Pawtucket, Rhode Island
A 21-year-old female asked:
can woman get stds from another woman like only having sex and oral sex with a woman?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

Dr. James Ferguson answered
Pediatrics 46 years experience
Yes: Any transfer of contaminated fluids between two parties, regardless of sex, can transfer some forms of STD's. This can also hap pen with contaminated/shared sex toys.There are at least a dozen infections that can pass during sex, and some are more likely to pass than others.
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