Can you catch STDs from sitting on toilet seats?

Is it true that you can catch a sexually transmitted infection from a toilet seat, or is that one of those completely false gynecological urban legends? Readers, you can rest easy. read more

Many people consider toilet seats to be public enemy No. 1 -- the playground for organisms responsible for STDs like chlamydia or gonorrhea. But before you panic, the toilet seat is not a common vehicle for transmitting infections to humans. read more

In fact, this statement (that you can catch STDs from toilet seats) is often listed as one of the top 10 most popular myths of STDs. (e.g. such as HIV) However, apparently I just found out today that there are some sources that state some STDs might be possibly transmitted by a toilet seat - for an STD called Trichomoniasis, and also for pubic lice. read more