It is pretty difficult for experts to determined the degree of risk you take on by practicing oral sex, since most couple never limit themselves to this practice alone. Whether you practice oral sex or not, you need to know the risks very well. There are oral sex disease symptoms you can gain from the practice of oral sex alone, but there is no such thing as an oral sex disease, so oral sex disease symptoms are usually the symptoms of regular sexually transmitted diseases.



Sexually transmitted diseases that can be transmitted through oral sex include: Chlamydia, gonorrhea, genital herpes, HIV, HPV, syphilis, fungal vaginal infections, non-gonococcal urethritis (NGU).



Chlamydia and oral sex - Oral sex is not considered the main cause for Chlamydia infection, but experts do not rule out catching this disease through oral sex. If the vagina, cervix, anus, penis or mouth come into contact with secretions or fluids that have already been infected, the transmission of the disease is possible.

Gonorrhea and oral sex - Gonorrheal infection can be passed on through oral sex (no matter if you are giving or receiving oral sex). There is no need for ejaculation for the gonorrhea to be passed on. The bacteria responsible for this disease survives very well in the throat, and gonorrhea infections in the throat contracted through oral sex are pretty often.

Genital herpes and oral sex - Genital herpes is taken through any type of sexual contact or when touching infected surfaces. Therefore, the risks involved in oral sex with someone infected are very high.

HIV and oral sex - Even though the risk of infection through oral sex is pretty low, there are several cases known where the infection was passed through contact with the semen, vaginal secretions or blood. The HIV virus is not transmitted through saliva.

HPV and oral sex - The human papilloma virus is taken pretty rarely through oral sex, but there are such cases. Some 30 of the 100 types of HPV are transmitted sexually. Other sources of infection are the touch of an infected area or touching, say, the water in a pool.

Non-gonococcal urethritis (NGU) and oral sex - Oral sex is a risk factor that could trigger non-gonococcal urethritis (NGU). This infection is almost always brought by the Chlamydia microbe.

Syphilis and oral sex - Oral sex is considered an efficient method of transmitting syphilis. Infection with syphilis is achieved through vaginal, anal and oral sex.



Fungal vaginal infections and oral sex - There is evidence pointing to the fact that women facing recurrent fungal infections have taken these infections through oral sex. Oral sex with someone infected can cause an infection in the throat. Therefore, if you perform oral sex on someone who has a fungal infection, your vagina will be safe, because the fungus will be destroyed by your digestive system. What precautions can be taken? - The use of barrier methods – oral condoms – is best suited for the practice of safe oral sex. Also, some experts recommend not brushing your teeth before you perform oral sex, because the minor lesions that can occur during brushing increase the risk of transmission of infected fluids.