2006-08-15 22:22:05 · 20 answers · asked by romantikanet 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ STDs
Yes. Cold Sores are spread through oral sex. The virus (Herpes simplex) can be passed to the genitals of both sexes if their partner has an *active* cold sore.
If somebody suffers from cold sores from time to time, but does bot have a cold sore that is currenlty active, then they do not need to worry about spreading the virus.
Other STD's upto and including HIV can be passed on via oral sex, although it is not common for HIV to be passed this way - but it can happen.
For this reason alone one should practice safe sex with a partner that you are not sure is 100% in the clear (of all STDs)
2006-08-15 23:58:04 · answer #1 · answered by skiparoouk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some people are posting incorrect info. I do this stuff for a living so feel free to take my advice or leave it- but it is correct.
You can get STDs from oral sex. HOWEVER, it is unlikely that anyone giving oral sex to a woman would ever get gonorrhea, chlamydia or HIV. You could get syphilis, and herpes this way though. If you are a woman receiving oral sex, you could get syphilis, and herpes. Nothing else. Not HIV.
Anyone giving oral sex to a man has a greater chance of getting an STD than anyone giving oral sex to a woman. Enzymes in our mouths kill many bacteria. Our throats are a different issue. Giving oral sex to a man can put you at risk for gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes and syphilis. If you are a man receiving oral sex, you are primarily at risk for syphilis and herpes.
There have been no documented cases of HIV transmission through oral sex on women. Period. Doesnt mean it couldnt happen though, especially if the woman is bleeding and the partner giving oral sex has just flossed, or has some sort of open sore in his/her mouth.
EVERYONE WHO IS HAVING SEX SHOULD HAVE AN ANNUAL STD TEST- FOR ALL KNOWN STDS.
And be safe!
2006-08-16 20:12:41 · answer #2 · answered by Jemima 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you can get just about any std that way. The mouth is a mucous membrane susceptible to stds along with the eye, anus, vagina and penis. People actually get Gonnorhea of the eye you know. Basically there is no such thing as safe sex but rather just levels of risk, highest being anal sex>vaginal sex>oral sex.
2006-08-16 10:06:28 · answer #3 · answered by sivasage 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2006-08-16 14:16:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, it is very common for stds to spread through oral sex
2006-08-16 05:39:46 · answer #5 · answered by trushka 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES! If they have gave oral sex before and caught something they can pass it to you through oral sex.
2006-08-16 07:02:41 · answer #6 · answered by Ashley B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The #1 way HIV - AIDS is spread in the USA is by unprotected oral sex. Use protection (like condoms) for EVERYTHING.
2006-08-16 17:05:56 · answer #7 · answered by kill_yr_television 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is much less common then from regular sex and the reciever is usually at much less risk than the giver.
2006-08-16 09:50:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, though chances are less. have oral sex wearing condoms. sorry if u are agirl.
2006-08-16 14:21:08 · answer #9 · answered by suranjan s 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
It is very much possible.
mouth has mucous membrane and that gets infected by the infected secretion.
Herpes, genital warts, syphilis and others all can be transmitted by oral sex.
http://www.doctorgoodskin.com/ds/genitalwarts/
http://www.doctorgoodskin.com/ds/herpessimplex/
http://www.doctorgoodskin.com/ds/gonorrhea/
2006-08-16 07:00:09 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋