What if I have an STI? Help *TMI WARNING*

[Tallis123]

NC for this as it’s rather embarrassing. I’ve tried google but it’s not coming up with the answers I need.
About 18 months ago I had a random pain in my side and as part of my Dr’s investigations I had a full sexual health check. All came back clear. I had been with my DP for nearly 18 months at this point (now nearly 3 years together).

I had a course of antibiotics for a throat infection about 4 months ago and as always I developed thrush, I treated it with a pessary and cream. Itching cleared up but I am still having very heavy discharge.

I home tested for bacterial vaginosis with the Canesbalance swab test and it came back positive but also said it could be indicative of Trichomoniasis which I had never heard of. I’ve had BV before so I just bought the internal cream treatments and thought that would sort me out.

It hasn’t and now my discharge is very muscus like (almost like snot) and has taken on a greenish tinge. After googling it is suggesting an STI and suggesting Trichomoniasis.

My problem is, if I was STI tested only 18 months ago and have had no new sexual partners then how could I have this? Is it possible I could have got a false negative before or ...... does it mean what I’m fearing. .... could my partner have cheated on me?

Does anyone know the answer to whether you can only develop a positive test result after such a long period of time?

Why don't you just go back and ask your doctor?

I am obviously but the next available appointment is nearly 3 weeks away. What I’m asking is not whether that’s what I have but rather if I have it, could I only have contracted it recently (meaning infidelity by my DP) or is there a chance there could have been a false negative previously

Go to your local sexual health clinic.

It could be thrush, I had it once with a greenish tinge, I was horrified, was convinced it was something really bad but it was just a case of really bad thrush.

You absolutely have to visit your sexual health / genito-urinary (GUM) clinic ASAP. Even for infections that are not sexually transmitted - and there are plenty of them - the GUM clinic will be able to test you for all manner of conditions that you GP cannot. They are often able to refer to specialists much faster than your GP, e.g. I had an acquaintance who suffered from a reproductive health for several years and who suffered terribly and struggled to get side-effect free treatment from her GP. Fearing an STI she went to her local GUM clinic and they tested her for everything. She didn't have an STI but they referred her to a specialist gynaecologist who treated her for her condition and within a couple of weeks she was healthier and happier than she had been in years.

If you are concerned about vaginal discharge you should not be using the internet for diagnostic purposes, find your local GUM clinic and see them without delay.

Hope you are feeling better soon

Treat your partner for thrush as well .
Men are mostly asymptomatic but if you've had SI without a condom he'll just keep re infecting you . Also it can track up and lead to other infections higher up .
Would you feel comfortable suggesting you both went for a full sexual health check ? I

Gp sti checks is normally a naats test which tests for chlamydia and gonorrhoea

I second the suggestion that you visit a GUM clinic. You will not have to wait three weeks and you will be getting specialist advice and treatment. First you need to sort out what is causing you the problem, then you can move on to how you may have been infected (if you have an STI). Best wishes.

As a PP said, it could 'just' be thrush. I had thrush once that had a green tinge to it, needed extra treatment. It was definitely not an sti as both my husband and I have only ever had one sexual partner.

As for an sti. A quick Google comes up that an sti tests as positive within 6 weeks, not normally longer, so if you do have one you would have to question where it came from or question if previous tests gave the wrong result. It does not necessarily mean infidelity on your partners side.