Can you get smegma if you're circumcised?

Answer 1

No. Both circumcised and uncircumcised penises can transmit sexually transmitted diseases, Statisticaly the risks are higher with circumcised penises.

This is why it is important to use condoms during sex to prevent the transmission of diseases.

There is little to no evidence that aside from some very minor infections such as candida infections , being passed on that there is any difference, aids gonorrhea syphilis etc are all passed as easily either way

Answer 2

There are MANY STDs, and not all of them are only transferred by sex. HIV is a big one!! Blood exchange such as needle sharing, getting infected blood on an open wound (or somehow ingested), etc.

My only (so-called) STD was also NOT received via sexual contact. I got scabies from my brother! He was my roommate, and I did his laundry with mine (to be nice) in cold water. He caught it from his girlfriend (normal STD way).

Also, a "virgin" isn't always someone who hasn't been intimate in some form or another. Bodily fluid exchange (other than saliva) via oral sex, "intense petting," skin-to-skin contact on genital warts/herpies outbreaks, etc can result in STDs.

I'm sure there are odd situations as well. However, the whole toilet seat thing is a myth!

A teen or young adult can be a virgin -- i.e. has had no vaginal sex, anal sex, or oral sex -- and he or she can acquire an STD in certain circumstances. If an affected and naked person rubs an infected penis against the naked vulva or vagina, germs can be passed from skin-to-skin contact. Yeast is a major problem as are other STDs that sexually active males can carry with no symptoms but then pass the disease on to a naked female, either during foreplay or during sex.

Herpes on the penis or vulva can be transferred in skin-to-skin contact, even with no penetration, especially when the sores are open and oozing fluid. It is always, always important to look at the genitals of any person with whom you are naked, touching, or laying against when you are naked.

Blood-borne STDs (such as AIDS) can be transferred during contact with a cut that is bleeding, or from contact with the bodily fluids. So, for example, it is important that males keep their fingernails trimmed neatly so that he does not accidentally cut a female's labia or vagina; if one party has an undetected STD, the germs can be transmitted through a cut or broken skin.

Females should use great caution when giving oral sex; insist on the man using protection, ladies. The same holds true for gays who give oral sex.

Everyone should know what normal anatomy looks like on males or females and if a sore or anything abnormal is seen, don't have sex!

Know what normal pre-ejaculate and semen look like and the difference between those and "pus". "Pus" is a serious indication when it oozes from the urethra of males and likely indicates gonorrhea.

Males and females should know that yeast looks curdled, with white clumps mixed together in a semi-creamy white fluid. Males should know that when they have sex with females who have a yeast infection (even while being treated), the male will get yeast on his skin and in the urethra and then he can pass the yeast infection on to every female he has sex with.

Females and gays should know how an uncircumcised male should look when the foreskin is pulled back to expose the head of the penis. Fluids can (and do) collect under the foreskin, so before having sex or oral sex, the male should pull the foreskin back and gently clean the folds and head of the penis with soap and water. If a man's foreskin looks more unclean than what you are used to seeing, then insist he wash and use a condom to protect you.

Males and females should know that it is impossible to see the upper walls of the vagina or cervix, unless evaluated by a doctor. An STD can attack the cervix, where a partner cannot see the symptoms of dysplasia (abnormal tissue growth on the cervix). So even without symptoms, a woman may already be infected with an STD.

Know the signs and symptoms of STDs. Know the steps to protect yourself. And, realize that undetected STDs are very common. An STD may take anywhere from 1 day to months to show symptoms, so even with visual inspection of the external genitalia, you could be 'sleeping with' a loaded gun-- someone who is actually infected with an STD but neither of you see the symptoms.

And lastly, sexually active females and malesshould have a doctor visually inspect the sexual organs on a regular basis. Free clinics do these types of exams and any family doctor will be delighted to see that his or her patient is aware enough of STD risks to ask the doctor to do an exam. Hopefully, more and more women and men will begin to take care of their sexual health just as often as we go for routine teeth cleaning to prevent dental cavities.

Yes, a virgin can, in certain cases, contract an STD. In the 1980's, before blood donors were screened for HIV/AIDS and other related diseases, blood transfusions often put one at risk for contracting the virus. There's a similar danger in being exposed to the blood or other bodily fluids of an infected person.

And of course the answer also may depend on what you mean by "virgin". A virgin may certainly contract an STD if they perform oral sex on someone who has it; if you don't count performing oral sex as something taking your virginity.

Risk largely depends on whichever disease you mean. HIV/AIDS is not easily transmitted through saliva, so it's difficult if not nearly impossible to contract through, say, kissing; however, it is much more contagious through blood and semen, for example. Other diseases, however, are transmitted through saliva as easily as other fluids, although this editor can't name any significant ones any worse than the common cold or influenza. The moral here, kids, is don't mess with fluids you don't know the origin of - if you can't give a doctor a short medical history of someone, don't touch their blood/other fluids carelessly unless you have a good reason to.

It is also the case that, if one is born to a woman with an STD, he or she may also carry the disease, though it's unlikely one would survive long enough to have to ask about it here in such a case.

I'm sure you've heard of herpes. there are different kinds of herpes but they are all incurable, only treatable. if you have ever kissed someone who has herpes on their lips, and you now have herpes, and you kiss, or preform oral sex on your partner, yes you can get an STD. I'm not sure if you can have herpes and not know it. so..... be careful

Absolutely.

"Virgin" is typically reserved for people who have not have vaginal intercourse. STDs can easily be spread though all sorts of sexual activity. Any contact with the genitalia can spread an STD. Petting, oral, or anal sex can all transmit an STD. In fact, anal sex is MORE likely to spread an STD than vaginal intercourse. Oral sex and petting (manual stimulation of the genitals by your partner) are much less likely to transmit an STD, but it is still quite possible.

Realistically, in today's environment, any person of any age who is engaging in any form of sexual play should get regularly tested for STDs. And you should NOT be engaging in unprotected sexual play with someone who does not get tested regularly. In fact, even with protection, it is wise to be tested regularly, as we don't all use protection properly all the time, and it takes but a single slip-up to catch an STD.

To further expound on the above, by far the most common STDs are, order of prevalence: HPV (Human Papillomavirus), Gonorrhea, HSV (Herpes Simplex Virus), Chlamydia, and Genial Warts.

• HPV comes in many different strains (around 25), and EVERYONE carries at least some of them. The effects individual strains have on an individual vary widely and by individual, but transmission of HPV between individuals can be done via a wide variety of intimate contact (including just kissing, let alone heavy petting).
• Gonorrhea is mostly transmitted via genital to genital contact, but can also occur in oral/genital contact (and even in the former, penetration is NOT needed to transmit).
• HSV comes in two strains (-1 and -2), with -2 thought of as the "STD" version. This is incorrect, as both -1 and -2 can affect BOTH the genital and oral areas. HSV can easily be passed via kissing or oral contact for someone who has an active outbreak on their mouth. Active outbreaks on the genitals are NOT always easy to see or be aware of, and ANY contact carries a high risk of transmission (i.e heavy petting someone with active HSV is very dangerous).
• Chlamydia is similar to Gonorrhea, but even more restricted to genital contact only. Once again, penetration is NOT required, but merely contact.
• Genital Warts are similar, with primarily genital contact required for transmission.

More rare STDs like HIV and Hepatitus are normally transmitted via genital contact, but most have non-trivially occurring secondary infection routes that DON'T require genital contact. So you can catch these "STDs" through means other than sexual activity.

Being a virgin has NO bearing on whether or not you can acquire (or have) most of the common STDs around.

Answer 3

A natural intact penis and for that mater vagina as well always produces smegma. However the in the case of the penis where the prepuce has been cut away there is not the ability for it to collect except directly under the glans and around the frenulum where there is not the constant friction from clothing.

"Infant Smegma: Skin cells from the glans of the penis and the inner foreskin are shed throughout life. This is especially true in childhood; natural skin shedding serves to separate the foreskin from the glans. Since this shedding takes place in a relatively closed space with the foreskin covering the glans the shed skin cells cannot escape in the usual manner. They escape by working their way to the tip of the foreskin. These escaping discarded skin cells constitute "infant smegma."

"Adult Smegma" ... Adult smegma serves as a protective, lubricating function for the glans." ("Care of the Uncircumcised Penis," American Academy of Paediatrics, 1984)

"An infant's glans is very delicate and can be seriously irritated by urine. The foreskin acts as a cover for the glans and produces smegma for a protective coating." (p. 55) / "As to smegma, the normal secretion produced under the foreskin, Gairdner claimed that this substance protects the glans. This is particularly important if wet diapers are left on too long, since decomposition of the urine can cause irritation of the glans if it is not coated with smegma." There is not a shred of evidence to support to theory that smegma is carcinogenic..All animals produce smegma, and none is circumcised. When mammals reproduce, smegma is deposited. If smegma contained a carcinogen or even an irritant, then the propagation of the species would be jeopardized. No such phenomenon exists. Circumcision: An American Health Fallacy, by Edward Wallerstein, Springer Publishing Co., 1980)

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Answer 4

Yes, you can still get STDs if you're circumcised.

Answer 5

You can get any form of std with any unprotected penis.

Answer 6

You can get chlamydia from oral, anal, or vaginal sex with a circumsized or uncircumsized man if he is infected with chlamydia.

Answer 7

BOTH penises can get stds.

Answer 8

Yes.

Answer 9

Yes!