Bleeding after sex has me (21F) in a hypochondriac, STI panic
I (21f) recently started hooking up with one of my long time friends (22m). A few days ago, I woke up the morning after we had sex to period-like spotting and light cramps. I’ve been on birth control for a while, so my mind immediately jumped to STIs, especially chlamydia or gonorrhea. I know this could potentially be a few different things, but I definitely could have been safer in my sexual past, and until now, I’ve never had any serious issues. I’ve already scheduled an STI screening, so I know there’s nothing I can really do until then, but this is just causing an insane amount of anxiety. I’m just so scared. I’m worried for my health, and I feel so fucking stupid and ashamed that I’m in this position at all. If I test positive for something, I’m also dreading the conversation I know I’ll have to have with the guy I’m seeing… I feel like he just won’t want to see me again (which is fully understandable), and that thought makes me so sad.
Anyways, I wanted to post on this sub to ask for advice. I know STIs are very common, but right now it just feels so hopeless.
Submitted July 16, 2021 at 12:16AM
I (21f) recently started hooking up with one of my long time friends (22m). A few days ago, I woke up the morning after we had sex to period-like spotting and light cramps. I’ve been on birth control for a while, so my mind immediately jumped to STIs, especially chlamydia or gonorrhea. I know this could potentially be a few different things, but I definitely could have been safer in my sexual past, and until now, I’ve never had any serious issues. I’ve already scheduled an STI screening, so I know there’s nothing I can really do until then, but this is just causing an insane amount of anxiety. I’m just so scared. I’m worried for my health, and I feel so fucking stupid and ashamed that I’m in this position at all. If I test positive for something, I’m also dreading the conversation I know I’ll have to have with the guy I’m seeing… I feel like he just won’t want to see me again (which is fully understandable), and that thought makes me so sad.Anyways, I wanted to post on this sub to ask for advice. I know STIs are very common, but right now it just feels so hopeless.
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