Can you get genital hepres through non sexual contact?
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genital herpes and cold sores are both caused by the herpes virus.  Cold sores are herpes simplex one and genital herpes is simplex 2.  Oral to genital contact can spread the virus just like genital to genital contact.  \n\nIf your friend has genital herpes you can pretty much avoid contracting it by not having oral to genital or genital to genital contact with her.  However, many people with simplex 2 also have cold sores because herpes is a virus that lodges in the spinal fluid.  If your friend has an OPEN sore on her lips or in her mouth and you share lipstick or chapstick you have a chance of contracting the mouth sores.\n\nThe best thing for you to do is to not share makeup or straws.  And be sure that you are available emotionally for support to your friend - herpes can be hard to live with and your friend will benefit from your loving and non-paranoid, non-judgemental support.  \n\ngood luck\nLani
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Technically yes. Realistically no. However, if you rub your butt and genitals around in someone else's fresh body excretions, you can get a disease. Usually, the bacteria/viruses in blood and excretions die off fairly fast once exposed to air, especially if the stuff is already crusty. You skin is an intact barrier and gives sufficient protection from unsanitary places. You would have to get direct contact with the genital region in order for this to happen, and the excretions would have to be fairly fresh.\n\nActually, studies have shown that one of the most unsanitary places in a bathroom is the bathroom door handle (next to the flush button, of course). It's full of bacteria found in urine and feces, and while it's not easy to get an infection from that, it's still gross. That's what you want to avoid touching after you washed your hands.
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by having unprotected sex
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Yes! There are a lot of STDS you can get by skin to skin contact or rubbing.\n\nIf a person has genital herpes you can get it by rubbing genital areas together. Even if the person is not having an outbreak, they can be shedding the virus after the sores have disappeared. \n\nHPV is another STD you can by rubbing genital areas together. If the person has genital warts (caused by HPV) and the other person rubs up against them, they can contract HPV.\n\nCrabs (Pubic Lice) is also spread by direct skin to skin contact (like rubbing).\n\nChancroid is another STD that can be spread by direct skin to skin contact.\n\nGonorrhea (Clap) can be spread by any very close physical contact.\n\nScabies can be spread through close contact or through sleeping in bedding or wearing clothes that are infested. Rarely, holding or shaking hands can transmit scabies.\n\nSyphilis can be spread by intimate touching or kissing.
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unless one of you had oral/bum sex with somebody else, or contracted it from another form such as sharing needles, or have a parent with the std and unknowing of it, it is very unlikely for you to get it. But remember it is possible to get some like Trich from just sharing a towell on your privates. But you are not a liar as stated above by another user. You stated that you are no longer a virgin so how can you and your boyfriend be lying about being one. Their response confused me.
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yes you can get one, but contact is necessary for ejaculation
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yes, herpes can be contracted from fluid secretions. any contact that you may have with toilet seat "left-overs" can enter through membranes on your bottom.
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You of course have to take precautions sexually, however your life can be as unchanged as anyone who follows appropriate hygeine. Must be extremely careful not to intermingle blood and any other bodily secretions. There are wonderful toll free hotlines that can assist you or the person you are asking for. Check out the sources!
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You get genital herpes through direct skin to skin contact and by having sex with someone who has the virus. \n\nIf you give a girl oral sex who has genital herpes you can get herpes in your mouth. These are cold sores (herpes simplex one). Genital herpes are herpes simplex 2. Even if she is showing no signs of the virus, she can be "shedding" the virus for up to 10 days after the sores have healed. This can cause you to get the virus.\n\nYou can get cold sores by kissing someone who has a sore on their lip. You can also get them by sharing chap stick or lip stick with some one who has the sores on their lips.
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Genital warts are only spread  with skin to skin contact during anal or vaginal sex so it is not possible to get it from a toilet seat.
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no,  you can only contract hiv through sexual contact w/ someone who has it.
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If you have sex without condoms and your partner has HIV then yes you can get it. If your bf won't use a condom them make him your EX-bf
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Probably not, but if you're having unprotected sex(no condom), then you need to get tested.  You can get this done free at a clinic or a GLAD chapter.
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I don't believe you can.  First, it's a public bathroom, second you would have a hard time proving that is where you in fact caught the STD.  You could also call a personal injury attorney and see what they think, most have a free consultation fee, so there would be no fee to you.
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First of all, you cannot get pregnant unless your NAKED genitals came in contact with his NAKED genitals, and he ejaculated in or near your vagina.   It sounds to me like you may have a mild infection and you really need to see a doctor if you can. If there is a fishy odor, it could be bacterial vaginosis.  If there is no odor, or a musty odor, I would say it's a yeast infection.  If he is 'fingering' you, as I am assuming, you could get an infection from dirty fingernails. Yuk.   Just see a doc and BE CAREFUL.  You don't want to end up with an std.
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It is possible to contract HPV from sexual contact with a person who has HPV even if it does not include intercourse. Transmission of the virus can occur through genital skin to genital skin contact, and rarely through oral sex.
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Not possible if no one has any STDS. Go check out the Center for Diseases Control's website. STDS are spread by others who have STDS. Check out the website and get informed. Good luck.