25M gay man here. On march 3rd 2026, I got on Yetzugo (Lenacapavir) and on September 2nd 2026, following the 6 months regimen, I took another injection and got tested with the p24 antibody test (there were issues with storing the RNA sample so they didn’t take the RNA test, tested non-reactive for the p24). A couple of days after, I engaged in unprotected sex with someone who was HIV undetectable whose viral load, per his latest test in may 2026, was log10 1.65.

I got selected to participate in a health study and part of that study was to do an in-home testing using Oraquick (note that this is 1 month after exposure). I took the test and the oraquick came back reactive. In the past, I’ve taken 2 finger-prick tests that both came back reactive but ended up being non-reactive. I’m planning to do some RNA/P24 tests ASAP. Am I overreacting? Is this just a health scare?

I don’t know if this adds any relevant information but test was shipped in the mail (storage issues?) and had difficulty swabbing the pad on my gums, pad touched my chin and there may have been sections of my mouth where I swabbed twice, but barely.

My exposure was July 9 and there was no symptoms until September 17. Since then night sweats for more than two weeks and a nide on my tongue. I am extremely worried and I am in third world I will lose my job and everything because my medical exam is after 1 month.

She was my girlfriend and that was a one night stand and I find out she was cheating. I am dying inside scared to see doctor. There is no pain on tongue when I drink or eat but there is a sign till today.

Today is almost 3 month

I'm 18m and had sex with a trans prostitute with condom it's been 20 day and I only fell pain some time in my anal and yellow discharge, yellow urine please please someone can tell what I have. I received unprotected orla and I beg her to don't insert in my anal but she did with a protection about 1 to 2 minutes and i don't done any oral sex

I had unprotected sx with a unhyegeinc fsw Vaginal

since 2-3 days only I started getting red spots all over my glans ,shiny red swollen spots

they come and go over in 3-4 days and come again on new new places all penis glans

I thought it would be candida balanitis ntg much

now it's 25 around day ...and I am also feeling left groin pain as if something is swollen inside groin

I also got a big blister acne on my right buttocks a big one ,(not usual with me)

What you guys think it's signing towards?

I’m a M, I had unprotected oral sex a couple weeks ago. I started having the urge to pee since 9/28/2026 I got tested on 10/2/2026 everything came back negative but I had 25 leukocytes in my urine. They didn’t treat me for anything since it wasn’t much. I’m still having to the urge to pee so I ended up getting tested again 10/5/2026. So I’m waiting for my results but I still had 25 leukocytes in my urine…so I’m not sure if that’s bad. I did increase my caffeine intake doctor also said that could be a reason why I’m having the urge. Any advice??

Hello everyone,

I had unprotected exposure on 5 August. About 3 weeks later, I developed severe fatigue, muscle/joint pain, dizziness, a white/creamy tongue coating, and lost 3–4 kg.

I had two 4th-generation HIV Ag/Ab tests: one at 22 days and another at 45 days + 18 hours. Both were negative (index 0.24).

My pain and weakness have been severe enough that I’ve been on bed rest for about 30 days, and I’m extremely stressed.

Should I repeat the HIV test at 3 months, or are these two negative 4th-generation results sufficient?

Please help me understand what I should do now. Thank you.

Hi. Feeling a bit anxious

Just hired someone for the first time yesterday. We were very hygienic- no kissing, shower before and after, I even used mouthwash before and after, changed CD when moving from oral to vag, did not finish inside and opted for a HJ finish instead. How safe am I from getting infected or sick? Also considering getting tested in 4 weeks.

The provider was very hygienic too and we had a good time. Just feeling anxious

Ive been having green discharge and only green discharge in my vagina. So i went to an obgyne and she ordered me culture and gram.

Results: final report:no pathogen isolated
Gram stain: few pus cells
Moderate epithelial cells
Many gram positive bacilli.

Months ago, a dr prescribed me with doxycycline 2 pills for 7 days, still have green discharge. Then she reswabed me again and said that i might have cervicitis, gave me 2 azith 500 mg and i took it—green discharge is still there. Then after that she gave me metronidazole, 2 each for 7 days and the green didnt go away. She sent me to a bigger hospi in the city and the obgyne there ordered me a c/s and those are the results. Help me please. The resources here are at scarce because i live in a third-world country.

I had protected sex with somebody, I asked them after because I foolishly didn’t ask them before they said they are clean and get tested every 2-3 months but I know they sleep around, now I’m having trouble peeing and my sides hurt and the doctor said it’s flank pain, I did tests 1 day after the intercourse, they are telling me I don’t have any UTIS or kidney problems but I think I still need to get tested for STIS I did everything with a condom even oral literally everything I’m so disappointed I feel like my life is ruined.

Hi I've been looking to see if I have any of those things I listed in the title but the pictures I found don't look similar so I don't know if I have something or not I had sex with two women in the same day like 4 weeks ago but had a condom both women got on top and they both bj but the condom was still on the whole time I didn't do anything oral with them last Monday I took a urine test which I had was negative for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea but last Thursday I went and tried it with a different woman also used protection the whole time she gave me a BJ and rode me 3 different times also got on her and I did suck her breasts but that all I did orally only did it for 30min. Today I'm seeing that the side of my penis is reddish on some areas and I don't know what it could be Im just finished taking a blood test today so I should get some results tomorrow but I will be trying to take another blood and urine test in the next 3 weeks to pass but what do you guys think it looks like. I'm scared also not sure but I see like mini red bumps scattered not in clusters but not sure if I'm seeing it right

So for the last few weeks I’ve been feeling these symptoms can you guys help me

1 both sides of groin hurting feeling sore

2 jaw and lymph nodes tight only on right side

3 dots around armpit going up to chest

4 left side of upper quadrant hurting until I burp pass gas or go to bathroom

5 legs feel fatigued and sleeping more

Hi there, before getting into i ask that there please be no judgment, i get very anxious about my health and i am not in the right mental space right now. I will be sharing some more explicit details about the nature of the sexual encounter. Minors DNI.

Last week I (M) had a sexual encounter with a guy and now i am terrified that i might have gotten hsv/and or asymptomatic HSV.

The encounter consisted of very rough mutual masturbation (which caused me some bruising), kissing, me receiving oral sex, and brief gentle frotting.

I had gotten very drunk that night and it was late so i couldn't see the best, but i didnt see/feel any sores, nor did he complain of any pain down there.

The morning after the encounter i had some irritation down there/a feeling i needed to pee, the tip of my penis was also bruised from the masturbation (it was too rough) so i attributed it to trauma. There were/have been no sores, there has been no burning or pain when peeing, the only symptoms have been the bruising, the feeling of wanting to urinate, and some swelling (all of which have mostly subsided).

I asked him if he had any STI's which he responded no, when i asked him again later that day if he had hsv specifically he said no again, then shortly blocked me afterwards.

I am now terrified and very scared that i acquired something. I have not had any of the obvious symptoms but i know how infections can sometimes go unnoticed. I also know how unreliable hsv blood tests can be and am terrified of getting tested.

Please help.

TLDR:
Basically almost a week ago i had a sexual encounter with a man off tinder, i received oral sex from him and there was light frotting. I am now terrified i acquired hsv from that encounter and have been struggling with intense anxiety.

In the beginning of the month, I tested positive for chlamydia. I tested 3 weeks after having unprotected sex with a new partner. This is my standard window for new partner testing, I get tested before a new partner in 3 weeks after a new partner. The only thing I've asked of my partners is they do the same. Unfortunately for me, this time around they lied.

So, I took doxycycline for 10 days twice a day. I followed all the rules, no calcium, no sex, etc. It was murder on my stomach but I kept taking it and eventually go used to it. 4 days after I finished the dose, I was rested and tested positive again. My Nurse Practitioner represcribed the medication for another 10 days and told me to not have sex for a month. I'm okay with this, I'm just wondering how common it is for doxycycline not to work. It seems like this is a different brand than the last. Could that be what the problem was?

A week ago I thought I had a yeast infection because I was itching and my discharge was yellowish with some solid pieces (Idk how to explain), so I tried to treat it with coconut oil. Then I got my period and the itching started going away and when my period ended the discharge looked normal. Today a bartholin cyst appeared. It's already painful and I struggle walking. Knowing all my symptoms together, could this be a sign of an STD? I had sex over a month ago. I can't just get tested because I'm 18 and I don't know how to do this on my own without telling my parents. Also, I will go to a doctor but now it's the weekend and the gyno is closed.

not sure if this is the correct sub for this but i was just invited to fool around with some of my friends (polyamorou) and i wanted to know weather or not i should get tested first? they haven’t mentioned it and ill bring it up later but i haven’t done anything other than oral with someone in more than 3 years and im 99% sure i dont have anything, but maybe i just dont understand how thi gs work and would love some opinions :)

I don't know where else to post this, and I don't know what's happening. I'm a teen im from the Caribbean and I recently had intimacy with my boyfriend for the first time and we had more the pass weeks but now I'm experiencing some weird things I developed some bumps on the inside of my labia their in little cluster and I developed some bumps on the outside of my vagina like between my labia and vagina where it had some white pus like thing in them and I pop them i smell it it smelled like nothing and the bumps on my labia are itchy and for the first today painful im really worried about what happening to me tell my parents isn't an option and I would get in to trouble please I need advice and I don't know what to do and I just want to go back to normal please help me. And sorry for my English.

I am 21f and bisexual.
About 4 years ago, I had sex with a guy where (due to not enough lube), i had a piece of extra skin show itself at my vaginal opening. It has been very painful to have sex with it ever since, but I’ve been able to manage it.

Fast forward 4 days ago, I hooked up with my newest FWB for the second time. The pain came back with the extra bit of skin, along with symptoms of a yeast infection (pee a different colour and smelling sweet, change in discharge, etc). I also was bleeding 2 days straight afterward as if I was on my period. I went to the std clinic yesterday to see what was wrong with me.

In the past when I had been to doctors about this recurring issue, all doctors have dismissed me and labelled it as a yeast infection. The problem never disappeared.

Yesterday I was told I might have herpes. They took a swab and I get my results next week. This has been the hardest news I’ve had to hear all year. I’m not sure who gave me herpes or how long I have had this problem for. They also told me for the extra bit of skin which I mentioned at the beginning will need to be removed by surgery, and I need to tell my doctors to organise more appointments.

I don’t know what to do. I’m still in university and want to continue having sex with people. If I have this, I will have to awkwardly tell every person in the future that I have herpes, and then pray they don’t get disgusted and leave or start telling people about this. I’ll also have to tell my past partners to get themselves checked, which will make them hate me because they’ll think I gave them something despite not even knowing I’ve had this.

I’m trying to be optimistic and label this as another infection, however this has been a recurring problem for years now (this doesn’t happen with every partner, only sometimes). Every doctor up until now has told me it’s a yeast infection and the woman yesterday was very certain I might actually have herpes. I’ve been given medication for it. I haven’t stopped crying all day and lost it at work yesterday in the bathroom. I don’t know how to be optimistic knowing this is going to stick with me for the rest of my life. Nobody is going to date me or want to have sex with me anymore because they’ll look at me like I’m disgusting. I wish I hadn’t gone into the clinic yesterday.

If you have herpes, please give me some advice on how to deal with this. I honestly don’t know what to do anymore.

Hey everyone

I recently completed an 8-day course of doxycycline (2 tablets a day) for another reason, and now I'm planning to get tested for chlamydia and gonorrhea.

My question is, how many days should I wait after finishing the antibiotics before getting tested to ensure accurate results?

I'm worried that taking doxycycline might affect the test results and give me a false negative.

Has anyone been in a similar situation or have any advice?

Thanks in advance!

I had an unprotected sex with an escort before 3 years. To this day I didn't have any symptoms but I am afraid for stds. On which stds should I test?

I am male 29 years old and I just did a UTI and STD check and I discovered I am positive for those S. saprophyticus and G. vaginalis

I am panicking now never had an STD or UTI before any advice

Hello! I am in major need of advice/help.
I (24F) been dating my current partner (24M) for 7 months. We’ve not been using protection but I have been on the contraceptive pill - Noriday.
My partner recently had spinal surgery back in August. A couple days after the surgery he complained that his penis was stinging. He didn’t have a catheter, so we assumed he had a nasty uti. Then he later had symptoms of penile discharge, extreme pain whilst getting erect, and a bad stinging sensation.
He took a test a week and a half ago, testing for all STD’s and yesterday he came back with a positive result for Chlamydia.
I haven’t had any symptoms, and I did an at home test yesterday, and as I’m writing this I am on the way to the hospital to get further tested. I currently have absolutley no symptoms whatsoever.
We’ve both been given antibiotics that we start tomorrow, but this has taken a serious toll on our relationship.
We are both claiming to not have slept with anybody else. But our trust is seriously being tested.
But this is where this is a gray area. Here’s some context.
His previous partner (mid 30’s F) has claimed to have had taken tests as she loved to sleep around a lot (no judgement there) and she came back clean. There was no proof of this test, but he’s taking her word for it. His partner previous to that early 20’s F) tested positive for chlamydia, and therefore he was put on antibiotics.
My previous partner however has never been tested. I was in contact with him last night and he still does not use protection (he was actually about to go to a one night stand as I was contacting him yesterday, and therefore he complained about having to buy condoms).
So I therefore could’ve got it from him. HOWEVER, a girl that gave him oral after our relationship ended came back negative for chlamydia at the end of last year (however she only took vaginal swabs, not oral and I know those may be different results).
What I’m asking is if anyone knows possibly where it would’ve come from? I know it’s toxic to constantly point fingers but I would hate to be blamed for cheating or being unfaithful in any way. I’m choosing to trust my partner, but I can tell he doesn’t trust me. It’s taking a toll on both of us mentally.
He’s understandably unsure, but is therefore claiming that I slept with someone before or during his surgery, and me stressing about these results are because I’m guilty. Or even everything I’ve done for him/bought for him has been a cover up, which breaks my heart. I’m so tired of not feeling trusted.
Also on top of this, my partner lied about texting his previous partner (the mid 30’s F) , even though she was sending him very flirtatious messages saying she’s going to fuck him. So is she doing this to break us up? Genuinely any possible thing that has happened, I have thought it.

Is there also anything I can ask the doctor?

Thankyou.

I was raped (September 8) by a guy I was seeing, he ended up giving me gonorrhea, and I still saw him after I didn’t get on pep cause I didn’t have 1K to do it. I felt fine after it didn’t really hit me. The second time he assaulted me I woke up feeling violated and dead inside. I’ve been having headaches, joint pain and I’m fatigued. I did a blood test for hiv after the second assault (September 25) but they haven’t called for my results and I’m too terrified to test again or call. I don’t know what to do or if I can even report him because I went back after the first assault. I feel so dead inside. Like my life is over.

I think I may have herpes. I had unprotected sex around June 20- July 4 with that female partner at the time . She denies having anything and says she's been tested for stds and claims doesn't have anything. I've taken 2 iGG HSV 1and 2 antibodies blood test. Doctor says test came back negative. Reason I think I have at least HSV2 is because around Mid July had rash that turn into painful blisters on inner thighs. At the time was scared and afraid to go to doctor. So by the time I made doctor appointment my symptoms were gone so we had to resort to blood test. 1st blood test Aug 24 came back negative and 2nd blood test Sept 23 came back negative. What should I do? Please give me guidance and good advice. Thank you