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Home / Answered Questions / Hello I just had sex with a girl recently and my condom broke in the middle of the sex lubrication was used on the condy. I cleaned my penis with a towel and put on new condom and continued with the sex. I kept changing the condom every time I changed position. The girl that I was with told me that she was clean. How worried should I be that I might have catched something ? Can I go and get tested imidiuatly or do I have to wait for the symptoms to show then get tested ? If I do go get tested imidiuatly can the doctors know imidiuatly if I have catched something or do I have to wait?

Hello I just had sex with a girl recently and my condom broke in the middle of the sex lubrication was used on the condy. I cleaned my penis with a towel and put on new condom and continued with the sex. I kept changing the condom every time I changed position. The girl that I was with told me that she was clean. How worried should I be that I might have catched something ? Can I go and get tested imidiuatly or do I have to wait for the symptoms to show then get tested ? If I do go get tested imidiuatly can the doctors know imidiuatly if I have catched something or do I have to wait?

Hi there,

Thanks for your question.

It is difficult to say how worried you should be, as with any kind of sex there is always a risk for getting a sexually transmitted infection (STI). Condoms do make sex safer though.
To get to know your chances of getting an STI, take a look at this chart: http://smartsexresource.com/about-stis/know-your-chances-0
You will see that all STIs mentioned in the chart are easily passed with condomless vaginal sex.

As for testing, it is best to wait at least 2 weeks before you get tested. All STIs have a window period, or the time it takes for the infection to show up on testing, and the window periods can vary with each infection. So, testing done immediately after a riskier event will not be accurate.

When someone does become infected with an STI, they often do not have any symptoms. So it’s a good idea to get tested regularly or when a riskier event happens, such as a condom breaking.

Here is more information on ‘when to test’ and ‘window periods.’
http://smartsexresource.com/get-tested/when-to-test

Please let us know if this has been helpful or if you have any further questions.

Health Nurse