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Worried herpes and syph
I went to a bar. Did some hugging, fondling of breast, touch of inner leg(no private part) and kiss on her shoulders (No mouth-to-mouth kissing). Am worried about oral herpes and syphillis. I heard those can spread by touch. I seen no sores or rashes though, but those can be hidden.
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You are at no risk for any STD from what you describe. You have to have some type of contact with someone's mouth or genitals to get an STD.
To get oral herpes, you need to kiss someone (or less likely but possible, share drinks, etc). For syphilis, you'd have to have your mouth or genitals come into contact with an actual chancre (syphilis sore) to get it. A syphilis rash is obvious, and if you saw her body, you wouldn't miss it. In any case, you wouldn't get it from her by touching or kissing various parts of her body.
To get oral herpes, you need to kiss someone (or less likely but possible, share drinks, etc). For syphilis, you'd have to have your mouth or genitals come into contact with an actual chancre (syphilis sore) to get it. A syphilis rash is obvious, and if you saw her body, you wouldn't miss it. In any case, you wouldn't get it from her by touching or kissing various parts of her body.
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Herpes spreads by oral, vaginal and anal sex.
Herpes sores blister, then burst, scab and heal.
STIs are the most common cause of genital sores.
Millions of people are diagnosed with STDs in the U.S. each year.
STDs can't be transmitted by casual contact, like hugging or touching.
Syphilis is an STD that is transmitted by oral, genital and anal sex.
