Importance of Using Condoms for Oral Sex: Preventing STDs

KOMPAS.com – Condoms are a form of contraception that is effective in preventing pregnancy when a husband and wife penetrate. However, is it necessary to use a condom during oral sex?

Oral sex may not pose a risk of pregnancy. However, sexual activities involving the mouth, lips, tongue and genitals of men and women also carry the risk of causing the spread of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).

Also read: 6 Signs of Leaking Condoms to Watch Out for

To prevent transmission of sexually transmitted diseases, you need to use a condom when having oral sex.

Read the following explanation to find out the importance of using a condom during oral sex.

Do you need to use a condom during oral sex?

Someone who performs oral sex is at risk of getting STDs because they tend to make body parts such as the mouth and tongue come into direct contact with fluids and dirt from the genitals.

Reporting from Healthline, here are several sexually transmitted diseases that can be transmitted through oral sex:

• Gonorrhea: a disease caused by viruses or bacteria that is transmitted through contact with the body fluids of infected sufferers, such as semen, vaginal fluids or blood.
• Oral and genital herpes: sufferers of oral herpes can transmit the disease when giving oral sex to their partner’s genitals. On the other hand, people with genital herpes can transmit the disease when their partner gives them oral sex.
• Syphilis: Syphilis can be transmitted through direct contact with syphilis sores during penetration, oral sex and anal sex. Syphilis sores can occur on the penis, vagina, anus, rectum, mouth and lips.
• Pubic lice: these are insects that can cause itching in the genital area. Pubic lice can spread through oral sex or penetration.

In order to prevent the spread of the sexually transmitted diseases above, you need to use a condom during oral sex.

Yes, the benefit of condoms apart from preventing pregnancy is as protection from the spread of sexually transmitted diseases.

Also read: How to Choose the Right Condom Size, Men Need to Know

Almost all condoms used for penetration can also be used during oral sex.

However, make sure you choose the right size condom so that it doesn’t sag, leak, or tear, exposing your mouth or lips to fluids from your genitals.

You should also not use your teeth during oral sex using a condom because it can cause leakage.

Apart from that, it is not recommended that you use condoms that contain spermicide because it can cause your mouth to feel numb or hurt.

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2024-01-01 14:00:00
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