How to Perform Safer Oral Sex
Risks for
HIV: There is some risk involved in having
unprotected oral sex with a man or a woman. It is not as
risky as unprotected anal or vaginal sex, but it is still
possible to get HIV this way. There have been a few
documented cases where HIV has been transmitted this way.
HIV is found in blood, semen (cum), vaginal fluids, and
breast milk. The virus can transmitted through cuts,
openings, sores, and mucous membranes (mouth, anus,
vagina) on your body.
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To
avoid risks during oral sex it is important to:
- Keep semen and
vaginal fluids out of your mouth.
- Make sure that
your mouth is healthy and that you don't
have bleeding gums, cuts, or mouth sores,
because the presence of blood will
increase your risk.
Oral
Sex On a Woman
In order to keep
vaginal fluids out of your mouth:
- Purchase a
dental dam from Peer Health, or
- Use a a piece
of plastic wrap (Saran Wrap) as a barrier
between the mouth and the vagina, or
- Cut an
unlubricated condom into a latex square (see
left)
Oral
Sex On a Man
In order to keep cum
out of your mouth:
- Use an
unlubricated, non-spermicidal condom
- Flavored
condoms are available at Peer Health
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