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Should my boyfriend and i be concerned about stds since monogamous?

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Dr. Joel Gallant answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

No: If neither of you has an std to start with, and you're both truly monogamous, then you don't have to worry about stds.

Answered 3/26/2013

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Depends: If neither of you ever had a previous sexual partner you could toss this issue aside. However, there are STD's like HPV that are often asymptomatic in both genders but can reactivate & pass to a partner later. If you have both been screened & found to have no evidence of any past infections, monogamy would protect you both going forward.

Answered 11/28/2017

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