Can you get diseases by having oral sex?
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Yes, you definitely can.   Oral gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, aids, just to mention a few.  Saliva and semen or vaginal fluids are body fluids and are how sexually transmitted diseases are transmitted.  I applaud you for asking and wish more people would before doing this.  Oral sex is sex.  Any contact, genitals to genitals, or mouth to genitals is sexual contact and diseases can be spread this way.  There was a major outbreak or oral gonorrhea in a town near where I live a couple of years ago.  It was tracked back to being originated from a private school and the teenagers who were spreading it like wildfire from one to another didn't feel they were sexually active because they were having oral sex.  Sex is sex, oral or not.  Abstinence is best, but if you aren't going to abstain, PLEASE BY ALL MEANS PROTECT YOURSELF.
670305
You have to think about it logically: Most sexually transmitted diseases are passed on through moistness IE. body fluids. So, you have to know that the person giving you oral haven't been with someone else before you. The viruses can stay undetected in the mouth for some time. Also its probably not the best thing to have oral sex with someone who has obvious mouth problems or sores/ rashes in the mouth or genitalia
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There are conflicting views on the percentage of people who have contracted aids via oral sex. \n\nHaving any kind of sexual relations with someone who is infected with the disease definitely increases the liklihood of contracting it.\n\nUnfortunately, Yahoo restricts what can be said about certain topics and so I can't go in to too much detail. However, the sites listed below offer good guidelines and advice. \n\nThe bottomline, it is better to be safe than sorry, so use protection, especially if you don't know much about your partner's sexual history.
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Not much research has been done on this - so no one really knows. But any exchange of bodily fluids and there is a risk of infection. My guess would be you may risk not only bacterial and viral infection; but more likely fungal infection too. It is doubtful if HIV can be transmitted by oral - but no one really knows for sure. Sexual intercourse has proved a health risk for girls at a very young age - cervical damage - leading to cervical cancer in later life. Anal sex obviously, spreads infection like HIV.
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You should use a condom for oral on a man, or a dental dam (thin square piece of latex) for oral on a woman. Pretty much all STDs can be transmitted by oral. Gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, even HIV and hepatitis, just to name a few, can all be transmitted by oral. If you don't want to use condoms for oral, just make sure that you and your partner(s) get tested. Please trust this information. I'm a health educator, and I wouldn't want to see you get anything that you wouldn't want to get. Take care!
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It is theoretically possible, yes.  However, there have been *NO* confirmed cases of HIV transmission through oral sex and the risk of this type of transmission is very, very low.
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Mono is a big one or mononucleosis actually.  You can get it from kissing, or eating/drinking after each other and there are a lot of things that can happen to your body if left untreated including damage to some of your internal organs. You can also obtain Herpes, Aids and a number of STDs through oral sex, Tell your friend to grow up a little bit...See for yourself! www.webmd.com
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There's a very, very, VERY slim chance, but given certain circumstances, yes you can. For example, say you had a cut in your mouth, or even tiny, microscopic cuts in between your gums such as from flossing, and the person you are kissing is infected with HIV and he or she too has a cut or miscroscopic cuts from flossing and some of the infected fluid gets into your blood stream through your cut, then yes, technically you can get HIV, but this is seriously very rare.
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Hello:\nThis is in response to your question posted concerning oral sex and infections. As far as getting infections from either receiving or performing oral sex, yes you can transmit gonorrhea, chlamydia, HIV, HPV (human papilloma virus) and possibly other infections that are not usually considered sexually transmitted. Your comment about being "young" doesn't preclude either one of you from contracting or transmitting STD's. In fact, the largest, fastest growing population of new HIV infections is in the age group 16-24 years old. Now if both of you were virgins when you met and you are sure neither of you has been with anyone else then you are highly unlikely to have any infections. You wouldn't believe how many teens do not consider oral sex having sex but it is. As far as "catching anything from the bacteria in his mouth", it is highly unlikely that you would get anything from him. I treat a lot of people, especially young patients 16-30 years of age for sexually transmitted diseases. The only thing that comes to mind is that if he is a carrier of Group B strep, he can transmit that to your vagina and the only problem with that is, if you get pregnant, the bacteria can cause miscarriages, stillbirths or serious life-threatening infections in the newborn. Now as far as using a condom, the answer is YES. You should use a condom 100% of the time with coitus (penetration) and oral sex. Gonorrhea can cause a severe form of pharyngitis (infection of the throat, kind of like strep throat) but much worse. There is a theoretical possibility that one can transmit HIV through saliva but the risk is very, very low. The normal bacteria in all humans mouths usually cannot be transmitted to the vagina unless you have a cut or abrasion (a break in the skin in and around your vagina/clitoris/urethra) and if you do get an infection from it, it is usually a mild urinary tract infection that can easily be treated with antibiotics. You would know if you had a urinary tract infection because it would be very uncomfortable when you urinate, there could be a foul odor to your urine, you may see blood in the urine, feeling like you have to pee all of the time, back pain, and feeling like you are not finishing urinating when you go to the bathroom. \nI hope this was helpful in answering your questions and I think you are very intelligent and curious to ask such a sensitive question over the internet.\nBest regards, \nWarren Shaffer, M.D.
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I doubt it, just because you can get diseases from that.
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The guy above doesn't know what he's talking about!!!!!!!\nYes you can. Giving Or*l Sex to someone who has an STD can tansmit it to the mouth, thort, and sometimes the stomach. Herpes type2 AKA Genital Herpes has been seen in all 3 places above.
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It's not as likely, but yes, it is possible for either partner to become infected with HIV through performing or receiving oral sex. There have been a few cases of HIV transmission from performing oral sex on a person infected with HIV. While no one knows exactly what the degree of risk is, evidence suggests that the risk is less than that of unprotected anal or vaginal sex.\nRead this article: \nhttp://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pubs/faq/faq19.htm
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You can easily get an STD from oral sex--like herpes, AIDS/HIV... Use flavored condoms or if you are in a monogamous relationship you should both be tested before going without.
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None. STD's are transmitted by sexual activity. \nYes, the herpes virus causes cold sores. so if your partner has a cold sore on their mouth/lips you should abstain from kissing otherwise you can get a cold sore on your mouth. But, a cold sore on your mouth is a cold sore, not an STD. And, yes when a partner has a oral cold sore they should never perform oral sex on their partner, they could easily give them genital herpes that way. But, the asker asked about kissing, not oral sex. Lastly, yes you can get chlamydia and other bacterial STD's infections in the throat, but it extremely rare and is not rountinely tested for. And, one would not be able to contract that through kissing, but through oral sex and the asker asked about kissing. \n\nashastd.org\nplannedparenthood.org
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NO!HIV is not transmitted through the saliva but if the tongue has a cut or sore then there is possibility of infection
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It is possible, but not as likely as contracting it through anal or vaginal sex.  If you have any open sores in your mouth then you are more likely to contract it.  It isn't very likely you can catch it through cunnilingus... It IS possible, but out of these scenarios, probably the least likely.  There are ways to protect yourself.  For fellatio, there are flavored condoms.  For cunnilingus, there are dental dams.  Also, you should get checked regularly if you are sexually active with different partners.  I hope this helps!
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Uh, certainly no. Sexually Transmitted Diseases can only be transferred to another person if he/she has sex with a person with STD. It is simple as that. So don't worry about it. Continue what you're doing. Besides it's yourself right? You won't get any diseases just by doing things like that.