How Can I Prevent Getting or Spreading Chancroid?
There are several ways to help prevent getting chancroid or spreading it to other people: • You can abstain from vaginal and anal intercourse, and oral sex. • If you choose to have vaginal or anal intercourse, use female or latex condoms every time. • If you choose to have oral sex, use a condom, Glyde dam, or dental dam. • Avoid touching the chancroid sores. If you do touch one, carefully wash your hands to reduce the risk that you spread the infection to another part of your body. Chancroid and HIV Chancroid sores may make it easier to contract HIV. If you are at risk for HIV and have a chancroid sore, it is especially important to abstain from sex play. If you do have sex, you can reduce your risk of getting HIV and other STDs by using latex or female condoms.
