Female-to-Female Transmission of Syphilis
- 1 February 2002
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Vol. 29 (2) , 119-120
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00007435-200202000-00010
Abstract
The rate of transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections from female to female is a matter of debate. Sexually transmitted disease among lesbians and female bisexuals is usually associated with sexual contact with men or intravenous drug use. There is little evidence that female-to-female transmission of syphilis can occur.To demonstrate that female-to-female transmission of syphilis can occur through oral-genital sex.Case report of syphilis transmission from one female to another through oral-genital sex.Female-to-female transmission of syphilis can occur through oral-genital sex.Keywords
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