The thing that always astounds me is the lack of awareness about it. Technically it's safer to have penetrative sex with a condom than it is to have unprotected oral sex, yet few people I know use protection. Infact it's worse than that, some even think it's perfectly safe. I mean okay the risk of catching things like chlamydia through oral are low but there's still a risk.
For the record.
What infections can I catch through oral sex?
Oral sex is the stimulation of the genitals using the mouth and tongue. It is one of the ways that sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are most frequently passed on.
You can catch a STI if you have just one sexual partner, but the chance of catching an infection increases the more partners you have.
STIs that are commonly caught through oral sex are:
chlamydia
gonorrhoea
genital herpes
syphilis
Infections that are less frequently passed on through oral sex include:
HIV
hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C
genital warts
pubic lice
Symptoms of STIs
The symptoms of an STI vary depending on the type of infection. However, most STIs are treatable if detected early enough, so if you suspect that you may have an infection, it is important to visit your local family planning clinic, or genito-urinary medicine (GUM) clinic, as soon as possible.
If left untreated, STIs are not only uncomfortable and embarrassing, but they can seriously affect your health and fertility.
Preventing STIs
You can prevent catching STIs during oral sex by making sure that you, or your partner, wears a condom.
A dental dam is an alternative to using a condom. It is a piece of latex that can be fitted into the vagina, or anus, before you begin to have oral sex.
http://www.nhs.uk/ch...bCategoryID=125