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STD risk discrepencies
This website has made me feel a lot better about things I have worried about, with regards to sexual activity. However, on almost every other website, while in agreement that unprotected oral sex is low risk for HIV, they all say that unprotected oral sex is about the same risk for other STDs (including chlamydia) as is unprotected anal or vaginal sex. Why is this? I trust the advice I hear on this site, but am curious as to where the discrepancies in advice come from. Thanks
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It doesn't take any expertise to make a claim on a website.
The sites I would trust most are cdc.gov, ashastd.org, and the herpes handbook at westoverheights.com.
The sites I would trust most are cdc.gov, ashastd.org, and the herpes handbook at westoverheights.com.
I would disagree with that statement, oral sex is lower risk for other STD transmission as well. Of course there is still risk for transmission, but it is much more likely you will acquire an STD through vaginal or anal sex. Just a note - chlamydia cannot be transmitted through oral sex.
Best,
Em
Best,
Em
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Herpes spreads by oral, vaginal and anal sex.
Herpes sores blister, then burst, scab and heal.
STIs are the most common cause of genital sores.
Millions of people are diagnosed with STDs in the U.S. each year.
STDs can't be transmitted by casual contact, like hugging or touching.
Syphilis is an STD that is transmitted by oral, genital and anal sex.
