How does safer sex help protect me from STDs? STDs are infections that are passed from one person to another during sexual activity. Anybody who has oral, anal, or vaginal sex, or genital skin-to-skin contact with another person can get STDs.
It is possible to get an STI from having oral sex; however, there are ways to have safer oral sex.
If you have anal, oral, or vaginal sex, the best way to prevent STDs is using barriers like condoms and dams. Lube can help make sex safer (and better!).
Oral sex is sex that involves the mouth and the penis, vagina, or anus (butt hole). Some other words for different kinds of oral sex are “blow job,” “giving head,” “going down on,” “eating out,” “sucking,” “cunnilingus,” or “rimming.” How risky is it? There are a few known cases of people getting
Safer-Sex Methods: HIV InSite Knowledge Base Chapter December 2003; Content reviewed January 2006: Tim Lane, PhD, MPH, University of California San Francisco Herminia Palacio, MD, MPH, Harris County Health Department, Houston, Texas
Oral sex has been observed in the kingdom among many species. It has been suggested that there is an evolutionary advantage due to the tendency of primates, non-primates and humans to have oral sex.
Safe sex is sexual activity engaged in by people who have taken precautions to protect themselves against sexually transmitted infections (STIs) such as HIV. It is also referred to as safer sex or protected sex, while unsafe or unprotected sex is sexual activity engaged in without precautions, especially forgoing condom use.
This article explains the benefits of using a dental dam for engaging in safer oral sex.
Oral sex is a great way to get closer to someone and learn what turns each other on, but it does carry a very small risk of HIV.
What’s safer sex? Find out how you can best reduce your risks of STIs and protect your health and how to do it and be supported in it without feeling like the Sex Decency Brigade or bringing on the buzzkill.
