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Q: STD after oral sex?
asked by: DoctorQuestion on February 12th, 2007
Dear Doc, In October of last year I was diagnosed w/ mono. 6 weeks before diagnosis, I performed oral sex on a female who I no longer have contact with. From what I can remember, about 4 weeks after the incident, I began to have sort of tingling/itching sensations in my testicles & anus (not painful just irritating). I visited the doctor & he ruled out STD. 2 weeks later I had a severly sore throart & swollen neck glands. I was originally tested for strep throat which was negative. I was then tested for mono (mono-spot) which produced a positive result the second week I was tested. After a few months I began to feel normal again but that light itch/tingle in my testicles & anus still remains. I notice it every day. The more I think about it the more I feel it. It is not constant but pulsates. I have also had a sore lower back for last two months and in last week or so contracted a cough, mild sore stomach/throat, & light fever (maybe related I don't know?). Does this sound like STD?


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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD
replied on February 23rd, 2007
Sexually Transmitted Diseases Answer A2378
A sore throat is one manifestation of the infective condition mononucleosis (mono). The other symptoms you mention(“light itch/tingle in my testicles and anus that pulsates”) have nothing to do with mono. These symptoms could be related to a STD but your doctor already excluded STDs...perhaps because there were no noticeable changes to the skin of the anal and genital areas. The last group of symptoms you mention (“sore lower back, cough, mild sore stomach/throat and light fever”) could be symptoms of any kind of infection, including both mono and sexually transmitted diseases.
According to your risky sexual behavior (unprotected sex) you may also consider taking an HIV-test and a test for hepatitis B.



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