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Can STDs be transmitted via oral sex?

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Many STDs, as well as other infections, can be spread through oral sex. Anyone exposed to an infected partner can get an STD in the mouth, throat, genitals, or rectum. The risk of getting an STD from oral sex, or spreading an STD to others through oral sex, depends on a number of things, including. The particular STD. read more

Several sexually transmitted diseases , including HIV, herpes, syphilis, gonorrhea, HPV, and viral hepatitis can be passed on through oral sex. "Oral sex is not safe sex," says Terri Warren, RN, owner of Westover Heights Clinic in Portland, Ore., a private clinic specializing in STDs. read more

Herpes: Herpes can be transmitted through oral sex from contact with a sore in the mouth. If the person who is performing oral sex has a cold sore in his or her mouth, contact with the genitalia can lead to the transmission of herpes. This also works inversely, if the person receiving oral sex has a genital sore. read more

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