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How are yeast infections spread through oral sex?
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Yeast Infections: Yeast infections are in general not contagious and are not spread through oral sex.
Answered 9/29/2016
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yeasts: I don't think that yeast infections are spread by oral sex. Yeasts are everywhere in the environment around us. A yeast infection of the female reproductive tract normally occurs when the normal flora balance is disturbed, usually after a round of antibiotics.
Answered 12/30/2013
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