Activities That Put You At Risk for STDs
Think you may have contracted or transmitted a sexually transmitted disease or infection? Worried about the ‘awesome’ weekend you just had and what you did over the course of too many beverages or while finally getting some alone time with the hottie you met on a night out?
Here are the things you could be at risk of contracting or transmitting depending on the activities you engaged in.
Based on any one instance of the following, you may have been at risk for transmitting (giving to someone else) or contracting (getting it yourself) the following STDs/STIs:
STDs you could contract/transmit during vaginal intercourse, anal intercourse, or vaginal intercourse with a condom that has also been used for anal intercourse:
- Bacterial Vaginosis (BV/Vaginitis)
- Chancroid
- Chlamydia
- Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
- Donovanosis (granuloma inguinale)
- Gonorrhea (‘The Clap’)
- Hepatitis (A, B & C)
- Herpes Simplex
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
- Human T Lymphotropic Virus (HTLV-1 and HTLV-2)
- Human Papillomavirus (HPV, Warts)
- Intestinal Parasites
- Lymphogranuloma Venereum (LGV)
- Molluscum Contagiosum
- Mononucleosis (‘Mono’)
- Mycoplasma Genitalium
- Nongonococcal Urethritis (NGU)
- Pubic Lice
- Scabies
- Syphilis
- Trichomoniasis
- Zika
STDs you could contract/transmit during oral sex (‘blow job’, ‘giving head’, ‘going down’, ‘rimming’):
- Chlamydia
- Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
- Donovanosis
- Gonorrhea
- Hepatitis
- Herpes Simplex
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
- Human T Lymphotropic Virus (HTLV-1 and HTLV-2)
- Human Papillomavirus (HPV, Warts)
- Intestinal Parasites
- Lymphogranuloma Venereum (LGV)
- Molluscum Contagiosum
- Mononucleosis (‘Mono’)
- Mycoplasma Genitalium
- Nongonococcal Urethritis (NGU)
- Pubic Lice
- Syphilis
- Zika
STDs you could contract/transmit during manual sex (‘hand job’ or ‘fingering’):
- Bacterial Vaginosis (BV/Vaginitis)
- Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
- Herpes Simplex
- Human Papillomavirus (HPV, Warts)
- Molluscum Contagiosum
- Mononucleosis (‘Mono’)
- Pubic Lice
- Scabies
- Syphilis
STDs you could contract/transmit during kissing (‘making out’ or ‘French-kissing’ – when no open cuts inside/outside the mouth or sores are present):
- Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
- Herpes Simplex
- Mononucleosis (‘Mono’)
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