How are STDs transmitted?
STDs can be transmitted through oral, anal or vaginal sex. They can be transmitted from partner to partner with or without visible signs or symptoms. Many people can pass a STD to a sex partner without even knowing it. Some STDs can be transmitted without having intercourse; they can be passed through skin-to-skin contact in the genital area.
• Some STDs live on the skin around the penis, vagina or rectum. You can get an STD if your skin touches the other person’s skin in these areas (even if you don’t have sex). • Other STDs (like HIV and Hepatitis B) are spread by contact with infected blood and sexual secretions. • STDs are also transmitted just as readily through oral contact with secretions and contact with exposed skin surfaces.
STDs can be transmitted through oral, anal or vaginal sex. They can be transmitted from partner to partner with or without visible signs or symptoms. Many people can pass an STD to a sex partner without knowing it. Some STDs can be passed without having intercourse; they can be passed through skin-to-skin contact in the genital area.
