. is it because i am stress, pls advise how stress can impact all of it. 4. is 2 weeks and 5 weeks are valid to do the test Syphilis (TPHA & VDRL)? 5. i have very little cut in the skin of the penis but not in the glan of penis, i think its because i did masturbation and also i read in some website that the cut of syphilis is beginning with bump that has liquid inside, i dont have this one. is it syphilis? how can i differentiate the cut of syphilis and the normal cut? 5. is 2 weeks is valid to do the test Herpes (Herpes simpleks 1 igG, II igM, II, IgG)? 6. is 2 weeks is valid to do the test chlamydia? 7. i dont know but i think because i am stress, sometimes i feel like burning around my anal but i checked by myself and nothing looked wrong just my anal is looked red that i think its normal. what is the color of the healthy or normal anal? really need your advise about it. thank you very much

Dear Nurses,i need ur advise as now i am in high anxiety. i got the unprotected oral sex (thats all) 1,5 months ago and i already do the blood test twice at 2 weeks and 5 weeks after it. pls advise my questions below:1. first week after it i feel uncomfortable feeling in my penis. i search in the email and i think this is GONOREA but i didn’t have some white fluid from my penis as the sign of Gonorea from i search in some website. then i went to the doctor in 2 week after exposure, the doctor check my penis to find some sign like fluid or the red colour in my penis. doctor said everything its ok as no sign and doctor ask me to get the test blood and urine test to check Gonorea, Herpes, clamydia, sifilis and HIV. the doctor said its only psychosomatic disorder, i was very stressful, guilty, and really affraid, and doctor said that one made me feel that uncomfortable feeling in my penis. the result of test come all negative. i need ur advise, is psychosomatic can make the things like this?2. for HIV i checked in website that 2 weeks is still not enough to test HIV and i tested again after 5 weeks using test method AG/AB Combo test, is this method already valid in 5 weeks as i checked in the website that this test not only find anti body but also the anti gen? pls advise all comes non reactive3. my throat is red but i dont have other symthomps like fever, swollen nodes or others. is it because i am stress, pls advise how stress can impact all of it.4. is 2 weeks and 5 weeks are valid to do the test Syphilis (TPHA & VDRL)?5. i have very little cut in the skin of the penis but not in the glan of penis, i think its because i did masturbation and also i read in some website that the cut of syphilis is beginning with bump that has liquid inside, i dont have this one. is it syphilis? how can i differentiate the cut of syphilis and the normal cut?5. is 2 weeks is valid to do the test Herpes (Herpes simpleks 1 igG, II igM, II, IgG)?6. is 2 weeks is valid to do the test chlamydia?7. i dont know but i think because i am stress, sometimes i feel like burning around my anal but i checked by myself and nothing looked wrong just my anal is looked red that i think its normal. what is the color of the healthy or normal anal?really need your advise about it.thank you very much

Hi

I can certainly answer your questions.

1. It’s great that you went to your doctor and that they did all the testing for you. I find that it is common for the body to have different normal sensations from time to time. If you are not worried about something you probably do not even notice these but if you are anxious about having an STI you seem to notice these sensations. As most STI do not have symptoms it’s good to get a test done.

2. Your HIV test would give you an accurate result by 5 weeks but it can take up to 3 months for a final result. This means the majority of people would show a positive result by 5 weeks but there are a small percentage of people that could take longer. I would not be concerned about HIV as we do not see it passed from receiving oral sex.

3. There are a large number of different things that can make your throat red. I also find that stress can cause many different symptoms in the body.

4. We find that most syphilis tests would show a positive result by 6 weeks but that sometimes it can take as long as 3 months.

5. 2 weeks is too short of a time for the herpes blood test. It can take up to 3-4 months to show antibodies to herpes with the blood test.

6. Most chlamydia would show up in a test by 2 weeks, but sometimes it can take up to 6 weeks for it to show up in a test. If chlamydia was causing the symptoms in your penis, you would expect the chlamydia test to be positive when you went for your test.

7. Normal anus color can vary from person to person depending on skin tone.

It sounds like you are really stressed over what happened. It is common for people to feel different symptoms on their body when worried about STI. I have also found that sometimes people can actually cause symptoms by checking areas too much e.g. frequently examining penis.

I would recommend finding a way to reduce your stress levels, when you have been stressed in the past what has worked for you? Talking with a counselor can also help, in situations like this there can be lots of feelings of shame and guilt which add to the problem. I would also recommend seeing your doctor about any follow up tests and discussing your symptoms with them.

Please leave a comment to let us know if this answers your question or if you need more information.

Health Nurse

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