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Can a guy get an infection from a girl with a bartholin's cyst infection?
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Infection: If the cyst is draining an infection is possible.
Answered 1/5/2019
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Possible but unlikel: The bacteria that inhabit an i feted bartholin's cyst are unlikely to cause an infection in a sexual partner unless there is a break in the skin and is far less likely than traditional sexually transmitted diseases such as hiv, herpes, clamydia, syphilis, etc.
Answered 10/27/2013
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