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Can you get chlamydia from wiping back to front?

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Dr. Aaron Roland answered

Only an STD: Chlamydia does not come from a bacteria that lives normally on your body. You cannot infect yourself. Instead, chlamydia has to come from another person who is already infected.

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Answered 11/26/2017

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