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A 20-year-old female asked:

can you easily get a bacterial infection like strep a b through your vagina from having sex that is not an std, or is it rare if its protected sex.

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Dr. Marvin Stein answered

Urology 51 years experience

Yes: The vagina has normal bacteria that is not always sexually transmitted.

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