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Sent to Health Experts January 10, 2007 10:44 p.m.

Is it possible to catch Chlamydia without actually having sex with another partner? (eg from the penis touching a toilet or sheets/bedding from a hotel)

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January 10, 2007 10:48 p.m. (4 minutes and 0 seconds later)

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Thank you for your question and welcome to Just Answer.

Chlamydia can be transmitted three ways. Vaginal sex, oral sex, and anal sex. That is it. One cannot get chlamydia through incidental exposure through toilet seats or bed sheets.

Here is a very thorough page about chlamydia from the CDC (Centers for Disease Control).

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Sent January 10, 2007 10:52 p.m. (3 minutes and 57 seconds later)

I had already read the CDC information, so I didn't need their Website...

I wanted a Medical Professional's "opinion", not a restatement of the CDC information.

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January 10, 2007 10:58 p.m. (5 minutes and 43 seconds later)

I'll track down other Health Experts. If their opinion is the same as mine they will let you know. If they disagree with what I've written (and the CDC) they will post here as well.

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Sent January 10, 2007 11:00 p.m. (2 minutes and 27 seconds later)

Thanks. I'll look for their responses.

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January 10, 2007 11:10 p.m. (9 minutes and 39 seconds later)

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No you can not.

Chlamydia is spread from person-to-person during unprotected sex. It can be passed through vaginal, anal, and oral sex. It can also be passed to the eye by a hand or other body part moistened with infected secretions. Chlamydia can be passed from a woman infected with chlamydia to her fetus during birth. Chlamydia cannot be spread by kissing, toilet seats, bed linens, doorknobs, swimming pools, hot tubs, bathtubs, sharing clothes, or eating utensils.

http://www.youngwomenshealth.org/chlamydia.html

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