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Home / Answered Questions / Hello I’m the guy who recieved protected oral sex with a female of unknown status but the condom turned out to be expired. My 5 and half week std test for everything came back negative for everything. The dr decided to get all my basic blood work done and the alarming thing that came back is my WBC, lymphocytes, all came back lower. These numbers were always steady at the same number withen .1 each year. My WBC count dropped by 3 points and my lymphocytes went from 2.4 to 1.3. freaking out big time.

Hello I’m the guy who recieved protected oral sex with a female of unknown status but the condom turned out to be expired. My 5 and half week std test for everything came back negative for everything. The dr decided to get all my basic blood work done and the alarming thing that came back is my WBC, lymphocytes, all came back lower. These numbers were always steady at the same number withen .1 each year. My WBC count dropped by 3 points and my lymphocytes went from 2.4 to 1.3. freaking out big time.

Hi

I would not be concerned about your WBC in relation to it indicating that an STI or something else was passed to you.   The only way to find out if an STI was passed is by doing an STI test.

It is also common for these levels to go up and down from time to time. I would just discuss this with your doctor they would let you know if they want to do any further testing for you.

I don’t know if this is happening to you, but it is common for people to get worried when they also have feelings of shame/guilt or they have done something they are not comfortable with. If this is happening for you I would suggest having a look at our worry page as it has some helpful information and tips.

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Health Nurse

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