Is using a condom totally necessary if you are giving a guy head? If you don't swallow the semen and rinse out your mouth afterward what are the risks?
[ Answer this question ] Want to answer more questions in the Sexual Health and Reproduction category? Maybe give some free advice about: General Sex Questions? selectopaque answered Tuesday June 15 2004, 3:20 pm: If you don't completely trust the guy, and aren't absolutely completely sure if he has any disease, then use a condom. People don't realize how many disease there are out there, and how often you can have one and not even know it. A lot of guys don't see any symptoms from a lot of diseases, and if a girl catches it, not only can she have some very uncomfortable symptoms, but there are a lot of different side effects to certain stds, incuding infertilaty.
bigpassion27576 answered Thursday May 13 2004, 3:49 pm: i would definately use a condom when giving oral sex you never know what that person has you can still get a std. in your mouth area and that can be very emberassing and uncomartable . [ bigpassion27576's advice column | Ask bigpassion27576 A Question ]
Jade_Greene answered Saturday May 8 2004, 1:32 am: Unless you've both tested negative for STDs after having been in a long-term monogamous relationship for about a year, you need to use a condom while giving head. If you don't, then the risks are the same whether you spit or swallow, so you might as well swallow and make the guy really happy. Also, it doesn't matter whether you rinse your mouth out afterwards in terms of disease prevention.
If you have gingivitis (bleeding gums) or simply haven't been to the dentist in the past year and your gums are tender, or if you have a canker sore, or if you got a cut lip in karate practice, then you've got an open wound in your mouth. That means that anything in your mouth comes into direct contact with your bloodstream. Semen contact + open wound = HIV exposure if the guy you're with has been exposed. There's no cure for HIV, and most people who contract HIV later get AIDS. There are drugs that can help manage the disease so people who contract it can live 10 years or longer, but the drugs are very expensive and not everyone has access to them.
Another disease you might be able to pick up (or transmit) by performing head without a condom is herpes. It's not always easy to tell when a herpes sufferer is in a contagious state. There's no cure although herpes can be managed to limit or prevent outbreaks. The virus that causes oral herpes is very similar to the one that causes genital herpes and some of the literature I've read suggests that cross-contamination is possible. [ Jade_Greene's advice column | Ask Jade_Greene A Question ]
Cspinoza1 answered Friday May 7 2004, 9:21 am: No, you don't need to use a condom when giving head. Risks are just getting semen in your mouth, unless the condom is to hide an std, and if he has an std I really don't think you are going head. So its ok you don't have to sue a condom.
jetaime answered Friday May 7 2004, 1:05 am: No its not necessary I have never given a guy head with a condom on the taste of latex is alot worse then the taste of his penis trust me! Just make sure you know the guy pretty well so you know he wont give you and STD's. hope i helped! [ jetaime's advice column | Ask jetaime A Question ]
Courtney answered Thursday May 6 2004, 8:01 pm: Yes, a condom is necessary when giving someone head . I think because, I haven't had any experience when it comes to giving guys head . You should always tell the guy to wear a condom because, even when you wash your mouth out, there the semen still lies . You could get a STD or most importantly you could get HIV which leads to AIDS . Be careful . By . [ Courtney's advice column | Ask Courtney A Question ]
MFS answered Thursday May 6 2004, 7:20 pm: semen seeps out long before he reaches orgasm, thus, you would NOT be safe. [ MFS's advice column | Ask MFS A Question ]
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