Oral sex is no longer taboo to say, because many people who do it openly. But there are some facts that oral sex has not been widely known to the public. Oral sex can be part of a healthy and fun and not a little too married couples do. But there are some other facts not known about oral sex, as quoted from WebMD, namely:
1. Oral sex linked to throat cancer
Otis Brawley, MD from the American Cancer Society, said a person can get throat cancer from oral sex. HPV (human papillomavirus) which is transmitted during oral sex is what can cause cancer. Researchers have found that cancer oropharyx (middle lane) and the tonsils may be caused by HPV.
In early 2000, scientists using DNA tests to detect HPV 16 in multiple cancers as well as see the connection with recent sexual activity. Based on the study in The New England Journal of Medicine in 2007 showed a greater risk of oropharyngeal cancer in people who have a lot of oral sex couples.
Brawley did not clearly express what the method can be carried out as the best prevention, but also public awareness and knowledge about HPV and oral sex also influence.
2. Improve oral sex adult relationships
A sex therapist LouAnne Cole Weston, PhD, tells of an adult, oral sex can cause stress for some couples but could also increase the intimacy for others. Stress associated with oral sex is usually related to hygiene problems mate. Sometimes not all couples want to receive oral sex, the dynamics of sexual power is what is likely to become part of the pros and cons of oral sex.
“Some people have refused to do this because he felt defeated. But for others, the experience can be a reinforcement of oral sex and intimacy of a relationship,” said Weston.
3. Oral sex not safe sex, but has risks
Some sexually transmitted infections like HIV, herpes, syphilis, gonorrhea, HPV and the hepatitis viruses can be transmitted through oral sex. Terri Warren Westover Heights Clinic RN owners in Portland revealed that oral sex is not safe sex. Risks arising depends on many things such as how many couples, sex, and is there any special measures relating to oral sex.
Most people do not use protection when having oral sex, it is probably because not many people knew that sexually transmitted diseases can be spread through an oral. Although the risk is not transmitted by vaginal or anal sex, but sexual behavior is also still pose a risk.
4. Oral sex performed many young people
Bonnie Halpern-Felsher, PhD, a professor of pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco, said most teenagers do not view sex as something very risky. Compared with vaginal sex, they think oral sex is not a big problem. Most teens think oral sex is not going to put them at risk of health problems of social, emotional or all the usual things that are reported when doing vaginal sex.
