2006-10-27 05:56:37 · 10 answers · asked by Grilled cheese lover 2 in Health ➔ Men's Health
oh and nt or whatever the hell your name is i was just wondering i don't have a f-ing std
2006-10-27 07:37:08 · update #1
Genetically, as in passed down in chromosomes? No, because STDs are acquired through sexual activity, exchange of bodily fluids or close intimate contact (masturbation, genital contact without penetration, etc) and are not carried on the chromosomes or eggs/sperm.
Genetic as in you can get a disease from your parents? Yes. During the birth process, a baby can be exposed to any STDs his/her mother may have. Viruses or bacteria in the vaginal tract can come into contact with the baby's eyes, mouth, nose and so on. In most parts of the modern world, infants are given special eye drops at birth to reduce the risk of STD infection of the eyes.
If a woman is infected with HIV or Hepatitis, she may pass the disease onto her unborn baby during pregnancy or during birth/breastfeeding. There are some medications that can be used during pregnancy and lactation that can reduce the risk of transmission of HIV to the unborn fetus.
2006-10-27 06:08:02 · answer #1 · answered by VeryQuietGirl 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You can not get it genetically as the disease process (either bacterial or viral) is too small to be passed along with the chromosomes.
What can happen is that after conception (in the womb) the fetus can be infected with blood-borne illnesses from the mother (the HIV virus, for example) or by contact with the birth canal (which includes the vagina) during birth (herpes virus and the bacteria that causes syphilis, for example).
These days expectant mother have a full series of STD tests during pregnancy. There are medications that can be taken to prevent the transmission of AIDS to the fetus and the mother can deliver cesarean to avoid the vaginal contact during childbirth.
Just as an aside, if someone told you they got an STD from their mother (as opposed to by having sex with someone who was infected) I would give a 99.9% chance they are lying through their teeth.
2006-10-27 13:03:03 · answer #2 · answered by infopsychrn 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No. There is not a sexually transmitted disease linked to any genes.
A newborn can get Herpes or Syphillis etc. during birth if the mother is infected and contagious. HIV is a possibility, also if the mother is infected. But there isn't a genetic cause of STD's.
2006-10-27 13:06:25 · answer #3 · answered by OU812 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
You can be born with congenital syphilis. And of course, HIV. Other STD's obtained at birth would be as a result of passage down the birth canal. Herpes, chlamydia and gonorrhea can be passed that way, but syphilis infection crosses the placenta and can affect the fetus, sometimes it is fatal, resulting in stillbirth. Children born to moms with HPV, can get it in their larynxes and have to undergo multiple surgical procedures to deal with it, while they are very young children.
But the word "congenital" and the word "genetic" are not to be used interchangeably. "Congenital" means with birth, "genetic" implies it resides within the genome, which clearly, none of the acquired diseases do.
To the people who think NO blood ever mixes, they need to be aware that indeed it can mix with mom's blood, otherwise, there would be no reason to give Rhogam at the junction of the second and third trimesters.
2006-10-27 12:58:59 · answer #4 · answered by finaldx 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
HIV and HepC which can be transmitted through the mother's blood supply. A baby can also get herpes, syphyllis, etc. by passing through the birth canal while infected lesions are present. You cannot inherit STDs. They are contagious diseases and not caused by a gene.
2006-10-27 13:02:18 · answer #5 · answered by tallmochagirl 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No.
You can however get one when you're born if your mother is infected. It happens as you pass through the birth cannel, this is rare in this day and age.
Mother and baby do not share the same "blood stream". The mothers blood passes through the placenta, oxygen and nutrients are filtered out and across to the baby. The blood never intermixes.
2006-10-27 12:59:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
No.
FYI: Mothers and unborn children DO NOT share the same blood. This is incorrect. And the children are not always infected and are tested for the virus after birth. And I want to make it clear that the word congenital doesn't mean genetic, it means present at birth.
2006-10-27 12:59:17 · answer #7 · answered by TweetyBird 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Yes. HPV and HIV are the two STDs that can be passed from mother to child.
HPV can be passed even if the mother is not having an outbreak.
2006-10-27 13:39:23 · answer #8 · answered by murph_ltt 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
wellll if a mom was to have HIV then her kids would have it too because they are sharing the same blood stream when she is pregnant. there are some other std's like that too that live in the blood.. thats why people have to be careful. protect yourself
2006-10-27 12:59:02 · answer #9 · answered by love_me_babii 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Yes u can,but ur parents have to have one that is in the blood or something.
2006-10-27 16:35:57 · answer #10 · answered by team_clayton 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋