Is it possible to get MRSA staph infection from having sex,

[santana1977]

Not through skin contact but through fluids?

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,

Staph infection and MRSA can be transmitted by close contactlike skin contact or through inhaled air. MRSA stands for methicillin resistant Staph aureus. It is a bacteria rather than a disease.

Those who have MRSA are at risk of transmitting it to someone else.It is possible to have staph or MRSA infection through sex(fluids) only if you have an unbroken skin or through inhaled air.

I hope that helps. Please do keep me posted on how you are doing or if you have any additional doubts.Warm regards

[WhiteLily23]

I had MRSA about a year or so ago and my doctor never treated my boyfriend.  I am on birth control, so we don't use condoms.  I obviously cannot say for absolutely certain, but from past experience, I don't think there's anything to worry about.  My MRSA was contracted from inside me though, so that may be different also.  ...I may not have been any help :)  Sorry...