Question Sex and coronavirus: Can you get COVID-19 from sexual activity?

[Apolyton]

Can you get COVID-19 from sexual activity?

Find out whether COVID-19 can be spread during sexual activity and how to reduce your risk of getting the virus from a sexual partner.

www.mayoclinic.org

Can you get coronavirus from sex?
Answer From William F. Marshall, III M.D.

All close contact (within 6 feet or 2 meters) with an infected person can expose you to the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) — whether you're engaged in sexual activity or not.

The virus spreads by respiratory droplets released when someone with the virus coughs, sneezes or talks. These droplets can be inhaled or land in the mouth or nose of a person nearby. Coming into contact with a person's spit through kissing or other sexual activities could expose you to the virus. People who have COVID-19 could also spread respiratory droplets onto their skin and personal belongings. A sexual partner could get the virus by touching these surfaces and then touching his or her mouth, nose or eyes. In addition, the COVID-19 virus can spread through contact with feces. It's possible that you could get the COVID-19 virus from sexual activities that expose you to fecal matter.


There is currently no evidence that the COVID-19 virus is transmitted through semen or vaginal fluids, but the virus has been detected in the semen of people who have or are recovering from the virus. Further research is needed to determine if the COVID-19 virus could be transmitted sexually.

However, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that after you are fully vaccinated you can resume your normal activities. You can also stop wearing a mask or social distancing in any setting, except where required by a rule or law. You are considered fully vaccinated 2 weeks after you get a second dose of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine or 2 weeks after you get a single dose of the Janssen/Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.

If you haven’t had a COVID-19 vaccine, it’s important to continue avoiding close contact (within about 6 feet, or 2 meters) with others. This includes avoiding sexual contact with anybody who doesn't live with you. If you or your partner isn't feeling well or think you might have COVID-19, don't kiss or have sex with each other until you're both feeling better. Also, if you or your partner is at higher risk of serious illness with COVID-19 due to an existing chronic condition, you might want to avoid sex.

If you haven’t had a COVID-19 vaccine, the safest type of sexual activity during the COVID-19 pandemic is masturbation. Be sure to wash your hands and any sex toys used, both before and after masturbating. You might also consider engaging in sexual activity with partners via text, photos or videos, ideally using an encrypted platform to provide privacy protection.

Beyond sex, there are other ways to create or maintain intimacy with a partner at a distance. Go on virtual dates together, share music you enjoy, write letters to one another or dress up for each other. Be creative.

If you are unvaccinated and sexually active with someone outside of your household, consider these precautions to reduce your risk of getting the COVID-19 virus:

• Minimize the number of sexual partners you have.
• Avoid sex partners who have symptoms of COVID-19.
• Avoid kissing.
• Avoid sexual behaviors that have a risk of fecal-oral transmission or that involve semen or urine.
• Use condoms and dental dams during oral and anal sex.
• Wear a mask during sexual activity.
• Wash your hands and shower before and after sexual activity.
• Wash sex toys before and after using them.
• Use soap or alcohol wipes to clean the area where you have sexual activity.

 

[snoopdoggie]

Thanks for posting this. I highly doubt that actual sexual activity will spread Covid. But the other activities during sex will spread it. Such as kissing, touching each other with your hands, then touching your face, after you touch her, breathing close to each other, coughing, sneezing, etc.

 

[krayjee]

That article is very informative but a bit out dated now with Omicron which is aerosol, no longer droplets. KN 95 mask is a must now to minimize the chances of getting infected.

 

[henricas]

In the early days of Covid-19 they said it could spread by contact, since the "Wash your hands", "Use contactless payment", "Don't share utensils" rules.

How ever it has been proven that this type of spread accounts for less that 0.03% back then we though spread could be accomplished via sex organs.

Now days after 2 years of Pandemic, we know this is a respiratory illness. it spreads into you lungs thus Covid-19 via sex = NOPE

The Virus HAS NEVER BEEN AIRBORNE, it needs a carrier, ie warm air 3 meters, droplets 6 meters, Cold air in close environments up to 10 meters

 

[xtc27]

Legit msg in small rm 30 min = transmission guaranteed… so u might as well have some fun !

Unless yer both healthcare workers w fitted masks which don’t get jostled as u dress…

… I’ve been xxxposed w/o catching it , so now, I mask up but Im fearless… no damn virus gonna make me obstain f/ sex…

 

[snoopdoggie]

In the early days of Covid-19 they said it could spread by contact, since the "Wash your hands", "Use contactless payment", "Don't share utensils" rules.

How ever it has been proven that this type of spread accounts for less that 0.03% back then we though spread could be accomplished via sex organs.

Now days after 2 years of Pandemic, we know this is a respiratory illness. it spreads into you lungs thus Covid-19 via sex = NOPE

The Virus HAS NEVER BEEN AIRBORNE, it needs a carrier, ie warm air 3 meters, droplets 6 meters, Cold air in close environments up to 10 meters

We always knew it's a respiratory virus from the beginning. The idea behind using contactless payments is because the money that you're passing to the other person could have your water droplets on it. You may not have sneezed on the cashier, but you may have sneezed on your money. I also forgot to mention that you can catch the virus from touching a doorknob that someone else touched before you did. That's the whole idea behind washing hands frequently.

 

[Deleted member 79939]

Thanks for posting this. I highly doubt that actual sexual activity will spread Covid. But the other activities during sex will spread it. Such as kissing, touching each other with your hands, then touching your face, after you touch her, breathing close to each other, coughing, sneezing, etc.

U ONLY get covid if the lady has it or you have , it's vice versa foods saliva exchange.. But usually your mouth is not near hers in most cases . Just keep your mouth from hers. And when she is doing it, just look away.

 

[snoopdoggie]

U ONLY get covid if the lady has it or you have , it's vice versa foods saliva exchange.. But usually your mouth is not near hers in most cases . Just keep your mouth from hers. And when she is doing it, just look away.

Funny!

 

[Apolyton]

What wastewater can tell us about where Omicron is heading

"When people get COVID they shed viral fragments in their stool that can be detected in sewage at wastewater treatment plants, even if they never got a test or don’t have symptoms."

What wastewater can tell us about where Omicron is heading

Stool a key tool in helping scientists track COVID-19 trends.

www.thestar.com

 

[luvdafurburger]

What wastewater can tell us about where Omicron is heading

"When people get COVID they shed viral fragments in their stool that can be detected in sewage at wastewater treatment plants, even if they never got a test or don’t have symptoms."

What wastewater can tell us about where Omicron is heading

Stool a key tool in helping scientists track COVID-19 trends.

www.thestar.com

Turd Technologist. Now there's a job I doubt the feminists are complaining they're underrepresented at.

 

[Canaduh]

Thanks for posting this. I highly doubt that actual sexual activity will spread Covid. But the other activities during sex will spread it. Such as kissing, touching each other with your hands, then touching your face, after you touch her, breathing close to each other, coughing, sneezing, etc.

Monkeypox is here, what are you going to do? Fuck yourself with a dildo up your ass?