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Does thrush spread to people during sex?
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No: Yeast infections are not transmitted sexually.
Answered 4/24/2021
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Contact: Although not usually transmitted by sex, yeast (candida) can be spread by close/intimate contact, be it sexual or just skin to skin in other ways.
Answered 3/26/2013
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