Hi all
wondering if there are others out there who have experience in this or can offer some advice
had sex with a woman back in the end of Nov, used condom for both oral and vaginal peneration. she used her hands to give me a HJ but also with condom on.
all good, but then a week later, my penis starts burning and I'm peeing a lot more than usual. so immediately, red flags are going, so I get tested for chlamydia and gonorrhoea, which comes back negative. as I panicked and got tested within the two week window, I took another test for chlamydia and gonorrhoea when the two week window was over, and this was also negative.
I'd read about NSUs online, but a sexual health nurse told me if I had used a condom for both oral and vaginal sex, then i couldn't have an NSU. do you think she's right? has anyone ever heard of an NSU being spread with fully protected sex?
my symptoms went away for a few weeks but came back. I went the GP route and have been given tablets for male thrush (lol) which did nothing. testing for UTIs came back negative, as did a urine sample sent by my GP to a lab for further bacterial analysis.
so I'm back to the NGU/NSU drawing board and have an appt next week to get swabbed. but this is driving me crazy - is it really possible to get NSU from fully protected sex? I also like to do anal play alone sometimes and figured maybe I got some bacteria from my anus into my urethra. but I'm not sure.
I feel like never having sex again - any help or advice would be super appreciated. just to talk about this would be a load off.
take care out there.
Hello.
Non-gonococcal urethritis (NGU) or non-specific urethritis (NSU) is an inflammation of the urethra that is not caused by gonorrhea. It can be caused by various infectious agents, including bacteria like Chlamydia trachomatis and Mycoplasma genitalium. In some cases, the cause of NGU may remain unknown, and it's termed non-specific.
If both partners are entirely free of any sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and proper and consistent condom use is maintained during sexual intercourse, the risk of contracting NGU or any other STI is significantly reduced. Condoms act as a barrier to prevent the exchange of bodily fluids that can transmit infections.
However, it's important to note that no method of protection is 100% effective. Condoms can reduce the risk of infection, but they do not guarantee complete protection. Factors such as incorrect or inconsistent condom use, condom breakage, or exposure to infected areas not covered by the condom can still lead to the transmission of infections.
Additionally, some STIs like herpes and human papillomavirus (HPV) can be transmitted through skin-to-skin contact in areas not covered by condoms. Therefore, while condoms are a crucial tool for STI prevention, they do not provide absolute protection against all infections.