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If you share a sex toy such as a dildo a day or two after a person infected with genital warts used it, is there a chance i may have gotten it ?
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HPV: The virus does not survive long on inanimate objects, but it can be spread in the short-term if sex toys are shared between partners.
Answered 1/3/2016
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