Does Fingering Lead To An STD?

Posted on Fri, 27 Feb 2015

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Question : Hi i was wanting to know if its possible to receive a sexual disease from someone by them inserting a finger in your bottom when when masturbating

Answered by Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (-4 hours later)

Brief Answer:
STD through fingering is a remote possibility.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome to HCM.
Thanks for posting your Query.

Transmission of STD/HIV through fingering is negligible as per CDC, XXXXXXX
Very remote possibility unless that individual had any sore due to STD in his finger.
Nothing to worry.
Dr S.Murugan

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar