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What happens if you and your partner are both clean and don't have hepatitis is it possible to get it by having anal sex?

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Dr. Herman Hammerstead answered

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NO: Unless you or your partner has the virus then the act of anal sex has nothing to do with contracting Hepatitis.

Dr Maplethorpe agreed

Answered 8/6/2014

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