Hepatitis A -- This viral infection is transmitted by fecal-oral contamination so this could happen from licking a partner's anus.
Molluscum -- This STD shows up as smooth, skin-colored bumps and can be spread to the skin around your mouth from a partner's genital skin.
Can you get an STD from receiving oral sex? The answer is yes, it's possible. Diseases like herpes, syphilis, and gonorrhea -- which can infect a partner's mouth or throat -- could be transmitted to your genitals by receiving oral sex. It's also possible that HIV and hepatitis B could be transmitted this way, especially if your partner has cuts or open sores in his or her mouth.
Remember: Most of the time, STDs have no symptoms at all. That makes it hard for you and your partner to recognize an infection.
Going Undercover
For a lot of teens I talk to, the idea of sucking on a condom-covered penis or licking a latex-covered vagina is so ridiculous they don't want to hear about it. And that's despite lots of media attention on the health risks of oral sex.
But the truth is, if you really want to cut down on your risks of getting -- or giving -- an STD, then that's what you'll need to do, or don't have oral sex at all.
Unless you absolutely know for sure that both you and your partner have no STDs (which may be difficult) and are both HIV-negative (and could not have been recently infected) you can take precautions to make oral sex safer.
You can use a:
Dental dam -- This is a piece of latex that is placed over a partner's vagina or anus during oral sex. You lick or get licked through the dental dam, but the tongue never actually touches the vagina or anus.
Latex condom -- A non-lubricated latex condom can be worn on the penis during a blowjob. This keeps the pre-ejaculate and ejaculate out of the partner's mouth. A flavored condom is good for this. Don't use the same condom for vaginal or anal intercourse. A non-lubricated latex condom can also be cut into a square and placed over a partner's vagina or anus just like a dental dam.
