Dear doctor, I have used gents urinal. While urinating there was a splashback of urine at my penis tip. Is there any risk of transmitting stds in this way?

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Hello, no, you can't not surprisingly, many of us can feel uneasy using a public restroom. Even if it looks clean, we wonder about all the germs that could be lurking there. Fortunately, it?s extremely unlikely that you?ll catch something from sitting on a toilet seat in a public restroom. Most germs, like the common cold, can?t survive long on the cold, hard surfaces of a toilet seat. You also don?t need to worry about syphilis and gonorrhoea when using a restroom since venereal diseases require sexual contact for transmission. in fact, there?s no evidence anyone has ever caught a venereal disease using a toilet in a public restroom.

Rahul Gupta · Accepted Answer

Hello, no, you can't not surprisingly, many of us can feel uneasy using a public restroom. Even if it looks clean, we wonder about all the germs that could be lurking there. Fortunately, it?s extremely unlikely that you?ll catch something from sitting on a toilet seat in a public restroom. Most germs, like the common cold, can?t survive long on the cold, hard surfaces of a toilet seat. You also don?t need to worry about syphilis and gonorrhoea when using a restroom since venereal diseases require sexual contact for transmission. in fact, there?s no evidence anyone has ever caught a venereal disease using a toilet in a public restroom.