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Can you catch an std from yourself? say i masturbate on a open cut by mistake. could i have re entered a virus, that passed safely through my system once, into my bloodstream and then be stuck with it
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No : Std is transmitted from one person to another. If you handle a cut skin, you can get other non-std infections from dirty hands.
Answered 9/6/2013
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No: Some std such as herpes you're stuck with forever; others can be eradicated with antibiotics. You can't really re-infect yourself.
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