A related discussion,
HPV was started.
HPV is a local infection, transmitted by local contact. Thus HPV acquired by oral sex (an unlikely event) would not go elsewhere on the body.
If your partner happened to have oral HPV there is a small chance that it could then be, in turn, transmferred to you through oral sex but this would be ncommon. It is not possible to provide a defintive figure. EWH
I really just wanted to know about the chance of acquiring genital HPV if you were to give oral sex to someone with it? It couldn't transfer to her genitals if she gave someone oral sex could it?
Just to follow up and sum up if I understood right. HPV couldn't go to her genitals if she performed oral sex on another person who was infected with HPV? The risk would only be associated with the throat area, correct?
Welcome to the Forum. I'll be pleased to comment. Compared to other sexual exposures (i.e. genital-genital or ano-genital) performance of oral sex is far less likely to lead to acquisition or transmission of STDs of any sort. The reasons for this are not specifically known but are probably related in part to the fact that oral mucosal (skin) surfaces are more resistant to infection than other potential sites. Thus all STDs are less common at the oral site than at genital sites and persons performing oral sex are less likely to be become infected than with other exposures. Less likely however in not the same as not likely. Thus with unprotected oral sex can result in oral gonorrhea if exposed. Oral HPV can occur as well. Oral chlamydial infection is also very, very rare. If oral sex is condom protected, it becomes a virtually no risk event.
As a result, in answer to your specific question, if your partner performs condom protected oral sex on another partner, the risk of her, or you indirectly, becoming infected is quite low. I hope this comment is helpful. EWH