STI Risks with Oral Sex: What People Get Wrong

STI Risks with Oral Sex: What People Get Wrong

Most people think oral sex is “low risk.” Some think it is “no risk.” Both ideas are wrong. Oral sex absolutely transmits sexually transmitted infections, and in the United States it is quietly responsible for a huge percentage of infections that people never realize...
Gonorrhea

Gonorrhea

What Gonorrhea Is Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted bacterial infection caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae. It spreads through contact with mucous membranes during oral sex, anal sex and vaginal sex. The bacteria can live in the throat, rectum and genitals and can...
Oral Gonorrhea – The Science

Oral Gonorrhea – The Science

What You Were Never Told About One of the Most Overlooked STIs Oral gonorrhea is one of the most undertested, underdiagnosed, and misunderstood sexually transmitted infections in the United States. Most testing programs never check the throat. Most people believe they...
Chlamydia

Chlamydia

What Chlamydia Is Chlamydia trachomatis is a bacterial infection and one of the most common sexually transmitted infections in the United States. It spreads through any sexual activity that exposes mucous membranes, including oral sex, anal sex and vaginal sex. The...
Syphilis

Syphilis

What Syphilis Is Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the spirochete bacterium Treponema pallidum. It spreads through direct contact with a syphilitic sore during vaginal, anal or oral sex. It can also spread through kissing when oral lesions are...