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Can a tanning bed cause trichomoniasis?

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Dr. Michael Finkelstein answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

No: If the tanning bed is cleaned no worries, it is usually sexually transmitted.

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Answered 5/5/2014

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

No: The normal routes of transmission for Trichomoniasis are penis to vagina, vagina to penis or vagina to vagina. It would be quite uncommon for the infection to affect anus or mouth.

Answered 10/30/2018

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