Thread: Advice on whether to go for a check-up
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Old 13-08-2020, 12:12 AM
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Re: Advice on whether to go for a check-up
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Originally Posted by sammyboyfor View Post
Hard to quantify but it does happen. That is because STDs like HPV and HSV1 & 2 are transmitted by skin to skin contact via areas that are not covered by the condom eg the base of the shaft and the scrotum.

Condoms only reduce the probability of transmission they do not eliminate the risk.
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