Std transmitted by oral sex

Oral sex involves using the mouth, lips, or tongue to stimulate the penis fellatio , vagina cunnilingus , or anus anilingus of a sex partner. The penis and testicles and the vagina and area around the vagina are also called the genitals or genital area. Oral sex is commonly practiced by sexually active adults. Oral sex can happen between heterosexual straight and same-sex gay or lesbian couples.

Who is at risk for STDs? Anyone who is sexually active is at risk for STDs. If you have sex vaginal, anal, or oral with someone who is infected, the STD could be passed to you regardless of age, race, gender, or sexual orientation. How many people have STDs? An estimated 55 million people in the U. Teenagers account for one-fourth of new STD infections in the U. What causes STDs?

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I think one of the greatest misconceptions around safe sex — especially when it comes to the spread of sexually transmitted infections — is that you only have to be cautious during vaginal or anal sex. Think again, friends. As far too many sex ed classes failed to inform me, it's totally possible to get a number of STIs from oral sex. For example, the risk of acquiring HIV by giving oral sex to an HIV-positive female is very low, but the risk of acquiring HIV by giving oral sex to an HIV positive male is somewhat higher although still lower than vaginal or anal sex.