I guess my main concern is, I’m terrified of contracting an STD, and it prevents me from being intimate with anyone. I know that safe sex is a must, but I always think, “what if I contract HPV and that will cause me to develop throat cancer because of HPV.” I’ve only been intimate with one guy, only oral (I’m at least bi, maybe gay), and I’ve been terrified I caught HPV or something from that one encounter almost 10 months ago, while I haven’t had symptoms, I know you can still have an STD without symptoms. And this has plagued me for awhile because I would like to try again, but this type of thing worries me. Is there anything I could do to ease my fear?

By the way, I hope this isn’t inappropriate, I was just hoping I could get some advice.