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If i have sex with more than one person, can an std be transmitted on a condom to my partners?

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Dr. Marcus Degraw answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

Yes: Yes, you can spread infected secretions from one person to the next with a body part and/or a condom. Also, sex with multiple partners increases you risk as you are exposed to more people and more partners of those partners, etc...

Answered 9/20/2012

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Yes: If you are talking about penetrating two different people while using the same condom...Yes! this can lead to transmission of several conditions.

Dr Ali agreed

Answered 9/29/2016

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