Oral Sex: What’s the Real Risk?

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Oral Sex and STDs
Can You Get Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) From Oral Sex?
-By Cory Silverberg, About.com Guide
Updated February 06, 2012
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Very few people who have sex only engage in one kind of sexual activity. In fact most of us will engage in many activities in one sexual encounter. This makes it difficult for researchers to say exactly how common it is for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) to be transmitted by one activity alone, like oral sex. But we do know that MANY common STDs can be TRANSMITTED via ORAL sex, including:
• Chlamydia
• Gonorrhea
• Herpes
• HIV
• Human papilloma virus (HPV)
• Nongonococcal urethritis (NGU)
• Syphilis
• Yeast infections
About.com's Guide to Sexually Transmitted Diseases offers a detailed breakdown of different STDs and the risks of oral sex transmission. Below is a quick summary, and some tips on how to reduce the risk of giving or getting an STD during oral sex.
Chlamydia and Oral Sex
Oral sex is not considered a common cause of Chlamydia infection, but it is a possibility. If the vagina, cervix, anus, penis or mouth come in contact with infected secretions or fluids, then transmission is possible.
Gonorrhea
Gonorrhea can be passed during oral sex (either giving or receiving). Ejaculation does not have to occur for gonorrhea to be transmitted or acquired. Gonorrhea survives well in the throat, and gonorrhea throat infections from oral sex are relatively common.
throat, and gonorrhea throat infections from oral sex are relatively common.
Herpes
Herpes can be transmitted via skin to skin contact, so the risks during oral sex are clear. It’s important to remember that transmission can occur even if there are no visible sores, and you or your partner may be infected with herpes and not know it. S