No . The opportunity of getting an STI from pee-pee in a public bath are in the fantastically grim - to - no range . Could the organisms that cause chlamydia and gonorrhoea infections be present in people ’s urine that ’s splattered on the seat ? Yes . But are those organisms going to find their way into your urethra or vagina ? Not unless you rub the tip of your urethra ( or vaginal entree ) on a contaminated toilet seat . Who does that ?
Having worked in a family preparation clinic , every STI subject I ever came across was transmitted from sex . STIs are passed primarily through oral , vaginal , and/or anal sexual urge . Unprotected anal sex with an infected partner poses the eminent danger of infection , then unprotected vaginal sexuality , and finally unprotected oral sexuality . And while condoms offer solid protection against HIV , chlamydia , and gonorrhoea , they are less effective at protect people from passing syphilis , herpes , and the human papillomavirus because condoms ca n’t potential natural covering all of the possible sites of contagion , such as a person ’s pubic pitcher’s mound , a gentleman’s gentleman ’s scrotum , or a woman ’s labia . As such , even STI testing is recommended – peculiarly if you ’re in the market for a novel partner or retrieve your partner has other partners .
This December, famous sexologist and Gizmodo friend Dr. Debby Herbenick-author of Sex Made Easy and Because It Feels Good: A Woman’s Guide to Sexual Pleasure and Satisfaction-will answer your sex questions. Every day, Dr. Herbenick will pick a question (click here to see them all and add more) and give you a solid, scientific answer.
Dr. Debby Herbenick , author ofSex Made EasyandBecause It Feels Good : A cleaning lady ’s Guide to Sexual Pleasure and Satisfaction , is the Co - Director of the Center for Sexual Health Promotion in the School of Public Health - Bloomington at Indiana University ( IU ) where she is a Research Scientist . She is also a intimate health educator at The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex , Gender and Reproduction where she save ( and hosts audio podcasts of ) the Kinsey Confidential column and coordinate educational computer programming . She has a PhD in Health Behavior from IU , a Master ’s degree in Public Health Education ( also from IU ) and a knight bachelor ’s academic degree in psychology from the University of Maryland , College Park . In addition , she is certify as a Sexuality Educator from the American Association of Sex Educators , Counselors and Therapists .
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