“5 Ways Sexually Transmitted Diseases Can Spread Beyond Penetration: A Comprehensive Guide”

CNN Indonesia

Thursday, 11 May 2023 22:18 WIB

Jakarta, CNN Indonesia —

is sexually transmitted disease must be transmitted through contact six? The answer is not always.

Syphilis Recently it has become a topic of conversation on social media. Even if you are not sexually active, you must remain vigilant. Why? The mode of transmission of sexually transmitted diseases is not always through sexual contact.

Pathogens that cause sexually transmitted infections do not only hide in the mouth, anus or vagina. Felice Gersh, author and Director of the Integrative Medical Group of Irvine in the United States, said that disease-causing pathogens can live in internal skin, external, or body fluids.

“Certain sexually transmitted diseases can be spread whenever there is skin-to-skin contact or when body fluids are spread,” said Gersh, as quoted from Healthline.

Methods of transmission of sexually transmitted diseases

If not through sexual intercourse, especially penetrative, how is the transmission of sexually transmitted diseases?

1. Kiss

Mononucleosis, a type of herpes virus, is a highly contagious virus. This disease can be transmitted through sex.

However, mononucleosis is also known askissing disease‘ because it can be transmitted through kissing.

Because transmission can occur through contact with saliva, this disease can also be transmitted after sharing cutlery or other types of close contact with an infected person.

2. Oral sex

During oral sex, the lips, mouth and throat come into contact with bodily fluids, including menstrual blood.

As quoted from Very Well Healthoral sex activity will transmit a number of sexually transmitted diseases such as chlamydia, Human papillomavirus (HPV), syphilis, and gonorrhea.

Syphilis is very likely to be contagious, especially if there are open sores in the genital area.

In addition, oral sex can transmit hepatitis B or HPV, although the chances are small. This is supported when oral sex is performed during menstruation and there are open sores in the mouth.

3. Skin to skin contact

Syphilis and HPV can be spread through skin-to-skin contact with an infected person. This occurs when the genitals or the mouth touches the genitals.

You can also catch it by touching sores, genitals, mouth or eyes without washing your hands.

4. Contaminated clothing

Trichomonas vaginalis is the parasite that causes trichomoniasis (pubic lice), the most common sexually transmitted disease. Parasites can live on damp fabrics for up to an hour.

Pubic lice can also be spread via infected bedding, clothing, and towels.

5. Contaminated surfaces

There are also sexually transmitted diseases that are transmitted through blood contact, such as HIV. Methods of transmission of sexually transmitted diseases, for example, through the use of toothbrushes or razors alternately which can cause bleeding wounds.

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