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Is Practising Sex During TB Infection Safe Enough?
My wife was diagnosed with TB in January 2011.Plural effusion had taken place for removing water from her right chest n then she was put on antibiotics for TB.She is taking medicines from last 1.5 months now.Since then we have not indulged in kissing,oral sex or penetrative sex.Is it safe to kiss n ve sex now or shud we wait for couple of months more?
Wed, 26 Jul 2017
Thanks for your question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Your wife is having tubercular pleural effusion.
It is classified as extrapulmonary tuberculosis. And so it is not infectious to you or others.
Only pulmonary tuberculosis (involving lung) is infectious.
So you can do kissing, sex without fear of spread of infection as your wife is having extrapulmonary TB.
Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wishing good health to your wife. Thanks.
I can understand your concern.
Your wife is having tubercular pleural effusion.
It is classified as extrapulmonary tuberculosis. And so it is not infectious to you or others.
Only pulmonary tuberculosis (involving lung) is infectious.
So you can do kissing, sex without fear of spread of infection as your wife is having extrapulmonary TB.
Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wishing good health to your wife. Thanks.
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