Physical Risks of Oral Sex
What to consider before fooling around

Okay, so you are performing oral sex on your boyfriend or girlfriend. They have some sores on their genital area, but you don’t worry too much about it…WAIT, back up!

We bet you are probably not getting a very good look at what you are putting in your mouth, much less examining it! If you are the person that is receiving the oral sex, have you ever considered what might actually be in that mouth? No? Well read on, because you might just decide to keep your “stuff” put away until you get hitched (which is the goal here, people)!

Like all sexual activity, oral sex carries physical risks. Numerous studies have shown that oral sex can result in the transmission of HIV and other Sexually Transmitted Diseases.

Some who engage in oral sex see it as a safe, no-risk practice. It isn’t!

In a recent national survey of teens conducted for the Kaiser Family Foundation, 20% of sexually active 15 to 17 year olds surveyed thought that one “cannot become infected with HIV by having oral sex.”

Think of it this way:
• If someone has Herpes sores in their mouth, it can be passed to your genitals
• If someone has Herpes sores on their genitals, it can be passed to your mouth

Getting the picture yet? Of course, we have not even discussed Chlamydia or Syphilis or Gonorrhea or HIV or HPV (which can cause genital warts). All of those diseases may be passed through oral sex as well.

Did you know that some of all neck and throat cancers have been linked to genital warts? We cannot speak for you, but we at Reality Unlimited really like our necks and would like to keep them!!

Unfortunately, we have heard too many stories about young people who have Herpes sores in their throats, warts on their tongues, burn scars on their genitals after the warts have been removed

Would you risk loosing your tongue or anything else in your mouth just so that you could experience oral sex? Chances are you might need your tongue for a long time!