a sort of weird question

[KellyHabersham]

To briefly get into the situation - a few years back, my sister apparently told some relatives a story about my having given Jeremy (my daughter's father) either an STD or genital infection........supposedly caused by hygiene issues. I was not present when this subject initially came up, so I don't know exactly what was said, and while I know this did NOT happen, my question is............Would such an infection be possible? (I should probably mention that Jeremy was the first guy I'd been with)

[csquared]

Yes, it is possible. There are non-intercourse methods of transferring an STD. For example, AIDS can be spread through blood contact and drug users sharing needles. STDs can also be passed along during pregnancy to a child.

Are there any that you can "just catch" like you would a cold? None that I know of. But then again, I am not a doctor.

[KellyHabersham]

Well, I'm not sure exactly which STD/infection it was supposed to be, just that for whatever reason, he seemed to think he'd gotten it from me.

[csquared]

Is this a story your sister made up, or is this coming from Jeremy? If it is coming from Jeremy, get the details from Jeremy and get tested.

[Kogarashi]

As far as I was aware, yeast infections were the only STDs you could "just catch." I am not a doctor, though, so I could very well be wrong.