Sincerely,Sexual intercourse can be among the healthiest and most enjoyable experiences in life. Unfortunately, it is also sometimes allowed to become the source of misery, suffering, and even death. One dramatic example is the continuing spread of dangerous infections through sexual contact. This is especially disturbing since, with appropriate precautions, such infections can easily be avoided. At least one of them can be prevented by vaccination (Hepatitis B) and the others by safe sexual behaviour. Very many females and males are neither abstinent nor sexually exclusive. In these cases, the consistent and correct use of a condom, can provide protection.
However, for a variety of reasons, many people fail to use any protection. Some have personal inhibitions, but there may also be objective obstacles: Many women and men are uninformed or misinformed about the STD's and their prevention, others cannot get tested and cannot get medical treatment. Condoms may be too expensive, they are difficult to get or even unavailable. In some societies, females are kept powerless to protect themselves as long as the males refuse to cooperate. Therefore, STDs are not only a medical, but also a larger social and cultural, indeed, a political problem.
http://www2.hu-berlin.de/sexology/ECE4/html/introduction.html
From the website: 'Genital warts are caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV). There are many kinds of HPV. Not all of them cause genital warts. HPV is a sexually transmitted infection (STI). The most common way to get HPV is by having oral, vaginal or anal sex with someone who has HPV.'
Read More: Genital Warts & HPV: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment
'Gonorrhea is caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae, a bacterium that can grow and multiply easily in the warm, moist areas of the reproductive tract, including the cervix, uterus and fallopian tubes in women, and in the urethra in women and men. The bacterium can also grow in the mouth, throat, eyes, and anus.
Any sexually active person can be infected with gonorrhea. It is spread through contact with the penis, vagina, mouth, or anus.'
Read More: Information on Gonorrhea: Symptoms & Prevention
Many people are unclear on the risks associated with oral sex. Questions about oral sex and the risk of contracting an STD are very common in medical practice. Many people engage in unprotected oral sex, and are particularly concerned with the risks associated with not using protection.
* Herpes is probably the biggest STD risk during oral
sex. Both strains of herpes can live in the mouth or the genitals, and particularly
during outbreaks (cold sores, herpes lesions) can be passed from one place
to the other. Many people have oral herpes, more than 50% of a random group
of people will have antibodies to the virus (indicating some level of infection).
Having oral herpes for most people is no big deal, a cold sore during times
of stress or illness is usually little more than an annoyance. Genital herpes
can be more complicated and uncomfortable, but there are treatments (see
Herpes Fact Sheet for more info). Care should be taken so that oral herpes
are not passed to anyone’s genitals. In general it is not a good idea
to have unprotected oral sex while any lesions are present.
* Chlamydia and gonorrhea can infect your throat, strep
like symptoms, and are curable with antibiotics. These can also infect the
eye, and though rare, eye infections can have serious consequences, so be
careful with fluids.
* HIV can be passed through unprotected oral sex, but it
is more likely to be passed during unprotected penetrative sex. The infected
semen/precum or vaginal fluid must enter the body through a cut or sore
in the mouth or esophagus. The virus is unlikely to be passed from a person’s
mouth to another person’s genitals.
* HPV can be passed during oral sex, but it is rare. HPV
has been found on vocal chords.
* Syphilis can be passed similar to HIV. Syphilis is curable.
* Hepatitis A is a risk particularly in oral-anal sex,
and people engaging in this unprotected might want to look into getting
a Hep A vaccine. Hep A is not a chronic condition like Hep B and C, but
can make a person quite sick several weeks.
* To reduce the risk of infection during unprotected oral sex, limit exposure
to sexual fluids and ensure that no cuts or lesions are present in mouth
or on genitals.
* Use barrier methods — though many people feel that barrier methods
detract from oral sex, they are very effective at preventing STD transmission:
o Oral-penile sex: Male condom, no spermicide (kills taste buds), flavored
condoms are available.
o Oral-vaginal sex: Dental dams (aka Lollys) — can buy them, or you
can use non-microwaveable saran wrap, or cut up a latex glove.
o Oral-anal sex: Dental dams, non-microwaveable saran wrap, cut up latex
glove
* Spit or swallow? Limiting exposure to semen reduces risk of infection,
so ejaculation away from partner’s body is the safest. That said,
the mouth is the place most likely to contract something like HIV, so the
conventional wisdom is, “swallow or spit, just don’t let it
sit.”
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