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Can a a vaginal yeast infection be contagious if one partner has it?
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No: The yeast infection is neutralized in your partner during oral sex by saliva and gastric enzymes. However, a simultaneous STD can be transmitted to oral spaces readily.
Answered 8/21/2016
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