Oral
sex is a part of sexual intercourse. Oral sex is performed to arouse the
partner. Oral sex is less risky than vaginal or anal sex because it can’t make
a female pregnant, plus the chances of having STDs are also quite less. Now,
there is one major concern in the minds of the people regarding oral sex.
People who are sexually active need to know whether they can get HIV from oral
sex.
The
chances are less, but one still can’t write it off. Let’s just discuss a case;
a female is giving blow job to her male partner who is affected by HIV. So, a
blow job is given by sucking the penis of the male partner. The fluids of the
male will enter into the mouth of the female, and if there are cuts and sores
in the lips, then the fluids will enter the body from there as well. With the
entrance of fluids, HIV will also enter into the body of the female.
Let us
know take the scenario in which the male is licking the vagina of his female
partner who is affected by HIV. His tongue is stimulating the vagina, causing
fluids to enter into his mouth. This is good enough for HIV to affect another
person. Though the chances of HIV are very less, yet a person can’t just ignore
it.
A
female who is blowing his partner off needs to spit the semen in order to
reduce the risk for HIV. If she let it stay in the mouth, then she is asking
for trouble. If she swallows the semen, then it will pass through stomach acid,
and the enzymes present in the oesophagus will kill the virus. For women, it is
not ideal to perform oral sex if there are sores in the mouth because then, the
chances of getting HIV become more. Though, getting HIV from oral sex is a rare
thing to happen, but there are other STDs, which can affect the person. These
are: Chlamydia and Gonorrhea.
The
answer to the question of can you get HIV from Oral is Yes. There is a
possibility that you can get HIV from Oral Sex, but it is quite rare to happen.
We have discussed how women can get HIV by giving blow-jobs to their partners,
so they have to either spit or swallow instead of wallow, if they want to avoid
getting HIV. Same goes for men; if they are licking their female partners, then
they will also have to either spit or swallow.
How to reduce the chances of getting HIV from Oral sex?
Women
shouldn’t let their male partners to ejaculate in their mouth. Don’t go by the
porn movies, as they do it for fun, but in reality, ejaculating in the mouth is
not a healthy thing to do. While doing oral sex, it is better to use a barrier
such as a condom or a dental dam to reduce the chances of HIV, STDs and
Hepatitis. A latex condom is good enough to avoid any transmission of fluids. A
dental dam does the same thing, but it looks a bit different than a condom.
A
dental dam is a thin square piece of silicon or latex that a woman can place
over her vagina or anus before her male partner begins oral sex. A condom can
be cut lengthwise to be used as a dental dam. The chances of HIV transmission
through oral sex is even lower if the HIV positive person is taking the right
medication, i.e., ART to suppress the virus from growing in the body. A person
who has been tested negative for HIV can also take PrEP medicine to avoid the
risk of getting HIV.
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