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diseases from oral sex
I've heard a lot about dental dams when giving a girl oral sex. If all you are doing is sucking on the clitoris is it alright NOT to use a dental dam? I'm the only guy that my girlfriend has ever been with and she's the only girl that I've ever been with and we've been together for over 4 years. Thank you.
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If neither of you have had other sexual partners, you won't be able to catch any diseases.
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The risks may be lower, but they are still real. A number of diseases can be attributed to from oral sex. Some diseases take months for symptoms to appear, so you never know. Also, the reality of cheating or a partner's sexual past being not fully disclosed keeps anyone from REALLY KNOWING every thing and every one the partner has experienced. [Link](Mouse over link to see full location)
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Tips for safer oral sex
There are things you can do to reduce the risk of oral sex:
Don’t have oral sex if you or your partner has mouth sores (such as oral herpes lesions).
Discreetly inspect your partner’s genitals for lesions.
If you find something, don’t believe your partner if he or she tells you it was caused by “the heat,” or “the weather,” or “the clothes.” You should avoid any contact with the area until a doctor has examined it.
Don’t floss, brush your teeth, or engage in any behavior that would create abrasions or cuts in your mouth prior to performing oral sex. Use mouthwash or a breath mint instead.
Avoid swallowing pre-cum, semen, or vaginal fluids.
Use latex condoms for oral sex on a man (try the unlubricated, flavored ones).
If you perform oral sex without a condom, finish up with the hand, or spit semen out and rinse with a mouthwash rather than swallowing.
Use a dental dam for oral sex on a woman or for rimming (licking the anus).
Dental dams are large squares made from latex. Plastic food wrap (not microwave-style plastic wrap) is just as effective. Put some water-based lube on one side of the dam or plastic wrap. Then stretch the dam over the vagina or anus with the lubed side facing down. This gives you a thin barrier between your mouth and the vagina or anus.
Avoid vaginal oral sex during menstruation to prevent contact with blood.
Look after your mouth. The likelihood of oral HIV transmission increases if you have bleeding gums, ulcers, cuts, sores or infections in the mouth.
Find alternatives
Massage your partner, use caresses, or mutual masturbation.
Use a vibrator (use a condom when sharing).
Avoid vigorous, prolonged oral sex ("deep-throating").
Avoid mouth or throat trauma caused by a large number of partners in a short period of time.
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It doesn't matter what you are doing down there, if you want to be protected from STDs you should be using a dental dam.
HOWEVER, if you've been with someone exclusivly for that long, you are probably safe not to use it. But before you discard it, it might not hurt you both to have an STD test, then you know that you are both clean, and as long as neither of cheat, you'll likely stay that way.
Dental Dams exsits to stop the transmission of STD's. They don't really have any other purpose. So if you know you are clean and trust your partner, then a bit of oral sex without one is probably an acceptable risk.
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Well since you guys haven't experimented with anyone else, I'm sure your chances of getting any kind of virus is pretty slim. It's better to be safe than sorry though so if you really wanted to make sure everything is good to go, you should go to a health clinic and you both should get checked out. You can get diseases from public bathrooms or anything like that so I would get checked out.
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