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Could i have contracted molluscum (on inner thighs) not via sexual activity? i've been married for 6 yrs and husband has no signs. no other partners.

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Dr. Ed Friedlander answered

Yes: This is usually non-sexual. You or your husband may have been touched by a person with an active lesion -- perhaps a child -- and carried the virus on your hands.

Answered 12/13/2014

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A member asked:

Could i have contracted molluscum (on inner thighs) not via sexual activity? i've been married for 6 yrs and husband has no signs. no other partners.

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Ed Friedlander answered

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