Are Sex Toys Safe?
If you use sex toys, it's important to do so responsibly and to keep them clean. Sex toys can pass on sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and blood-borne infections (infections passed on through the blood).
Avoiding STIs
If you use sex toys, you can avoid STIs by:
- keeping sex toys clean: wash them after each use.
- covering penetrative sex toys, such as vibrators, with a new condom before someone else uses them
- not sharing sex toys or having a different set of sex toys for each partner
Sex toys can pass on STIs such as:
- chlamydia
- syphilis
- herpes
The Health A-Z has more information about sexually transmitted infections (STIs).