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Around the time my H had his affair, I thought I had a yeast infection for the first time in many years. I saw the doctor who prescribed some cream for an irritation due to a change in toilet paper. Well months later, I am still having problems, itching, burning. After finding evidence of affair but H was saying it was just "internet sex", I had doctor test me for STDs but I told her that I didn't think that there was really a reason to test. The tests came back negative. After reading a post of someone who got herpes, I'm now nervous that maybe I had not been checked for everything since I told doctor that I didn't think there was a reason to test.<P>Do you think I need to worry? My H does not have any symptoms. Due to my schedule, it would be difficult to get to doctor in the next few weeks. I have told my H that I want him to get the HIV tests because I do not deserve to go through that stress.
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Oh, if we each received a quarter for each time a BS identified a "yeast infection"... I am so sorry that you have to deal with this, on top of the other discoveries.<P>How long ago was the PA? HIV testing should be done three months after the last exposure and then repeated at six months.<P>As for the other STD tests, most are notoriously unreliable. The rate of false negatives could be as high as 30%, depending on the STD.<P>You have symptoms of something. Get it checked both with STD testing and a physical examination. A comprehensive physical examination can find something that the tests miss. Even if you can't see someone right away, why don't you schedule the appointment? There was a post on the In Recovery board last month that talked about illnesses which are not commonly known. Perhaps doing some research and reading before your appointment with the doc would be in order, too.<P>Everything is probably fine, but just in case, get checked. You really do not want to leave some silent illness untreated.
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by trueblue:<BR><B>Around the time my H had his affair, I thought I had a yeast infection for the first time in many years. I saw the doctor who prescribed some cream for an irritation due to a change in toilet paper. Well months later, I am still having problems, itching, burning.</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>What you may have is Bacterial Vaginosis (sp?). It has the look and feel of a yeast infection, but stays with you a long time. Your doctor has a simple test for this and it can be quickly cured with antibiotics.<P>While it can be transmitted non-sexually, it can be sexually transmitted (I know this).<P>There are two other, very similar, vaginal infections. The same test for BV also tests for the other two.<P>HTH.<BR>Bama<P>
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I've been trying to find the past post on STDs that was referred to but have spent the last 2 hours and can't find. yeah, in that 2 hours I did get distracted and read many other posts. I used the search and still couldn't find. any hints on how to find? remember other words that maybe i should search on?
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Try a search under my name...I wrote a pretty comprehensive reply, but don't remember the subject matter. Good Luck
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thanks. found it right away. It's helpful to know what some of the STDs are. Don't know that I can identify which I might have but I'm going to the doctor's on Thursday. My H doesn't want me to tell the dr about it but I think I will since knowing the time frames may be helpful for the testing. Does anyone know if STDs can be transferred with oral sex? I started symptoms after their first encounter which did not go all the way. I learned all the gory details by reading emails they exchanged.
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