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" I just got a tattoo. Could I have contracted an STD? &amp;quot;Three STDs that are transmitted after contact with an infected person&amp;#039;s blood -- HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C -- can be contracted through dirty needles at a tattoo parlor,&amp;quot; explains Vanessa Cullins, an ob-gyn and vice president for medical affairs at Planned Parenthood Federation of America, &amp;quot;but the risk is pretty low. An infected person would have to have been exposed to the needle before you, and the tattoo parlor would have to have failed to clean the needle properly.&amp;quot; If you&amp;#039;re worried that the tattoo parlor didn&amp;#039;t use a new or sterilized needle, calm your fears by checking in with your gyno for HIV and hepatitis tests. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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