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Had Protective Oral Sex. Getting Tingling Sensation On Leg. What Is Wrong?
Hello, I would be happy to help you with your question.
Please tell me - was there ANY direct skin to skin contact?
Thank you!
Please tell me - was there ANY direct skin to skin contact?
Thank you!
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Hi there, there may have been her legs touching mine...but certainly no genital area close to mine
Thank you for the followup.
It is possible for some STD's to be carried in the throat and transmitted through oral sex. If you were using a condom, then the chance of transmission in the setting is extremely unlikely. In addition, the incubation period for infections transmitted this way are longer than the onset of the symptoms that you are describing. Finally, symptoms of an STD would present first as a localized infection (inflammation from the urethra, urethral discharge, pain with urination) before there were any other symptoms.
Certainly it sounds like you might be a candidate for STD screening anyway, but from what you are describing, it does not fit the pattern for the normal onset of STD's that we commonly encounter.
Thank you and good luck!
It is possible for some STD's to be carried in the throat and transmitted through oral sex. If you were using a condom, then the chance of transmission in the setting is extremely unlikely. In addition, the incubation period for infections transmitted this way are longer than the onset of the symptoms that you are describing. Finally, symptoms of an STD would present first as a localized infection (inflammation from the urethra, urethral discharge, pain with urination) before there were any other symptoms.
Certainly it sounds like you might be a candidate for STD screening anyway, but from what you are describing, it does not fit the pattern for the normal onset of STD's that we commonly encounter.
Thank you and good luck!
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Hi again.
Having had oral sex from a sex worker but using a condom I feel sure that I dont have any other std's etc eg hiv (as get paranoid from time to time) however, after 2 days I started to having 'tingling' sensations -not in the groin, but around thigh, upper leg, and down legs like there were pulses. This is on and off for 2/3 days with no other symptoms. Could this be a mild symptom of herpes or worse?
Thank you (worried)
Having had oral sex from a sex worker but using a condom I feel sure that I dont have any other std's etc eg hiv (as get paranoid from time to time) however, after 2 days I started to having 'tingling' sensations -not in the groin, but around thigh, upper leg, and down legs like there were pulses. This is on and off for 2/3 days with no other symptoms. Could this be a mild symptom of herpes or worse?
Thank you (worried)
Thank you for the followup.
The incubation period for herpes is about 2-5 days. So that means you would NOT have symptoms for at least 2 days after initial infection. Then if you contracted herpes there would be localized sores or blisters and a possible flu-like illness. It would not normally present as pain and tingling in the thighs and nothing else. Also, even if the worker had oral herpes, the chance of transmission was dramatically reduced by the use of the condom. Also, this is not a sign of anything worse. There are actually a finite number of STD's, and isolated thigh pain without any other localized skin findings or lesions suggests that this might be unrelated to the sexual activity.
I have low concerns about the symptoms you are describing, but it might be worth seeing a doctor so that they can do a proper skin exam. Just tell them you are sexually active and have pain in your upper thighs as you described, and that you are not sure if it is related to that activity or not.
I am sorry that I cannot give you a better answer, but I hope that this helps to guide you!
The incubation period for herpes is about 2-5 days. So that means you would NOT have symptoms for at least 2 days after initial infection. Then if you contracted herpes there would be localized sores or blisters and a possible flu-like illness. It would not normally present as pain and tingling in the thighs and nothing else. Also, even if the worker had oral herpes, the chance of transmission was dramatically reduced by the use of the condom. Also, this is not a sign of anything worse. There are actually a finite number of STD's, and isolated thigh pain without any other localized skin findings or lesions suggests that this might be unrelated to the sexual activity.
I have low concerns about the symptoms you are describing, but it might be worth seeing a doctor so that they can do a proper skin exam. Just tell them you are sexually active and have pain in your upper thighs as you described, and that you are not sure if it is related to that activity or not.
I am sorry that I cannot give you a better answer, but I hope that this helps to guide you!
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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