Contents:
- Medical Video: 5 Things You Should Know About Sex and Yeast Infections
- The risk of contracting venereal disease from oral sex
- Syphilis
- Gonorrhea
- Genital herpes
- Human papillomavirus (HPV)
- Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
- Chlamydia
- Other venereal diseases
Medical Video: 5 Things You Should Know About Sex and Yeast Infections
Oral sex is a sexual activity that involves the mouth with the genital area. Licking or sucking genitals such as the penis or vagina is a sexual activity carried out with a partner. Oral sex can be a safer alternative for sexual intercourse. Even though women cannot get pregnant due to oral sex, the risk of contracting venereal disease from oral sex persists.
The risk of venereal disease from oral sex is indeed small compared to anal or vaginal sex, but you should not underestimate it. So using condoms or other protectors is highly recommended during oral sex.
Venereal disease or sexually transmitted diseases are caused by viruses or bacteria that are comfortable living in a warm, moist and soft place, such as in the mouth and genital area. Venereal disease can spread from the genital area to the mouth and from the mouth to the genital area. Venereal disease is generally transmitted from individual to individual through body fluids or direct contact with the skin or wounds. Your risk of contracting venereal disease from oral sex can occur if you have oral sex with people who have venereal disease and especially if you don't use protective equipment, such as condoms.
The risk of contracting venereal disease from oral sex
Syphilis
Syphilis (lion king) is one of the venereal diseases that may be contracted through oral sex. This disease is caused by bacteria Treponema pallidium. These bacteria can enter the body through small wounds in the mouth during oral sex.
Gonorrhea
Gonorrhea, also known as gonorrhea, is a disease that is generally classified as contracting through oral sex. This disease is caused by bacteria Neisseria gonorrhea. Gonorrhea is often contracted when a woman has oral sex in men. However, the possibility of a man getting gonorrhea if having oral sex in women is lower because gonorrhea infection in women is more focused on the cervix than outside the vagina.
Genital herpes
This disease is common due to oral sex. Genital herpes is caused by the herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV 2). Usually marked by runny bumps on the genitals. In fact, these bumps can also attack the anus or mouth. Viruses usually die quickly outside the body. So, it is impossible for you to get infected by sitting on the toilet or using a used towel.
However, the herpes simplex virus can stay in both the mouth and genitals. Thus, oral sex can clearly transmit this virus.
Human papillomavirus (HPV)
When doing oral sex, you have the potential to get HPV if done with someone infected with HPV. In general, people who give oral sex are more at risk for HPV because they experience direct contact with vaginal or semen fluid.
You can still contract HPV from skin to skin contact, such as sex. HPV obtained from oral sex is a major factor that can cause throat and mouth cancer.
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
HIV is the virus that causes AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) HIV can drastically reduce the immune system, allowing diseases, bacteria, viruses, and other infections to attack your body. Even though oral sex carries very little risk of HIV, you can still contract it. HIV is transmitted if the person who receives oral sex has a venereal disease or injury to their genital area, or if the person gives sex by having a wound in the mouth or bleeding gums.
Chlamydia
Chlamydia includes venereal disease from rare oral sex. The risk is higher when having oral sex on the penis than in the vagina. Chlamydia is caused by bacteria Chlamydia trachomatis. Chlamydia not only infects the genitals, but can also infect the eyes and cause eye-tight inflammation (conjunctivitis) if infected vaginal or sperm fluid is affected by the eye.
Other venereal diseases
In addition, oral sex can also transmit hepatitis A and hepatitis B, as well as trichomoniasis. In some rare cases, you can also get genital warts in your mouth due to oral sex.
Therefore, even if you do oral sex, keep doing it safely. For example, first make sure you and your partner are both clean of venereal disease by routinely checking into a doctor. In addition, it is also important to use condoms during oral sex to prevent transmission of the disease.
