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Q: std while a virgin ?

asked by: roont on February 4th, 2008

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can you gat stds even tough you are still a virgin. i know some you can but i was thinking more along the lines of genital herpes or the like.

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fiona05

replied on February 4th, 2008

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it is possible, yes. herpes or genital warts could be passed to another person through close contact... ie you could be fooling around and catch it even if no actual penetration occurred. stds can also be passed from mother to child during childbirth or while breastfeeding.

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