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Oral Sex Increases Oral Cancer Risk by 80%

Multiple oral sex partners are also linked to oral cancers, but the answer isn’t abstinence—it’s the HPV vaccine.

Can you get sexually transmitted infections from oral sex?

Oral STIs include chlamydia, gonorrhea, herpes simplex and human papillomavirus.

Zika Virus May Also Spread Through Oral Sex

We already know that sexual intercourse can spread Zika virus, the mosquito-borne illness linked with serious birth defects.

Ask Your Family Doctor-Winter 2012

Rachael L. Ross, MD, PhD, a.k.a. Dr. Rachael answers your questions.

U.S. Teens Not More Likely to Have Oral Sex Before Vaginal Sex

Almost half of U.S. teenagers ages 15 to 19 have had both oral and vaginal sex.

Ask the Sexpert

Sexologist Rachael L. Ross, MD, PhD, a.k.a. Dr. Rachael answers your questions.
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