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  • Jun 12, 2013, 12:46 AM
    DareingDear96
    I just found out I have a UTI, can I prevent it from spreading to my boyfriend?
    I Am 16 Years old, I Am Sexually Active With My Boyfriend.
    I Just Found Out I Have A UTI. I Have A Big Feeling I Got It From Swimming At The Lake, I Am On Meds As of Today, but I Was Wondering If There Was Any Way I Could Help Prevent It From Spreading To My Boyfriend, But Still Be Able To Have Sex?.
    Or Should I Just Wait.. . -.
  • Jun 12, 2013, 01:02 AM
    Curlyben
    Wait for it to clear.
  • Jun 12, 2013, 04:05 AM
    joypulv
    The usual course of antibiotics is 10 days.
    Surely you can abstain from sex that long.
    Then you should be safe... but I would add a few days.
    When you have sex, you often irritate delicate tissue enough to break the skin a tiny bit, and bacteria move in. Sure, you might have picked up bacteria in the lake with some open skin. Even a bug bite can let it in, or a scratch.
    I learned this the hard way - a big bug bite left a big hole behind my knee, and infection spread a bright red rash from there to the top of my leg to my foot, and I ended up in the ER. If I had just washed it with soap and water, I could have avoided the infection most likely.

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