Hi All,

24 Male here, no smoking, no drinking, no tobacco. Have visited these boards before but convinced myself I was alright. The recent findings of HPV related OC however have caused me some great worry once again.

Actually, that in itself is not the problem. However right around the same time that the new findings appeared, I was also having the beginnings of some discomfort in my right tonsil area. My right side tonsillar pillar is also very red, but it has been that way for going on 2 years or more now. It is difficult to describe the sensation that I am feeling, but if your Tonsil were a muscle, it would be like deep seated muscular pain. My tonsils are both quite large, but again, have been this way for along time now. On and off, I have also occasionally experienced a very faint taste of blood from the tonsil/tonsils and last night I picked out white material from the right side. Again, the fact that all of these problems are occuring only on the right side and seem to be deep in is what concerns me.

The problem is that based on the news thats out now, I fall right in with the criteria of having been involved with 5 females orally. With one of them in particular, I developed a very bad throat infection shortly afterward. The risk seems to be so great due to this, that I need to pay attention to even the smallest problem. Im really just confused about how worried I should be and what I can do at this point. Wondering if anyone here has experienced similar problems.