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Can my boyfriend catch my strep throat on his penis from oral sex? my tonsils are not swollen, just have a couple of small white vein type lines

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Dr. Howard Shapiro answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine - Nephrology & Dialysis

See below: Unless he has a cut on his penis, he is safe. Hopefully, if you have a strep throat, you are on an antibiotic for it.

Dr Lin agreed

Answered 11/19/2020

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