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I used a male sex toy from amazon, and now i'm worried that it was used before i used it. if someone w/ std used it before me, would i get it?
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Un hygienic unlikely: Most of the time STD bugs do not survive out side body fluids , dry surfaces , but some virus like hepatitis , papilloma may . See your doctor
Answered 10/16/2020
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