I've really messed up. On the old board I explained how I slept with a sex-worker. Well, this just happened before I got married (right before)!.
Now I think I've contracted genital herpes and I'm also worried what else I've got and whether I've passed it on to my beautiful wife.
I had totally protected sex, so I was really shocked to find a red blister near my penis, just above the base in fact. Now I think about it, I realise what I've done - I also have a spot on my lip and had some on my back, which were unusual.
Please please, what should I do? I've only been married for a few weeks and I love my wife to bits. I'm so sad. :'(
Big
Ann:
Mistake,
You had protected intercourse so you were not at risk for hiv infection.
However, it is possible to become infected with herpes while having protected intercourse, because UNLIKE hiv, herpes only needs skin to skin contact. If she was having an outbreak on her mouth or genitals, any part of your skin that the outbreak touched would be liable to become infected. It normally takes around two to three weeks for a new herpes infection to show itself - if indeed it ever does.
You didn't have a risk of hiv infection, but herpes is a possibility. Please see your doctor for a diagnosis.
Ann
BigMistake:
--- Quote from: Ann on June 02, 2006, 06:56:32 pm ---Mistake,
You had protected intercourse so you were not at risk for hiv infection.
However, it is possible to become infected with herpes while having protected intercourse, because UNLIKE hiv, herpes only needs skin to skin contact. If she was having an outbreak on her mouth or genitals, any part of your skin that the outbreak touched would be liable to become infected. It normally takes around two to three weeks for a new herpes infection to show itself - if indeed it ever does.
You didn't have a risk of hiv infection, but herpes is a possibility. Please see your doctor for a diagnosis.
Ann
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I'm shivering, I'm so scared. What is wrong with me - how could I put my loved one at risk again. I really hate myself right now.
RapidRod:
You had protected sex so HIV is not a concern. I would assume that most of what you are going through at the moment, is guilt that you had sex with someone other than your girl friend at the time.
BigMistake:
--- Quote from: RapidRod on June 02, 2006, 07:21:50 pm ---You had protected sex so HIV is not a concern. I would assume that most of what you are going through at the moment, is guilt that you had sex with someone other than your girl friend at the time.
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Didn't you read my first post? I have a blister above the base of my penis - on my crotch area. What else could it be than herpes!
I'm an idiot. I can't believe I did this - boy do I feel guilty! I just go too drunk and took things too far. It was my stag ffs. Right now I'm weeping. What if I've given my wife herpes! How could I do this?