Oral sex is often associated with the risk of oral cancer. This concern is justified, but don’t worry. The doctor said there is still a way to prevent it.
As one of the most popular variations of sex, oral sex is not free from the risk of transmitting sexually transmitted diseases. Quoted from Medical News Today, oral sex can be a risk factor for throat cancer.
Human papillomavirus (HPV) can be transmitted during oral sex can make changes in cells that were normal to become cancerous. In fact, as many as 70 percent of cancer cases in the United States are caused by HPV.
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This was confirmed by oncologist Dr. Arief Wibisono, Sp.B(K)Onk. According to him oral sex with cancer can be linked because of HPV infection.
“In Indonesia, the data does not yet exist, but we just follow it (data from America), it is related but not directly that oral sex will increase the occurrence of cancer associated with human papillomavirus or HPS infection,” he said to detik.com, in a virtual discussion for commemorate Head and Neck Cancer Day, Saturday (30/7/2022).
He also said the risk of developing oral cancer will increase 4 times when someone has sex with changing partners.
But don’t worry, Dr. Arief also said that something can be done to prevent it. The trick is to take care of the cleanliness of the oral and feminine area.
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