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A dental dam is a piece of thin latex that is placed over the vagina/internal genitals or anus during oral sex to protect against many STIs. Medical gloves can be worn when touching or penetrating the anus or the vagina...

Research The Stigma and Resilience Among Vulnerable Youth Centre at the UBC School of Nursing collaborated with the Centre of Innovative Health in the United States to research STI risk and prevention knowledge among young women. ...

What are the risks to a man and to a woman of cunnilingus without using a dental dam? Thank you.
I have HIV. Can I give someone HIV if me and my partner are rimming each other?
Hello BCCDC! I'm male, straight. I have scanned your answers for my question and I'm more confused than I originally was. I always use condoms for vaginal sex, but enjoy going down on women. I don't want to expose myself, primarily to HIV...

Condoms, dental dams and other barriers offer very good protection against many STIs. They create a barrier between the internal gentials, external gentials, and/or mouth, to lower the chances of passing STIs from one person to...

hello sir oral sex is create hiv or not

Causes Anyone who comes into contact with infected stool can get shigellosis. The ways it can be passed through sex are:  Through oral-anal contact (rimming or annalingus) By getting stool on your fingers and then touching your...

Hi there! Last month I had my first outbreak. I wasn't aware of my condition and it was a very scary and traumatic time. Im in a better place now although I do have my moments of grief, anger, and self pity. During the time of getting...
can a man get a sti from oral sex?

Safer Sex STIs are usually less common among women who have sex with women*.  *Here women refers to individuals with vaginas or internal genitals, including trans men and non-binary individuals. The chances of getting an STI...

One of the most frequently asked questions on SmartSexResource is “What are the risks related to oral sex?” HIV is not passed to the person receiving oral sex. The risk for getting HIV when giving oral sex is very low, but there are some...

Your chances of getting a sexually transmitted infection (STI) depend on a few things. First, your partner or partners need to have an STI. Second, you and your partners need to have some kind of sexual contact to pass on the STI. Third,...

Can you get hiv from receiving oral sex or mutual masturbation
How safe is oral sex in regard to HIV?
I'd like to know the chances of an STI being passed from woman to woman, via someone who gives oral sex to one right after the other. Would the chances go down if the giver brushes their teeth or uses mouthwash in between? Same question...
I am a lesbian and I have been dating someone for the last 7 months. We have tongue kissed, fingered each other and once we had clit on clit rubbing sex. We have not shared toys or had oral sex. She said she needed some time apart a...
If i have type 1 herpes and want to sleep with a girl can how can i mske sure i dont stread it or how do i tell her ? I only have jsd out brake and ive had it for almost 3 years

If you have one of these STIs, you may be wondering about how this will affect your sex life. Some common concerns include how to manage symptoms and how to talk to partners. Some people feel sad, angry, fearful or uncertain about what...

Hi I'm a 20 year old female. About a month ago I had sex with a guy that I casually had sex with every so often. With my stupidity I never used a condom with him because thats how much I liked him. I went to his house that night and his...