can you get gonorrhea or chlamydia from kissing?
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Gonorrhea. This is another bacterial STD only spread through unprotected sex, not saliva from kissing. Hepatitis. This is a liver condition typically caused by a virus that can be spread through sexual contact or exposure to the blood of someone with the infection, but not through kissing.
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How do you get chlamydia? Chlamydia is usually spread during sexual contact with someone who has the infection. It can happen even if no one cums. The main ways people get chlamydia are from having vaginal sex and anal sex, but it can also be spread through oral sex.
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unprotected vaginal, anal or oral sex. sharing sex toys that are not washed or covered with a new condom each time they're used. your genitals coming into contact with your partner's genitals – this means you can get chlamydia from someone even if there's no penetration, orgasm or ejaculation.
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Gonorrhea isn't spread through casual contact, so you CAN'T get it from sharing food or drinks, kissing, hugging, holding hands, coughing, sneezing, or sitting on toilet seats. Many people with gonorrhea don't have any symptoms, but they can still spread the infection to others.
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Risk of infection from oral sex: Giving oral sex to a partner with an infected penis can result in getting gonorrhea in the throat. Giving oral sex to a partner with an infected vagina or urinary tract might result in getting gonorrhea in the throat. *
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Chlamydia is less likely to be transmitted during oral sex because the bacteria that cause chlamydia prefer to target the genital area rather than the throat. This is why it is unlikely for chlamydia to be transmitted from mouth-to-penis and penis-to-mouth contact, although it is still possible.
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Gonorrhea is caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae. The gonorrhea bacteria are most often passed from one person to another during sexual contact, including oral, anal or vaginal intercourse.
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Chlamydia and gonorrhea are STDs, meaning they are transmitted by having oral, anal, or vaginal sex with a person who already has the disease. The infection is spread through semen and vaginal fluids, but the transmission of the disease is not dependent on ejaculation.
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The only established STD transmitted through kissing is herpes, which is caused by the herpes simplex virus. HIV may be transmitted through kissing if a cut or open sore exists, but this would be considered very rare.
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Gonorrhea is almost always transmitted during sex and it is highly unlikely that you catch it without having sex. However, you can catch it without penetration, for example if your genitals touch those of an infected partner.
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Fact: If you have sex once with a partner who's got chlamydia, you've got around a 30% chance that you'll pick up the infection from that one time.
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Yes, you can contract oral herpes, aka cold sores, from kissing, but developing genital herpes this way is less likely. Oral herpes (HSV-1) is usually transmitted by kissing, and genital herpes (HSV-2) is most often spread through vaginal, anal, or oral sex.
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Chlamydia and gonorrhea can be diagnosed with a visit to your health care provider. There is one test that checks for both chlamydia and gonorrhea. The test can be done with a self-swab (for women only), a urine sample, or during an exam by your provider.
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You can get chlamydia by having vaginal, anal, or oral sex with someone who has chlamydia. If your sex partner is male you can still get chlamydia even if he does not ejaculate (cum). If you've had chlamydia and were treated in the past, you can still get infected again.
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The main ways people get chlamydia are from having vaginal sex and anal sex, but it can also be spread through oral sex. Rarely, you can get chlamydia by touching your eye if you have infected fluids on your hand. Chlamydia can also be spread to a baby during birth if the mother has it.
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A yeast infection is not considered an STI, because you can get a yeast infection without having sex. But you can get a yeast infection from your sexual partner. Condoms and dental dams may help prevent getting or passing yeast infections through vaginal, oral, or anal sex.