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Offline bluesgirl

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oral sex
« on: September 18, 2006, 12:54:56 pm »
I was wondering what diseases can I get from swallowing a guy's cum?

I heard hiv is unlikely, is this true?

and if so, what diseases are more likely to be gotten this way?

I met this guy who really likes me but wants me to give him oral,
I like his companionship but I really question his sexual activities because
his job makes him travel so very much

Offline Ann

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Re: oral sex
« Reply #1 on: September 18, 2006, 01:07:41 pm »
Blues,

It's correct that you are extremely unlikely to become infected with hiv through giving a blowjob.

However, it is possible for you to contract gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis or herpes orally. If you are wary of this man, first of all don't feel you have to do anything you feel uncomfortable with. Second, if you decide to go ahead, you could always use a condom for oral. You MUST use a condom for intercourse.

You need to be using condoms for anal or vaginal intercourse, every time, no exceptions until such time as you are in a securely monogamous relationship where you have both tested for ALL STIs together. To agree to have unprotected intercourse is to consent to the possibility of being infected with a sexually transmitted infection.

Please also read through the Welcome Thread and follow the links found there for further transmission information.

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Offline bluesgirl

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Re: oral sex
« Reply #2 on: September 18, 2006, 10:42:19 pm »
Ann,
thanks for replying to my post!
My question is, aren't the diseases you listed really treatable and nothing to worry about????
None of them are deadly in other words, right?????

Offline ScienceGuy25

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Re: oral sex
« Reply #3 on: September 18, 2006, 11:21:51 pm »
Thats correct....with the exception of oral herpes. Herpes is a virus and cannot be treated. For this reason you should always check out a guys penis before taking it in your mouth - any open lesions and you should avoid sexual contact but remember herpes can be spread even when lesions aren't present.

The other STDs are bacterial and are able to colonize your throat so if you're engaging in oral sex you should make sure to get your throat swabbed as part of your routine health screening.  Often you can be infected and not know it - thus you could spread it and not know it!

It's all of our responsibility to stop the spread of sexually transmitted diseases by getting regular screenings and practicing safer sex.

Cheers
« Last Edit: September 18, 2006, 11:23:51 pm by ScienceGuy25 »

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Re: oral sex
« Reply #4 on: September 19, 2006, 05:57:28 am »
Blues,

Actually, Science isn't quite right. It's correct that herpes isn't treatable in the sense that it is curable, but there are drugs that can be taken to suppress it and stop it erupting into lesions. Herpes isn't deadly.

However, syphilis IS deadly, if left untreated. As the lesions are painless, lesions can be ignored or not noticed at all. They can occur in hidden places as well. Syphilis is treatable, but you can't treat that which you don't know you have.

This is why anyone who is sexually active should be having a full sexual health care check-up, including but not limited to hiv testing, at least once a year and more often if unprotected intercourse occurs.

If you aren't already having regular, routine check-ups, now is the time to start. As long as you make sure condoms are being used for intercourse, you can fully expect your routine hiv tests to return with negative results. Don't forget to always get checked for all the other sexually transmitted infections as well, because they are MUCH easier to transmit than hiv.

Ann
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