[Question #14045] If I have STI in one part of body, can I spread it with different part of body?

1 hours ago

Hi docs, thanks for all the great work you do out here, I’ve been a fan of the forum for many years. Here is a kinda random question that I’ve always been curious about that I hope you can answer:

If I have an STI in one part of my body, can I spread it to someone using a different part of my body?

What I mean by this is: let’s say I am infected with oral gonorrhea. If I then have insertive vaginal sex with someone, can I spread my oral gonorrhea to them with my penis?

Similarly, let’s say I have I have a anal syphilis sore from receptive anal sex. If I have insertive anal sex with someone, could I infect them with my penis even though my infection is anal?

I hope that makes sense, thank you for your help with this and all the other work you do!