Simple question. Have you ever had (or do you currently have) an STD of any kind?
I just got treated for my first (and hopefully only) one, and am finally over it. Luckily it was the kind that can be done away with by antibiotics.
Not a particularly fun experience, and having to chat with the few people it could have come from was a little embarrassing. But nobody seemed upset or anything.
Nope. Had one scare. During my single days fooled around with someone. Much later she told me she caught something and it had to be me. I had no symptoms but I knew that wasn’t always an indication. I went to the doctor that day and got tested. Totally clean. The doctor suggested I stay away from her. Way ahead of you doc.
Well, I had chlamydia once (but who hasn’t, you know?), and have also been tested for mycoplasma (and treated just in case, even though the doc said I almost certainly didn’t have it - apparently the little buggers can be hard to detect), after an ex had it. The latter was actually a lot of fun, because I had been reading up on it on Wikipedia before the test, and I so impressed the (female, not unattractive) doc with my knowledge about how it’s the world’s second-smallest bacterium, that once she was done scraping skin samples off my schlong with a scalpel, she let me look through her microscope!
I have a great story about this.
For the purpose of this story, let’s say my name is John Anders. (Not really my name, but you will see why I am giving myself a real-life name like this…)
It is well known I was a Gay slut back in my 20’s and living in Berlin.
I went to a new doctor for my regular 3 month check up.
Went back and he said, “You have syphilis.”
I thought over my sexual activities in the past 3 months and said, “Uh, I don’t think so.”
He said, “Yes you do.”
And I repeated, “I don’t think that is possible…”
And he repeated, “I have the results here on paper.”
OK, so I get the first shot - it didn’t hurt, but the next day my ass felt like it had been hit by a VW.
Week later, I go for the second shot. Once again, other butt cheek felt like I was hit by a VW the next day.
So, my final and last shot day in week three, I go to the doctor and see the receptionist.
I said, “So, I am here for my shot.”
She said, “OK Mr. Anderson - we will be right with you.”
I said, “No - my name is John Anders.”
She repeated, “You are John Anders, not John Anderson?”
She looked at the chart and she dashed back to the doctor and there was a long conversation.
She returned and simply said, “Uh, you don’t need this third shot. You are OK now…”
In other words, some guy named John Anderson with syphilis had been running around screwing like a bunny for the past three weeks, while I (Mr. John Anders) had been getting Mr. Anderson’s shots and living a rather solitary life for the past three weeks.
You would think I would have by sheer odds, but no. Possibly hpv, but last I heard there isn’t a test for it in males and we normally have no symptoms of it.
My sex life has been tame and often almost non-existent, but, like almost every Californian, I caught herpes in the 1970’s. I know who gave it to me; my pain-to-pleasure ratio with her would have been off-the-chart even without the herpes. I suppose it’s incurable, but with only one or two mild flare-ups per decade I almost forget I have it.
I did have a happy carefree bachelor period in the early 1980’s, and got gonorrhea and NSU so often I could tell immediately, from the pain sensation, which of the two it was. The STD picture changed dramatically, of course, in the mid-1980’s, so condom use prevented me from further enjoying the thrill of catching gonorrhea.
I have a kid applying for college now. For two decades, monogamy has been my major Sexual Disorder.
Chlamydia
Crabs
Large wart
All from a single encounter.
The doctor leaped backwards while he was inspecting me, then called in his colleague to take a look.
Last time I had the full workup was 2005, and I was clean, though I passed on getting the inside of my dick swabbed.
Since no one has been introduced to my sexual “circle” that I know of in the last seven years, I assume I’m still clean. Still not about to get the inside of my dick swabbed.
Crabs, but not from me having sex. Was out of town for a weekend, roommate asked if his buddy could use my room while in town for a wedding.
Came back to find a spit can on the night stand, and had full-fledged crabs about a week later.
Yes, I should have changed the sheets before sleeping in the bed.
The question was have you ever had a sexually-transmitted disease.
I’ve contracted two different types of herpes virus; but not from having sex (chicken pox and cold sore).
I was diagnosed with HPV and had to have cervical cryosurgery. You know, I haven’t thought about that in about fifteen years and now that I am, I don’t recall if that’s something that can even be cured ???
My annual pap usually shows some minor irregularity (as do many womens) and then no follow up is ever required.
Never had an STD test, so technically I guess I don’t know.
But no, everything appears normal and I have no reason to think I would have an STD
I once had thrush and the doctor insisted on referring to it as “sexually transmitted” all the way through the appointment.
Which annoyed me as I was a virgin at the time.
When I was a teenager, I had a horribleterrible urinary tract/kidney infection.
The Dr.'s first assumption was chlamydia (I think?), and it was a bit embarrassing to have to tell him ‘never’ when he asked when the last time was I had sex. He actually wasn’t sure whether to believe me…
I had mono in high school. I bascially slept for the better part of a month. Got the fricking kissing disease and hadn’t even kissed anyone.
Awhile back a good friend had a fuck buddy call her, furious because his dick was burning and he accused her of giving him herpes.
She was distraught, certain her dating life was over. We talked a long time, and I assured her that herpes was in reality no different than oral herpes. And that if she wouldn’t cast a man aside over a cold sore, then no man worth his salt would do it to her.
So she makes an appointment with her doc. She’s never had any symptoms, but that’s no guarantee you’re not a carrier.
But then fuck buddy called her back. He went to HIS doctor and turned out his penis burning was from working with turpentine and not washing his hands before taking a piss.
Nothing yet…knocks on wood
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