03-31-2025, 03:20 AM
Man, this is one of those things that makes perfect sense to worry about until you break it down scientifically. First off, let’s just get it out of the way—there’s absolutely no way for you to give yourself an STD. These infections don’t just generate out of thin air; they require transmission from another infected person.
What you might be worried about is bacterial infections in general, which is fair. Showers can have some bacteria, but nothing that would magically turn your own semen into an STD. Even if your semen touched an open wound, it wouldn’t cause a sexually transmitted infection because there are simply no STD-causing pathogens present in your body.
I think a lot of this comes down to understanding how infections work. There’s a difference between regular bacterial infections (like a cut getting infected) and STDs, which are specifically transmitted through sexual contact. If showers could cause STDs, people would be getting them all the time from public restrooms, swimming pools, and all sorts of places, but that doesn’t happen.
It sounds like you might have some health-related anxiety, which is totally understandable. The best way to combat that is to educate yourself and focus on facts rather than "what if" scenarios. The more you learn, the more confident you’ll feel in your own understanding of your body and sexual health.
What you might be worried about is bacterial infections in general, which is fair. Showers can have some bacteria, but nothing that would magically turn your own semen into an STD. Even if your semen touched an open wound, it wouldn’t cause a sexually transmitted infection because there are simply no STD-causing pathogens present in your body.
I think a lot of this comes down to understanding how infections work. There’s a difference between regular bacterial infections (like a cut getting infected) and STDs, which are specifically transmitted through sexual contact. If showers could cause STDs, people would be getting them all the time from public restrooms, swimming pools, and all sorts of places, but that doesn’t happen.
It sounds like you might have some health-related anxiety, which is totally understandable. The best way to combat that is to educate yourself and focus on facts rather than "what if" scenarios. The more you learn, the more confident you’ll feel in your own understanding of your body and sexual health.