Can you get an STD by just doing oral?!


Question: I'm just wondering. I know what everything is, but can you get it by just having oral sex...?


Answers: I'm just wondering. I know what everything is, but can you get it by just having oral sex...?

Yes you can get it by only having oral sex. You can get herpes, HIV, in fact almost all of the STDs are transmitted by either intercourse or orally.

* 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



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