Scarleteen

I was taking out the trash and my wrist, which has a crack on it due to dry skin (it isn't bleeding though), may have brushed up against a used feminine hygiene product. Is this a viable method of hepatitis C transmission?

Hi there Bobbie,

Hepatitis C can spread from blood-to-blood contact; casually touching a tampon with cracked but not bleeding skin shouldn’t pose a risk. You can read more about Hep C here: The STI Files: Hepatitis.