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How common is it for oral chlamydia to spread through the body (without new exposures) and become penile chlamydia?

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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

This never happens. Chlamydia does not pass through the body to infect other body sites. That is, only sexually exposed sites can have chlamydia.

Dr Kuitems agreed

Answered 2/13/2023

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