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Q. I was forced to have sex last night.  It was the first time for me and now I have pain when I go to the bathroom for #1.  Do you think I caught something?  I'm afraid to tell anyone.
A. When sex is forced on someone, it can cause trauma (abrasions or cuts) or an infection, which could cause pain when you urinate.  If the pain is related to trauma, skin irritation or cuts, you can decrease the pain by sitting in the bathtub with water when you urinate.  Water dilutes the acidity in the urine, and it is more comfortable for you to urinate.  The small tears or cuts should heal within a few days and you should see a doctor if the discomfort lasts longer.  If the pain is caused by an infection, an antibiotic will be required.  We can help you at the Sexual Assault Care Centre.  You may want to talk to a nurse or doctor about your concerns.  A nurse or doctor at the Sexual Assault Care Centre or any hospital Emergency Department or Public Health Department can talk with you about these worries.  If you live in Ontario, call the AIDS and Sexual Health InfoLine, 1-800-668-2437, for a list of places you could go.




1. Can I get AIDS from a sexual assault?
2. How long does it take for someone to get herpes after being raped?  I was raped and two days after, I was in severe pain and had developed what the emergency doctor says is herpes.  The police do not believe a sexually transmitted disease can develop that quickly and therefore think I made the rape up and do not believe me.  Can you please give me some information about this?  I have not had sex with anyone except my boyfriend until that night.
3. I think I was drugged and raped.  Is there medication or treatment so that I do not get AIDS?
4. I keep getting vaginal infections.  I don't believe that my husband would be having sex outside of the marriage, and I am not either but it is making things really difficult because we are starting not to believe each other.  I was sexually assaulted a few years ago but got treatment.  Could something from the assault be coming back?
5. Can you get venerial warts even if your partner wears a condom?
6. What is the chance of getting a sexually transmitted disease or infection?
7. I was sexually assaulted and want to be tested for HIV/AIDS but do not want anyone to know about it.  Is there someplace I can go to get tested without giving my name?
8. I am out of the country on holidays and will not be home for three more days.  I think I was drugged and raped last night.  I can't remember everything but am getting some flash backs of a man I met in the bar sexually assaulting me in my room.  I woke up this morning without my clothes on.  Could I have caught something?  What tests can I have done and what medication should I ask for?  I'm scared and confused.
9. I was forced to have sex last night.  It was the first time for me and now I have pain when I go to the bathroom for #1.  Do you think I caught something?  I'm afraid to tell anyone.
10. I was sexually assaulted a few years ago and got chlamydia that was treated with medication.  Now I am in a nice relationship and I am afraid to have sex, in case my boyfriend will get a disease.  What should I do?
11. I was sexually assaulted and now see little bumps on my skin around the opening to the vagina.  What could that be?  Can it be from that guy?  What should I do?

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