performing oral sex on a woman while having sore gums

[seansh]

hi, i had sex with a sex worker today and performed oral sex on her twice. a few minutes before having sex, i ate a sandwich- the bread was rather hard to chew and i felt it hurt my gums. after the sex i realized a rather large section of my gums and roof of my mouth are sore and red. i realize i am at risk, but i am wondering how much of a risk are we talking about? i should also mention that i was actually trying not to get any vaginal fluid in my mouth and spitted out regularly. tnx

[seansh]

hi,

that was fast! thanks a lot.

[gracefromHHP]

it's not the vaginal fluid that is the risk to you, it's the sex act itself - the heat and friction of performing oral on a partner is how most std's are transmitted. it's always recommended that you only give and receive protected oral sex unless it's a regular long term partner.  

was this a real risk for an oral sex for you? it's very low risk in general and we don't recommend any testing from it in general.

grace