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I was diagnosed with Chlamydia, but before I knew this my partner used his fingers on my vagina. What is the likelyhood of him catching this infection from that activity? We did not have intercourse and he did not touch his penis during the activity.
Thankyou
Thankyou
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Nobody really knows but probabl just like pregnancy. Clearly much more efficiently transmitted with penetration (unprotected, ie no condom), but conceivably there is some small risk from genital contact without penetration.
Anybody with whom you have had any genital contact, even if "light" and brief, needs to be checked and treated for chlamydia.
Anybody with whom you have had any genital contact, even if "light" and brief, needs to be checked and treated for chlamydia.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
No. When I said no risk by fingering, I meant no risk at all. I suppose there would be risk if he took his finger wet with your vaginal secretions and massaged it into his urethral opening. But I'm talking about realistic events here, not weird ones. People simply never ever get chlamydia without penile vaginal intercourse. There are no exceptions.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
There is no risk from fingering. However, your description of him as "my partner" implies you and he might have had vaginal or anal sex as well. If so, he needs to be tested and treated for chlamydia, even if you think you were infected by someone else. But if the fingering is your only sexual contact with one another in the past 2-3 months, he is not at risk.
Every sexually active younger person should be tested from time to time for chlamydia and other common STDs, like once a year. So even if not at risk of catching chlamydia from you, if he hasn't been tested recently, this would be a good time, since it's on his mind (or will be when you speak with him about it).
I hope this helps. Best wishes-- HHH, MD
Every sexually active younger person should be tested from time to time for chlamydia and other common STDs, like once a year. So even if not at risk of catching chlamydia from you, if he hasn't been tested recently, this would be a good time, since it's on his mind (or will be when you speak with him about it).
I hope this helps. Best wishes-- HHH, MD
Once again thank you
Sorry, seems once you ask one question another one pops into your head. when you read how it gets transmitted they say 'gential contact' what does that actually mean? Just light contact or actual penatration?
I know that you said in your last post penile vaginal intercourse is the way to contract this but what if there was light contact of both partners gentials but no actual penetration?
I know that you said in your last post penile vaginal intercourse is the way to contract this but what if there was light contact of both partners gentials but no actual penetration?
Thank you for your help, best wishes.
Thank you very much, and yes I will speak to him about it. Just to put my mind at rest what if he had vaginal fluid and then touched himself (penis) can it be transmitted that way?
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